We keep the first half of it, nothing else. No account, no tracking.

321 places checked · 86 towns · 6 areas

Cumbria

The Lakes and everything around them. The most walked corner of England, where half the pubs have a towel by the door and a bowl behind the bar — and where the fells demand you know which routes a dog can actually manage.

Where it all is

Every dot is a real place at its real coordinates, and each area is drawn around the places actually in it — so the map grows as the checking does. Rosehip dots are beaches, the only places where the calendar decides.

321Places checked

7Beaches ringed

86Towns & villages

100%Verified this season

The Central Lakes · 76 places · 11 towns

Ambleside, Grasmere, Windermere and Coniston. Busy, beautiful, and the most dog-friendly square miles in the country.

18 PLACES CHECKED

Ambleside

18 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

5 PUBS · 2 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 6 WALKS · 5 STAYS 14 PLACES CHECKED

Coniston

14 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to eat.

5 PUBS · 2 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 6 WALKS · 1 ATTRACTION 12 PLACES CHECKED

Grasmere

12 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 6 WALKS · 5 STAYS 10 PLACES CHECKED

Bowness

10 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

3 PUBS · 3 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 2 WALKS · 1 STAY · 1 ATTRACTION 6 PLACES CHECKED

Hawkshead

6 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

2 PUBS · 2 WALKS · 1 STAY · 1 ATTRACTION 5 PLACES CHECKED

Troutbeck

5 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village.

2 PUBS · 3 WALKS 5 PLACES CHECKED

Windermere

5 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 3 WALKS · 1 STAY 3 PLACES CHECKED

Elterwater

3 places on our list here — walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 WALK · 2 STAYS 1 PLACE CHECKED

Barngates

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB 1 PLACE CHECKED

Langdale

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

1 WALK 1 PLACE CHECKED

Outgate

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

Everything in Central Lakes

The Northern Lakes · 64 places · 12 towns

Keswick, Borrowdale, Buttermere and Bassenthwaite. Bigger, wilder, and a shade quieter.

18 PLACES CHECKED

Keswick

18 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

4 PUBS · 2 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 7 WALKS · 3 STAYS · 2 ATTRACTIONS 12 PLACES CHECKED

Borrowdale

12 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 6 WALKS · 5 STAYS 7 PLACES CHECKED

Bassenthwaite

7 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

2 PUBS · 2 WALKS · 2 STAYS · 1 ATTRACTION 7 PLACES CHECKED

Buttermere

7 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 1 RESTAURANT · 4 WALKS · 1 STAY 5 PLACES CHECKED

Braithwaite

5 places on our list here — walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 WALK · 3 STAYS · 1 ATTRACTION 5 PLACES CHECKED

Cockermouth

5 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village.

3 PUBS · 2 WALKS 4 PLACES CHECKED

Threlkeld

4 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to eat.

2 PUBS · 1 RESTAURANT · 1 WALK 2 PLACES CHECKED

Lorton

2 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village.

1 PUB · 1 WALK 1 PLACE CHECKED

Grange in Borrowdale

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY 1 PLACE CHECKED

Loweswater

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB 1 PLACE CHECKED

Portinscale

1 place on our list here — somewhere to eat.

1 RESTAURANT 1 PLACE CHECKED

Stonethwaite

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

Everything in North Lakes

The Western Lakes · 45 places · 10 towns

Wasdale, Eskdale and the Duddon. The steep, empty side of the Lakes, with the coast at the bottom of it.

14 PLACES CHECKED

Boot

14 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

3 PUBS · 1 RESTAURANT · 4 WALKS · 6 STAYS 9 PLACES CHECKED

Ravenglass

9 places on our list here — walks from the village, somewhere to stay, somewhere to eat.

1 RESTAURANT · 2 WALKS · 4 STAYS · 2 ATTRACTIONS 5 PLACES CHECKED

Wasdale

5 places on our list here — walks from the village.

5 WALKS 4 PLACES CHECKED

Broughton in Furness

4 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 1 WALK · 2 STAYS 4 PLACES CHECKED

Gosforth

4 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

2 PUBS · 1 WALK · 1 STAY 4 PLACES CHECKED

Wasdale Head

4 places on our list here — walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 WALK · 3 STAYS 3 PLACES CHECKED

Nether Wasdale

3 places on our list here — walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

2 WALKS · 1 STAY 1 PLACE CHECKED

Eskdale Green

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

1 WALK 1 PLACE CHECKED

Santon Bridge

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY 1 PLACE CHECKED

Seathwaite

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

Everything in West Lakes

South Lakeland & Furness · 57 places · 25 towns

Kendal, Cartmel, Ulverston and the Furness peninsula, with Morecambe Bay opening out below.

8 PLACES CHECKED

Kendal

8 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

2 PUBS · 2 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 3 WALKS · 1 STAY 7 PLACES CHECKED

Grange Over Sands

7 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 1 RESTAURANT · 3 WALKS · 2 STAYS 5 PLACES CHECKED

Barrow in Furness

5 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village.

2 PUBS · 3 WALKS 5 PLACES CHECKED

Ulverston

5 places on our list here — walks from the village, somewhere to stay, somewhere to eat.

