Pastoral country park dog walk, Berkshire Junction 11 Close to the M4 Junction 11. Popular park centred on the lakes. There are signed footpaths with walks between 1-3 miles. A favourite with birdwatchers - so best to avoid them!
Sidmouth East dog-friendly beach, Devon Large, popular beach with pebbles and some sand. Dogs are OK on a designated part of the eastern side of the beach (by the cliffs).
Churston Cove dog-friendly beach, Devon A secluded cove, and dogs are allowed on the beach all year round.
River Yare at Earlham Park dog walk Norwich, Norfolk The River Yare runs along the edge of Earlham Park in Norwich. The park is dog friendly with lots of space to run and has a dog-friendly cafe.
Balloch Park dog walk, Scotland Great National Trust park with miles of walking. Lack of dog poo bins is a slight downside. Variety of areas: Lake side (water front); park; hills. Nice view of the castle.
A49 dog-friendly pub and dog walk, Worcestershire Junction 4 Stunning countryside with loads and loads of paths. It's close to the M5 and the A49 and on a clear day this is hard to beat for a dog walk.
Dog friendly beach (the whole beach in winter, parts in the summer), Devon This beach is busy with dogs in the winter as they are allowed on all parts of it - in the summer they are restricted to the far end but that's fine too.
Country Park dog walk and dog-friendly beach, Hampshire A country park on the fringe of the New Forest. It's great for dogs and has got beaches, cliffs, D-Day remains, great views of the Isle of Wight and meadows of wild flowers.
A379 Dawlish countryside park dog walk, Devon Recently created countryside park with 65 acres of developing wildlife habitat and paths for all to enjoy.
A39 dog-friendly beach and pub, Devon Bit of an exciting break off the A39, and great if you need some space. It's quite a fairly remote sand and shingle beach with no dog restrictions all year.
M42 Junction 10 country park dog walk, Warwickshire Junction 10 Dog walk in a really interesting country park, formed out of the remains of a colliery. The ponds in the park came about from subsidence, not design. It's a gritty sort of park, but worth a visit.
M4 Junction 17 dog walk and dog-friendly pub, Wiltshire Junction 17 This dog walk is a fabulous chance to get a snapshot of rural Wiltshire life, and find out what you've been missing on the M4. And the dog-friendly pub is very award-winning.