Dog-friendly Waterfall and around

The most photographed limestone dale in England, with the stepping stones a few minutes upstream of the pay-and-display car park at Thorpe. The stones are flat-topped but spaced and go slick after rain, so most dogs are happier wading the shallow Dove alongside them, and you can stay on the Thorpe bank and not cross at all. The National Trust asks for short leads throughout, as there are sheep, lambs and cattle in the fields; from Ilam there is an alternative route that avoids the cows and the stiles and takes ten minutes longer.

Thirteen miles of the old Ashbourne to Buxton line, running from Ashbourne up to Parsley Hay where it joins the High Peak Trail. The surface is level compacted stone the whole way, with accessible car parks, picnic sites and toilets, which makes it the kindest long walk in the county for an arthritic dog. Tissington's old station yard is the best mid-point start; dogs need close control where the trail runs between grazing fields.

Lodge and glamping park in an old quarry off the A515, with the Tissington Trail passing the gate. Pet-friendly lodges are part of the standard offer, several with hot tubs, and there is a cafe in the old stables. The trail means you can walk for hours from the door without meeting a road.

Seventeenth-century hotel facing the duck pond, named for the angling poet who fished the Dove with Izaak Walton. Only two of its seventeen bedrooms take dogs, so say you are bringing one at the time of booking rather than on arrival. A good base for the Tissington Trail and the head of Dovedale.

Stone inn on Hartington's market place, minutes from the walk down into Beresford Dale. The pub is unusually clear about it: all dogs are welcome in all areas, bedrooms included, and there are water bowls, snacks and dog beds laid on. Three en-suite rooms upstairs, so book early in summer.

Jacobean manor turned hostel on the edge of the village, with bell tents and Landpods in the grounds. Dogs cannot stay in the hostel bedrooms, only in the camping and cabin accommodation, at £10 per dog per night payable on arrival. Camping guests may bring dogs into the hostel's public areas, though not the kitchens.

Restaurant and bar on Ashbourne's market place, smarter than a pub but newly and specifically dog friendly. Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome in the bar and on the beer terrace between noon and 5pm daily, with water bowls and treats provided; outside those hours the dining room is not open to them. Book a table if you want the terrace on a Sunday.

Dig Street local in Ashbourne with a beer garden, darts and a pool table, and pets allowed listed among its amenities. It is the least fussy door in town at the end of a day on the Tissington Trail, which starts a few hundred yards away at Mapleton Lane. Open from noon every day.