Messy Dog Life
& Dog-Friendly Days Out

England's smallest city packs in a medieval cathedral, demanding swans and one of the most dog-inclusive cave attractions in the country. Here's how to make a weekend of it.

From a full day at Cotswold Wildlife Park to a relaxed Sunday wander round Black Jack Street, Cirencester has enough confirmed indoor dog welcomes to make even a grey weekend worth it.

Bury St Edmunds has a formal dog-friendly scheme, a free medieval abbey at its centre and enough welcoming cafés, pubs and shops to fill a proper weekend. Here's how to make the most of it.

Steep lanes, Jurassic cliffs, a village built on a smuggling past and plenty of places your dog is genuinely welcome inside. Here's how to make a weekend of Robin Hood's Bay.

Most visitors drive straight past Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. That's what makes it worth stopping at — a genuine Northumberland beach, quiet promenade and dog-friendly pubs without the queues.

Mablethorpe is flat, manageable and genuinely dog-friendly indoors. Here's a short, sensible itinerary that covers the beach, a café, lunch and a final sit-down — without turning into a venue list.