1 RESTAURANT · 3 WALKS · 1 STAY 4 PLACES CHECKED

Witherslack

4 places on our list here — walks from the village.

4 WALKS 3 PLACES CHECKED

Cartmel

3 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 1 WALK · 1 STAY 2 PLACES CHECKED

Burton in Kendal

2 places on our list here — walks from the village.

2 WALKS 2 PLACES CHECKED

Hutton Roof

2 places on our list here — walks from the village.

2 WALKS 2 PLACES CHECKED

Kirkby Lonsdale

2 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 1 STAY 2 PLACES CHECKED

Newby Bridge

2 places on our list here — somewhere to stay.

2 STAYS 2 PLACES CHECKED

Staveley

2 places on our list here — walks from the village, somewhere to eat.

1 RESTAURANT · 1 WALK 1 PLACE CHECKED

Arnside

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

1 WALK 1 PLACE CHECKED

Beetham

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB 1 PLACE CHECKED

Cark in Cartmel

1 place on our list here — places checked on the ground.

1 ATTRACTION 1 PLACE CHECKED

Cartmel Fell

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB 1 PLACE CHECKED

Coniston South

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

1 WALK 1 PLACE CHECKED

Crook

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB 1 PLACE CHECKED

Crosthwaite

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

1 WALK 1 PLACE CHECKED

Haverthwaite

1 place on our list here — places checked on the ground.

1 ATTRACTION 1 PLACE CHECKED

Levens

1 place on our list here — places checked on the ground.

1 ATTRACTION 1 PLACE CHECKED

Lowick Green

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

1 WALK 1 PLACE CHECKED

Meathop

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

1 WALK 1 PLACE CHECKED

Milnthorpe

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

1 WALK 1 PLACE CHECKED

Sedbergh

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

1 WALK 1 PLACE CHECKED

Winster

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

Everything in South Lakes

The Eden Valley · 35 places · 16 towns

Penrith, Appleby and the red sandstone country between the Lakes and the Pennines. Quiet lanes, quieter pubs.

11 PLACES CHECKED

Carlisle

11 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

3 PUBS · 2 RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS · 4 WALKS · 1 STAY · 1 ATTRACTION 3 PLACES CHECKED

Longtown

3 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, somewhere to stay, somewhere to eat.

1 PUB · 1 RESTAURANT · 1 STAY 3 PLACES CHECKED

Penrith

3 places on our list here — walks from the village.

2 WALKS · 1 ATTRACTION 3 PLACES CHECKED

Pooley Bridge

3 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to eat.

1 PUB · 1 RESTAURANT · 1 WALK 2 PLACES CHECKED

Alston

2 places on our list here — walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 WALK · 1 STAY 2 PLACES CHECKED

Askham

2 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village.

1 PUB · 1 WALK 2 PLACES CHECKED

Kirkby Stephen

2 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village.

1 PUB · 1 WALK 1 PLACE CHECKED

Appleby

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

1 WALK 1 PLACE CHECKED

Caldbeck

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB 1 PLACE CHECKED

Glenridding

1 place on our list here — places checked on the ground.

1 ATTRACTION 1 PLACE CHECKED

Great Orton

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

1 WALK 1 PLACE CHECKED

Houghton

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

1 WALK 1 PLACE CHECKED

Kirkbampton

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

1 WALK 1 PLACE CHECKED

Lowther

1 place on our list here — places checked on the ground.

1 ATTRACTION 1 PLACE CHECKED

Ravenstonedale

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

1 STAY 1 PLACE CHECKED

Warwick on Eden

1 place on our list here — somewhere to stay.

Everything in Eden

The Cumbrian Coast · 44 places · 12 towns

St Bees, Silloth and the long western shore. Big empty sands, and the beach rules that come with them.

10 PLACES CHECKED

Maryport

10 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

1 PUB · 1 RESTAURANT · 1 BEACH · 5 WALKS · 1 STAY · 1 ATTRACTION 10 PLACES CHECKED

Whitehaven

10 places on our list here — pubs that let the dog in, walks from the village, somewhere to stay.

3 PUBS · 1 RESTAURANT · 5 WALKS · 1 STAY 7 PLACES CHECKED

Workington

7 places on our list here — walks from the village, somewhere to eat, beach access.

1 RESTAURANT · 1 BEACH · 5 WALKS 5 PLACES CHECKED

Millom

5 places on our list here — walks from the village, beach access.

1 BEACH · 4 WALKS 2 PLACES CHECKED

Allonby

2 places on our list here — walks from the village, beach access.

1 BEACH · 1 WALK 2 PLACES CHECKED

Seascale

2 places on our list here — walks from the village, beach access.

1 BEACH · 1 WALK 2 PLACES CHECKED

Silloth

2 places on our list here — walks from the village, beach access.

1 BEACH · 1 WALK 2 PLACES CHECKED

St Bees

2 places on our list here — walks from the village, beach access.

1 BEACH · 1 WALK 1 PLACE CHECKED

Crosby

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB 1 PLACE CHECKED

Dean

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB 1 PLACE CHECKED

Sandwith

1 place on our list here — pubs that let the dog in.

1 PUB 1 PLACE CHECKED

Silecroft

1 place on our list here — walks from the village.

Everything in Coast

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