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Pretty village, with a well-signed walk. The village is in the middle of the Rutland, Melton and Leicester triangle and easy to find.
Junction 22
An almost secret woodland and lake with quiet charm, and a great place for a dog walk.
Junction 21
Everards brewery in Leicester has relocated, and, as part of the agreement, have created links to a fantastic green space just off the M1.
Delightful countryside dog walk near the Environmental Centre.
A really interesting place to take a break for a dog walk if you're on the A6 north of Market Harborough. It's a fun waterside leisure area including a staircase of locks and some very hungry swans.
A dog walk over the green hills of the Leicestershire Wolds and some fabulous views on a clear day.
Great country park with lots of walks to keep the dog happy.
Junction 22
This is a less-visited part of Bradgate country park, where the main park is a very popular day out for Leicester families.
Fabulous family day out, with a good long dog walk as well as the famous battlefield. This is where Richard III got a drubbing from Henry Tudor.
Top class doggie-stop on the A6, with a fabulous walk for the pooch plus a waterside inn that's got its act together on service and food. It's almost no distance from the A6 and yet in a world apart.
Luscious green country park for a dog walk close to the town of Market Bosworth. Entry charge includes parking, and you'll find WCs and a cafe there.
Roomy country park with an abundance of trails and lakes. Perfect for dogs and drivers to take a break.
A great place for family exploring, with a proper dog walk.
Intimate woodland that makes a lovely doggiestop off the A42, or the A511 too. The atmosphere is light and airy, and it's a great place to enjoy a quiet moment with the pooch.
Junction 13
A great place for a dog walk, and an intriguing open air industrial heritage experience for anyone vaguely interested in the past.
Junction 12
A secluded Woodland Trust area, where new trees are growing alongside established copses to swell the National Forest project.
Junction 14
Junction 12
This is part of the National Forest - and it's been regenerated from a former coal mining site so the trees have still got a bit of growing to do.
Junction 23
Country park near Leicester, with woodland trails and a windmill. It's based around a traditional farm that was bequeathed to the council to use as a sort of outdoor heritage museum
Stylish traditional dining pub near Melton Mowbray, and close to the A46. Good as a friends' meeting up place, and welcoming for families and dogs.
Junction 21a
A really delightful woodland walk for the dog, and then afterwards the nearby dog-friendly pub is welcoming and friendly.
Relaxed and friendly canal-side centre with facilities and walking routes to historic sites. Good for families, dogs and the curious.
A warm and friendly country pub with great food and coffee. It's not far from the A6 and easy to make the detour.
Welcoming dining pub close to the A6, and a good place for a driving break and a dog walk. Families and dogs are made welcome, and the atmosphere is relaxed and friendly.
A sleepy and traditional agricultural village, with a surprisingly large pub.
A small locals' pub with great value traditional food and a dog walk that's perfect in dry weather.
At first glance this is just another small village with a pub. But as soon as you start to walk around with the dog, it's clear that there are some marvellous moments to be had here.
This walk is great for a leg stretch and run around, and is only a few minutes away from the A6.
Village inn dating back to the 18th century, and in the heart of rural Leicestershire. Families, dogs and everyone who enjoys a traditional pub atmosphere gets a warm welcome.
Country inn and eating house, with everything in place for a pawfect doggie-stop on your journey. A genuinely welcoming establishment. And Jem gave the dog walk a good review too.
A tiny village with dog-friendly pub where you can enjoy a walk over fields or strike out for a bustling canal tourist centre (and not have to pay the parking).
Jem was oddly self-conscious about posing in the secret gnome garden of this friendly and welcoming dog-friendly pub. He cheered up when we started the dog walk.
Junction 22
Calm and cooling spot for a dog walk - and no chance of getting lost.
A chance to explore a small Leicestershire village with some charming Georgian houses and lush meadows. The traditional dog-friendly pub serves good value lunches.
Junction 22
Quieter side of the very popular Bradgate Park, and very popular with local dog walkers on weekday mornings in school term time.
A 17th century coaching inn that's had new life and creativity breathed into it by a talented restaurant team. It's a fine and dog-friendly place to take a driving break.
The dog walk starts from a Georgian coaching pub in a pretty little village. On wet days you'll need wellies to walk across fields.
Junction 23
A lovely woodland walk - dog safe for off lead walking, paths round the woods, mostly gravelled path round the outside or other paths for the more adventurous walker.
A small village with plenty of dog walks and a traditional friendly pub where dogs get a good welcome.
Close to the Fosseway (A46) and worth a detour for lunch. The village itself is a delight, with a brook running down the street - and this will be a total magnet for labs and the water woofers.
