Welcome to Dog Friendly Walks

Walk your dog!

Taking your dog with you on a long walk can be great fun, but every now and again you will be confronted with a stile thats been blocked (perhaps to keep lambs in a field) or too steep for your pooch to scramble over. I have often ended up covered in mud from picking up Charlie (thats him on the left) and carrying up and over a stile - takes the fun out of the walk a bit. More frustrating is when you can never let them off the lead because there are so many restrictions.

Wouldn't it be great to have a guide to lots of dog 'friendly' walks where there were no difficult stiles and lots of places where they could be let off the lead? Well this book was written for just that purpose. If you are walking in and around the Yorkshire Dales you now have 20 circular walks where you can take your dog knowing that there will be safe places for them to stretch their legs, a minimum of road walking and plenty of opportunities for a paddle.

A Well earned reward

Another handy feature of the book is the inclusion of cafes and pubs at the end of each walk that are happy to have your dog sit next to you as you take that well earned refreshment. Also phone numbers to the nearest vet should your friend need treatment.

Enjoy!
Rob Godfrey.

Walk Updates

The countryside is not a static environment and its not unusual to find footpaths that have been diverted, pubs that have closed or changed hands (and beome more or less dog friendly). If you let me know of any changes via our Contact page I will post the changes on the Updates pages for all to see.

The Dog Friendly Walks picture Gallery

If you have any pictures of the walks that you would like to share, please send them and I will add them to the Gallery page.

About the walks

The walks are roughly grouped around dales, here are the first 10:

Crummack Dale and Ribblesdale

  1. Feizor, Wharfe and Town Head (Austwick) circuit (3½ miles).
  2. To Crummack Dale and back (6 miles).
  3. Langcliffe and Winskill (3 miles).

Malhamdale

  1. A Malhamdale Circuit (3¼ miles).
  2. Top Weets, fairies and the river Aire (6 miles).
  3. Four limestone Scars from Malham Tarn via Langscar Gate (9 miles).

Wharfedale

  1. Buckden, Cray & Hubberholme circuit (4½ miles).
  2. Kettlewell to Starbottom (5½ miles).
  3. Conistone Dib (3 miles).
  4. Linton Moors & Meadows (6 miles).

The other 10 walks are in the Washburn Valley, Wensleydale and Swaledale.

A5 (softcover) 64 pages ISBN: 9781846742422
Online price £6.39 from Countryside Books (Cover price £7.99)


Where can I see (or even buy) the book?

  • Askrigg:- Askrigg Village Kitchen
    01969 650076
    10 Market Place, Askrigg, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 3HL
  • Aysgarth Falls:- Yore Mill Craft Shop
    01969 663446
    Aysgarth, North Yorkshire DL8 3SR
  • Bedale:- A & AC Salton Ltd
    0845 894 4960
    41 Market Place, Bedale, North Yorkshire DL8 1ED
  • Carnforth:- Carnforth Bookshop
    01524 734588
    38/42 Market Street, Carnforth, Lancashire LA5 9JX
  • Clitheroe:- Mearley Veterinary Group
    01200 423763
    20 Holden Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 1LU
  • Driffield:- Burton Agens Hall
    01262 490324
    Driffield, Yorkshire YO25 0ND
  • Easingwold:- Towler Ltd
    01347 821733
    41 Market Place, Easingwold, York, North Yorkshire YO61 3AD
  • Garforth:- Garforth Bookshop
    01132 874250
    15 Main Street, Garforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS25 1DS
  • Grassington:- The Dales Book Centre
    01756 753373
    33 Main Street, Grassington, North Yorkshire BD23 5AD
  • Halifax:- Fred Wade Ltd
    01422 354400
    14-16 Rawson Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 1NH
  • Harrogate: - RHS Harlow Carr Gardens
    0845 265 8070
    Crag Lane, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 1UE
  • Harrogate and Leeds:- Cotswolds The Outdoor People
    Harrogate (01423 701100)
    Leeds(0113 203 1710)
  • Hawes:- Mason Bros
    01969 667278
    10 Market Place, Hawes, North Yorkshire DL8 3QX
  • Helmsley:- Claridges
    01439 770401
    9 Church Street, Helmsley, North Yorkshire YO62 5AD
  • Ilkley:- Grove Bookshop
    01943 609335
    10 The Grove, Ilkley, West Yorkshire LS29 9EG
  • Knaresborough:- Castlegate Books
    01423 862222 br>13 Market Place, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire HG5 8AL
  • Knaresborough:- Knaresborough Bookshop
    01423 864276
    27B High Street, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire HG5 0ET
  • Littleborough:- Hollingworth Lake Country Park Information Centre
    01706 373421
    Rakewood Road, Littleborough, Lancashire OL15 0AQ
  • Malton:- Hopper Malton Ltd
    01653-692014
    48-56 Market Place, Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 7LW
  • Otley:- Stephen H Smith’s Garden & Leisure
    01943 850050
    Pool Road, Otley, West Yorkshire LS21 1DY
  • Pickering:- Steam & Moorland Garden Centre
    01751 471471
    Malton Road, Pickering, North Yorkshire YO18 7JW
  • Rippon:- Jervaulx Abbey and Tearooms
    01677 460391
    Rippon, North Yorkshire HG4 4PH
  • Saltaire:- Salts Estates Ltd
    01274 531163
    Salts Mill, Victoria Road, Saltaire BD18 3LA
  • Sedbergh:- Sedbergh Tourist Information Centre
    015396 20125
    72 Main Street, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5AD
  • Selby:- Selby Garden Centre
    01757 708658
    1 Hull Road, Osgodby, Selby, North Yorkshire YO8 5HG
  • Settle:- Dalehead Veterinary Group
    01729 823538
    22 Station Road, Settle, North Yorkshire BD24 9AA
  • Shiptonthorpe:- Langlands Nurseries
    01430 873426
    York Road, Shiptonthorpe, East Yorkshire YO4 3PN and also in Whinmoor
  • Thirsk:- Hambleton Books
    01845 522343
    43 Market Place, Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 1HA
  • Thirsk:- White Rose Books
    01845 524353
    79-81 Market Place, Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 1ET

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