Lavenham
Lavenham is a medieval wool town in Suffolk with the highest concentration of timber-framed buildings of any village in England. The fifteenth-century guildhall, market cross and church tower are the centrepieces of a remarkably complete medieval streetscape.
Taking your dog to Lavenham
- Nearby towns
- 2
Closest: Bury St Edmunds, 10.2 miles
Nowton Park
Nowton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Suffolk
3 mi · Moderate · Off-lead
Nowton Park, Bury St Edmunds, is almost 200 acres of parkland where dogs must be kept under control but are not required to be on lead throughout, confirmed by West Suffolk Council. Play areas and fenced sports pitches are dog exclusion zones under a Public Spaces Protection Order. Paid car park on Bury Road.
Abbey Gardens
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Suffolk
1 mi · Easy
Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds allows dogs on a lead only, confirmed by West Suffolk Council. The play area is a designated dog exclusion zone under the council's Public Spaces Protection Order. A flat, easy, roughly one-mile circuit suited to short walks rather than a long hike.
Hillhouse Wood
West Bergholt, Essex
1.5 mi · Easy · Off-lead
Hillhouse Wood near West Bergholt, Essex is a Woodland Trust broadleaved woodland with ponds, streams and bluebell displays, reached on foot from the village; general Woodland Trust access rules for dogs apply.
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