Hi, I’m Emma! I started this blog in April 2020 as a way to share my favourite walks and holiday destinations, at a time when lock down meant that we had to cancel a lot of our planned trips. I spent a lot of lock down researching things to do when we were finally allowed to explore again, and found that much of the time, things which make life as a dog owner slightly more inconvenient just don’t get mentioned and you find things out the hard way. I decided to give all of the walks on my blog a dog friendly rating, to help dog owners plan ahead for any trips where they would (like me) be taking their canine companion.
All of the walks on this blog are given a ‘dog friendly rating’ score out of 5. Dog friendly ratings aren’t just determined by whether or not you can let your dog off the lead – lots of other factors are considered including presence of livestock, water for drinking/swimming opportunities, whether there is any walking on busy roads, how many stiles need to be crossed etc. Make sure as a dog owner that you always follow the Countryside Code – there is no excuse for lazy dog owners leaving poo or causing accidents with livestock!
Fast forward a few years, and we’ve definitely made the most of our freedom since the lockdowns ended. We spend all of the time we can exploring the length and breadth of the British Isles (although Scotland is unashamedly our favourite), and if I can’t take the dogs, I’m not going! (Much to Sam’s despair, who has on occasion been heard to suggest a dog free trip somewhere (the horror)).
Subscribe to my blog to keep up with our adventures, or simply to get a bit of inspiration for your next trip away. You can see where we’re heading next in the ‘next destination’ in the sidebar (or at the bottom of the page if you’re a mobile user), or why not have a trawl back through the archives if there’s a particular location you want to find. Walks are categorised broadly into regions, but you can use the search bar for more specific terms like county or national park names.
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