Lake District

Stone-walled valleys, fell-foot pubs, and lakes you can walk a dog around in an afternoon.

Stay

Four rooms above a working sheep farm, two miles from Rydal Water.

Coaching-inn rooms above a working pub kitchen.

Sixteen-room hotel by the lake with a dedicated dog wash.

Two-bedroom stone cottage with a kissing gate onto the fell.

A proper old pub with flagstone floors, a fire in winter, and water bowls by the door.

An exposed ridge walk; not for warm-summer paws.

A four-mile loop on good paths, with one short off-lead stretch.

Active sheep country; dogs on-lead, no exceptions.

Dog kit, harnesses, and walking maps.

Independent outdoor shop; treats at the till.