Junction 23
Part of the National Forest, this is a fine woodland for a dog walk. It's really pretty in the Spring when the bluebells are out.
Junction 23
A country park with plenty of nature and history to look out for. The beacon hill is one of the highest points in Leicestershire, and gives a big view on a clear day.
These woodlands have been created over the site of a colliery - but today it's hard to find traces of the industrial past.
For a break from the busy A5, this is a handy choice for you and the dog. The pub is dog-friendly, and the village itself is well worth an explore.
The name of the village is almost as good as Little Snoring, so we couldn't resist this one.
Welcoming village pub, with a relaxed atmosphere and plenty of space for families, and of course dogs.
Ideal for drivers in need of a break outside of traditional opening hours. You'll find a combo of cafe and pub here so that you can get a coffee from 9am.
A short but sweet walk around a lake close to the centre of Loughborough. It was once a claypit and brickworks that supplied the bricks to build St Pancras station in London.
A visit to this practically feudal village with a magnificent country inn is well worth the diversion off the A1. The dog gets a good walk on a traditional Estate too.
Junction 23
Dog friendly pub with a dog walk from the door, and great food to boot. Not far from the A6 or less than 4 miles from the M1 Jct 23 or Jct 22.
Most people visit the Bosworth battlefield, and miss this very quaint little town. It's full of history and has some very characterful buildings, shops and one dog-friendly pub with a car park.
The dog-friendly pub is easy to find, and then you mustn't leave without looking at the rest of the village.
There's a half-hour circular dog walk here. And then a Stylish dining pub, with a relaxed and efficient feel. Dogs are welcome in the bar and it's good for families too. Just over 6 miles from the A1
This is a popular pub with the food much praised by locals. The garden is exquisitely looked after, and the dog walk starts just opposite the car park.
Easy-to-find and welcoming pub with an exercise field for dogs, and for steam railway enthusiasts it's a few paces away from the high Victorian archway for the station.
There's 250 acres of dog walking in a country park that's still finding its feet. The charm lies in the bits and pieces of history still visible in the park - although they are not over-obvious.
Truly lovely wildflower meadows and arboretum, and an outdoor gym to liven up the driver. Lots of off-lead dog walking in an exceptionally well tended reserve.
Junction 23a
Dog-friendly pub and dog walk within walking distance of the M1 Services at Junction 23A.
A doggiestop in this friendly small village near Leicester can really hit the spot for tired drivers and bored dogs. A total change from the cut and thrust of the A6, and almost as close to the A47.
Hidden within a housing estate in Narborough, is a pub called the Copt Oak, and a Tesco Express.
Small, friendly collection of shops and a cafe. Dogs are welcome in most of the shops and you'll find some quirky and interesting pieces, ideal for gifts or just to spoil yourself.
A popular dog walking wood, with a surprising variety of trees. Don't be put off by the closeness of the motorway, you're not really aware of it once over the bridge.
Junction 2
As the quarry has dug deeper over the years, the displaced earth has created a nature reserve with fantastic views over the working quarry.
Halfway between Leicester and Melton Mowbray, here's a dog-friendly pub that's strong on pies and with a good off-lead dog walk too.
Junction 21a
Accessed within seconds of leaving the A50 heading towards Leicester, this is a great stop off. If you're peckish, turn left into the village where there's a chip shop and a coop.
Junction 2
The mix of woodland and common is a large open space with plenty of room for dogs to let off steam.
Junction 21a
Starting at Martinshaw Woods Car Park , this walk takes you away from the motorway and towards open fields and woodland.
This is a well-tended park and is popular with local dog walkers. There are clear paths to follow with plenty of grass, trees and a brook for dogs to enjoy.
A lovely old-fashioned sort of pub where walkers and dogs are made really welcome. There's a choice of dog walks and the longer walk is perfect for a Sunday morning stroll before a roast.
This is a relatively new woodland and lake, and whilst the trees are not yet fully grown, there's plenty of them, and they're pretty tall.
Top class dog walking in the developing forest, and easy to get to from both the A42 and the A511.
Junction 23a
One of the entrances to the National Forest is right in the middle of the Donington Park motorway services area with all the usual facilities.
This is a dog walk for the early-birds as the pub serves a good value breakfast with waffles from 9am.
A calm and tranquil dog walking spot today, this hill between Markfield and Ibstock might once have been a Saxon 'barrow'.
Junction 21
A dog walk here to please everyone, within easy reach of the centre of Leicester.
Woodland with loads of walking and sniffing for poochie pleasure. A local walk although it's near the A42. No facilities of shops nearby.
