All motorway drivers will benefit from this guide to walks within 5 miles of motorway exits. The whole the UK is covered, from Exeter to Perth and Swansea to Canterbury. Use this book to discover countryside walks for drivers, dogs and their families, with recommended family activities and suitable places to eat along the way.
How do you find great pub food, places for your kids to play, somewhere nice to walk your dog, and park a campervan, all within 5 miles of a motorway exit?
With their collie Jem, Lezli and David Rees have trekked over a thousand miles creating walks and tracking down traditional inns for drivers, families, and dogs to enjoy on their journey. Anyone who drives on the motorways of England, Scotland and Wales will benefit from this guide to walks within 5 miles of motorway exits. All of the UK is covered, from Exeter to Perth and Swansea to Canterbury.
'Walking the Dog' will enable you to get more fun for your fuel, see more of the countryside, take a healthy break, enjoy a relaxing pub lunch, and make exercising your dog on a long trip much more pleasurable.
Each page features a 30 to 45 minute walk, with a selected pub or café along the way. Activities for children are included, from bouncy castles to nature trails.
All of the walks are suitable for dogs, and those with assistance dogs will find details of accessible paths and disabled facilities. The listed pubs – most of which are traditional inns, serving high quality food at realistic prices – all welcome well-behaved canines.
If you want more than mileage from your petrol, this is the book for you!
All walks within 5 miles of motorway exits
Pub/café on each walk (or at least a picnic table)
Each walk created, tried and tested by David, Lezli and Jem
Safe and legal parking places
Driving routes from and back to the motorway
Online updates on www.drivingwithdogs.co.uk
Many walks near kids’ activities
Buggy and wheelchair easy access walks, ideal for assistance dog owners
Each walk 30-45 minutes – healthy breaks that improve driver concentration
