Chiltern Open Air Museum

Chiltern Open Air Museum near Windsor is a sprawling 45-acre open-air heritage site where dogs are welcome to explore alongside you on short leads. Your dog can join you through much of the working farm, woodland trails and around the reconstructed historic buildings, though they'll need to sit out the furnished homes and residential exhibits. It's a proper full day out with on-site parking and a café and Dogs are welcome inside some of the unfurnished historic buildings too.

The museum is open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays from 10am to 5pm, plus daily during Buckinghamshire school holidays. There's a large on-site car park with dedicated disabled parking, so getting in and out with leads and bags is straightforward.

With heritage buildings to nose around, farmyard smells and plenty of ground to cover, it's the kind of place where curious dogs and history-loving humans can happily spend hours together. Just keep that lead short and expect to duck out of the period interiors while your dog waits patiently outside.