Dog-friendly Harton

Harton is a handful of houses built round a large green a mile north of Bossall, and the walk that belongs to it is the lane running south-east off the green and then south across the fields towards Bossall. The lane is metalled, single track and quiet enough that you will hear a car long before you see it, and it drops steadily off the Barton Hill shoulder onto the flat ground of the Derwent side. Turning at the Bossall junction and walking back makes a level two and a half miles; carrying straight on for another half mile brings you to Bossall's isolated Norman church, which stands alone in a field with no village round it. There is no pavement anywhere on the route and the fields either side carry stock, so the dog stays on the lead the whole way.

A Camping and Caravanning Club certificated site on Pear Tree Farm at Harton, a mile off the A64 between York and Malton. It takes caravans, motorhomes and tents on level grass and hardstanding pitches with sixteen amp hook-ups, and there is a small enclosed paddock that takes up to four units for people who want their children close by. The farm states that the nightly rate includes electricity, awnings, dogs and additional vehicles, so there is no dog supplement, and the site tells visitors to bring their dogs and let them explore the fields and track. It is a working farm with heated showers and toilets, a laundry, a games room and free wifi.