Dog-friendly Wadshelf and around

A thousand acres of Capability Brown parkland along the Derwent, free to walk, plus the 105-acre garden with its cascade and rock garden. Dogs are welcome everywhere in the garden and park but must be on a lead at all times because of the sheep and deer, and there are drinking stations by the toilets and in the Stables courtyard. The house, farmyard and playground are out of bounds; the Carriage House Café has a dog-friendly seating area, and there are tethering posts by the Game Larder.

Village pub on Nether End green, a few strides from the Chatsworth park gate and the bridge over Bar Brook. Dogs are welcome, and the pub asks that if you are coming for an evening meal you book a table in the bar dining area rather than the restaurant. A sensible first or last stop on the Chatsworth park circuit.

The Chatsworth estate's hotel at Baslow, looking out over the park it borders. Dogs stay for £20 per dog per night, two per room maximum and pre-booked, arriving to treats, a bowl and a towel; a four-poster dog bed can be added for £35 a night. There is space to dine with a dog, and a room-service dog menu for the nights you would rather not.

Small stone local at the Bakewell end of Baslow, at the foot of the path up to Baslow Edge. The pub's own line is dogs and well-behaved owners welcome at the bar, so that is where to settle. Handy for the Wellington's Monument walk on the edge above.

Estate inn in the Chatsworth village of Beeley, a mile from the park gates. Dogs are welcome at outdoor tables and in parts of the pub indoors, two per table, and can stay overnight in the rooms above at £20 per dog per night, booked in advance. A four-poster dog bed can be hired if the mood takes you.

Lodge park in 47 acres of woodland on Darley Moor above Matlock, with hot tubs and its own woodland trails. Many of the lodges welcome dogs, so filter for those when booking rather than assuming. The forest paths mean you can walk the dog before breakfast without getting in the car.

The other Chatsworth estate inn, in the tidy village of Pilsley beside the farm shop. Dogs are welcome, there is space to dine with one, and they may stay in the bedrooms at £20 per dog per night with a maximum of two per room. A welcome pack of treats, bowl and towel comes as standard on dog bookings.

Riverside Marston's pub where the Wye meets the Derwent, with a caravan park behind and Peak Rail's Rowsley South station up the lane. Dogs are welcome in the bar and beer garden, and the pub keeps treats behind the bar for passing dog walkers. Named for the fishing fly, and the fishing is still the reason many people are here.

Pub and kitchen in the middle of Chesterfield, within sight of the crooked spire. Dogs are welcome, with the dog bar set up outside on the terrace, so the terrace is the natural spot in decent weather. Useful town-centre stop before the Chesterfield Canal towpath walk out to Tapton.

Four miles of preserved line between Rowsley South, Darley Dale and Matlock Riverside, worked by steam and heritage diesels. Well-behaved dogs travel free on all ordinary trains; the railway asks only that you keep them off the seats. Restrictions apply to the Santa and dining trains, so check before booking those.