Blogs About Dogs

From a lakeside heritage walk at Fell Foot to the seabird cliffs of St Bees Head, here are Cumbria’s best dog walks — with one reserve you should know is dog-free entirely.

Only two secure dog fields turned up for the whole of Cumbria, and neither is independently confirmed beyond a single source — here’s the honest picture.

Cumbria’s independent dog-walking scene mostly lives on Bark and Facebook, which we can’t verify from here — here’s the honest, thin picture, plus how to vet one yourself.

From a Keswick pub with its own dog menu to Ambleside’s cluster of dog-friendly cafés, here’s what’s genuinely confirmed for dogs across Cumbria and the Lake District.

Genuinely dog-friendly places to stay across Cumbria and the Lake District, checked venue by venue — from a £10-a-night Keswick inn to the county’s one dog-friendly chain hotel in Carlisle.

From the Durham Heritage Coast to the waterfalls of Teesdale, here are the best walking spots in County Durham for you and your dog — with the seasonal rules that actually apply.

We looked hard for a genuine, bookable secure dog field in County Durham and came up empty — here’s why, and what to do in the meantime.

County Durham’s independent dog-walking scene is thin online — here’s the honest picture, plus how to vet a dog walker yourself if you can’t find one of these two near you.

Genuinely dog-friendly pubs, cafés and one castle café in County Durham, checked venue by venue for where dogs are actually allowed to go, not just the beer garden.

Genuinely dog-friendly places to stay in County Durham, checked one by one against the venue’s own policy — from a dale-side country house hotel to a £2-a-night campsite near Consett.