Day Trips With Dogs London – While there are plenty of things for you and your dog to do in London, sometimes it’s best to get out of the capital and see all the rest of the UK has to offer you and your dog.
It’s easier than ever to escape for a few days off the beaten path, and you don’t even have to travel far to have fun – there are plenty of places to stay and explore within just a couple of hours. London. Thanks to London’s excellent public transport, you can even take the train to many places and enjoy a car-free holiday!
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We’ve teamed up with Canine Cottages, which offers thousands of dog-friendly holidays across the UK, to show you five of our favorite dog-friendly holiday destinations within two hours of the capital.
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In beautiful Kent, enjoy the taste of the sea with your dog, explore the beautiful fields and countryside, and discover the best of the castles. Popular seaside resorts such as Whitstable (featured on the blog earlier this year) and Margate are around 90 minutes by train, where you can stroll along the dog-friendly sandy beaches and nostalgically. You can also visit the not-to-be-missed White Cliffs of Dover.
For a more rural experience, use the Royal Tunbridge Wells as a base to explore the High Weald AONB (Area of ​​Outstanding Natural Beauty), a stunning scenic spot full of countryside walks, ancient Manors and historic houses.
Alternatively, you can visit the cathedral city of Canterbury, where you and your dog can stroll the historic cobbled streets and admire the wooden houses.
Perhaps the best example of the perfect English countryside, the Cotswolds are perfect for those looking for the country of the hounds.
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During your visit, you will fall in love with the village built in the green hills: a cluster of beautiful houses built of honey-colored stones, set between tranquil ponds and flowing streams. It’s a great place to rest for a walk, with plenty of dog kennels to stop along the way. We also recommend heading to the Cotswold Water Park, which covers 40 square miles and has over 150 lakes.
You can reach the East Cotswolds in two hours by car or train, where you will find great places to visit and stay in the area, including Woodstock, Burford, Bibury and Chi Ping Norton.
If you’re looking to escape the crowds, Suffolk’s vast countryside offers the perfect retreat for you and your dog. Like Kent, it has a good mix of seaside and countryside, but it feels completely different.
Less than two hours’ drive from London, Felixstowe has miles of stunning coastline to explore, including beautiful seaside towns such as Aldeburgh, Southwold and Lowestoft, with beautiful sandy beaches and beautiful beaches.
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Suffolk is also home to some interesting market towns such as Ipswich, Eye and Bury St Edmunds, with historic abbeys and cathedrals. If you want to get off the beaten track, Suffolk may be the place for you.
Home to traditional seaside towns such as Brighton, Eastbourne and Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex is perfect for those looking to get away from the seaside with plenty to do nearby. Brighton is one of the most dog-friendly cities in the UK, with plenty of dog-friendly cafes, restaurants, beaches and attractions, including museums and golf courses. It’s only an hour by train, making it one of the most popular holiday destinations for Londoners.
Sussex has many other dog-friendly beaches and great walks in the countryside, including the High Weald AONB and the South Downs National Park. The Downs Trail is a great way to see the best of the national park and is sure to be a great walk for you and your dog.
Most parts of Sussex can be reached in less than 2 hours by train – other easily accessible places include Hastings (1h20), Arundel (1h20) and Chichester (1hr 30 mins).
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The New Forest is one of England’s most underserved parks and is great for outdoor enthusiasts, as there are plenty of dog-friendly activities. Charming villages dot the landscape between mountains and forests, connected by footpaths. One such example is Rhinefield Ornamental Drive, which runs through an arboretum and has a deer sanctuary nearby.
The New Forest also has its unspoilt coastline, with beautiful villages and towns such as Leamington, and many impressive castles to visit. It’s a very dog-friendly area with lots of walking opportunities and pet friendly options.
The north coast of the New Forest can be reached in less than two hours, but you can also take a train from London to Brockenhurst in the center of the New Forest (1h30) or New Milton on the south coast, 1 hour 40 minutes.
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Privacy and Cookies: This page uses cookies. Your continued use of this site constitutes your consent to use it. Do you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and breathe the fresh air of the country living 30 minutes from London (and without moving your car, if you have one)? Well, a dog day in the Chilterns is the perfect solution. In this article we present our latest dog walk from London to Beaconsfield. Take a trip to visit what is said to be the oldest dog in England (apparently a dog).
Last month some friends decided to take me and my husband on a surprise date. Just a note, dogs must be allowed, so they plan a full dog experience (provided it’s not a dog, we were very impressed!) They chose the Chilterns as their destination, just a few miles west of London. It was a very rare event where I didn’t have to be responsible for organizing and controlling the dogs, but I could sit back and relax.
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Getting to the Chilterns is easier and quicker than you think. You’ll be surprised, like us, that it’s only a 30-minute journey from Marylebone Railway (the oldest and most beautiful railway in central London) to Beaconsfield, where you can start exploring the Chilterns. We had a train from Marylebone at 11.14: a train with only a few cars that got us to our destination on time.
From Beaconsfield station we went to the Royal Standard Pub (where our friends had booked a table beforehand). From the station, cross the railway bridge (right) and turn left: a little secluded is a pedestrian walkway that connects the villas and trees. It’s an easy 30 minute walk along the highway and a short walk to the gym.
The Royal Standard is a historic alehouse that is said to be the oldest free alehouse in England and a “hidden gem off the beaten track”.
You may feel it’s an old pub from the outside – a racing car ‘parking lot’ can give it away – but it’s when you walk through its doors that you realize the history is steeped in its charms. If you are curious about it, you can find the full story here, otherwise you can save the visit as it is printed on the back of the menu.
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The main room could be mistaken for a game of thrones series with all the old furniture, animal heads, picture windows and many other things you can find in each room. In fact, this salon is not familiar with cinema: for example, scenes from The Theory of Everything (starring the absolutely amazing Eddie Redmayne) were filmed here, as well as scenes from many other movies and TV series.
As it was highly recommended, our friends booked a table in advance. We arrived earlier than the agreed time but although the bar didn’t look good we had to wait until the appointed time to get a table inside so we drank in the garden while we waited. We ordered a dog bowl too
