M1 junction 23A dog walk at Donington Park Services, Leicestershire
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
A secluded Woodland Trust area, where new trees are growing alongside established copses to swell the National Forest project.
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.
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.
Everards brewery in Leicester has relocated, and, as part of the agreement, have created links to a fantastic green space just off the M1.
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.