Research by Isuzu UK, suggests pawrents would happily pack up the car and drive an average of 69 miles to sniff out a place with lovely views (60 percent), good weather conditions (46 percent), an area with plenty of bins dotted around (45 percent) and somewhere with minimal traffic and noise (40 percent) to walk their dog or dogs.
Ambleside was followed by the dramatic landscape of Snowdonia (18 percent) in the list of Britain’s best dog walks, along with the ancient woodlands in New Forest in Hampshire (17 percent) and the 2,500 acres of Richmond Park in London (14 percent).
The country in the city of Hampstead Heath (14 percent), the stunning mountain ranges of the Bannau Brycheiniog or Brecon Beacons National Park (13 percent), Robin Hood’s home Sherwood Forest in Nottingham (12 percent) and the 73-mile-long Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland (11 percent) also feature in the 25 strong list.
One in ten (10 percent) dog owners say you can’t beat Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands for its waterfalls and trails, while eight percent love nothing more than packing up their pooch and driving to the South Downs in Sussex to wander around the chalk hills.
It’s no surprise that eight in ten (84 percent) agree that walking their dog is good for their mental health, so much so that three quarters (76 percent) admit they look forward to it all day.
Time to relax (71 percent), spending quality time with your dog (65 percent), the peace and quiet (57 percent), getting out of the house (53 percent), exploring the local area (28 percent) and talking to other dog owners (21 percent) are the main benefits of a dog walk, along with having the opportunity to work up a sweat (14 percent).
The research also found that on average, Brits walk their dogs for just over an hour and 10 minutes a day, covering 17 miles over the course of a week.
