Northam Burrows and the Pebble Ridge

A flat 3.5 miles round the grassy coastal plain at the mouth of the Taw and Torridge, an hour and a half on turf, sandy track and the great cobble bank of the Pebble Ridge, with essentially no climbing. Start at the country park car park off Sandymere Road, where vehicles are restricted but pedestrians can walk in at any time, and the Burrows Centre and toilets sit near the entrance; Westward Ho! is a ten-minute walk along the ridge if you want a beach and a chip shop at the end. Horses and sheep graze about half the park so a lead is the honest answer for most of the route, the Skern mudflats at the Appledore end are a major bird roost that dogs must stay off between 1 October and 31 March, and there is no fresh water for a dog anywhere on the Burrows.