Lancaster
Lancaster is a historic city in Lancashire with a Norman castle that served as a courthouse and prison for centuries. The city centre has a compact medieval street plan and the Lancaster Maritime Museum sits in the eighteenth-century Custom House.
Taking your dog to Lancaster
- Beach access
- Year-round
- Nearby towns
- 4
1 nearby beach has summer restrictions
Closest: Carlisle, 11.6 miles
Holker Hall & Gardens
Cartmel, Cumbria
1.5 mi · Easy
Holker Hall & Gardens in Cartmel, Cumbria is a dog-friendly heritage estate with landscaped gardens, an elliptical garden and woodland paths. Dogs are welcome but must be kept on a lead at all times throughout the grounds. Paths are flat and well-surfaced, making it an easy, level walk suitable for all dogs.
Devil's Bridge and Ruskin's View
Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
2.5 mi · Easy · Off-lead
The Devil's Bridge and Ruskin's View walk at Kirkby Lonsdale in Cumbria is an easy dog-friendly riverside walk along the River Lune.
Lancaster Canal at Crooklands
Crooklands, Cumbria
3 mi · Easy · Off-lead
The Lancaster Canal at Crooklands in Cumbria offers an easy, level dog-friendly towpath walk through gentle Westmorland farmland.
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