Dog walks in the Cotswolds

Dog-friendly walks across the Cotswolds and Malvern Hills, from Dover's Hill and Broadway Tower to the Wye Valley at Symonds Yat.

Cleeve Hill is the highest point in the Cotswolds at 330 metres, and the open common below the summit has a wild limestone character most visitors to the region never find. Cotswolds dog walks are not all honey-stone villages and manicured estates. The escarpment above Chipping Campden looks west over Worcestershire, the gorge at Symonds Yat drops to the River Wye, and the Malvern Hills rise from the plain in a ridge that earns the climb.

6 walks

Chipping Campden and Dover's Hill Dog Walk: Cotswold Escarpment and Medieval Market Town

Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire

6.6 km On-lead only - National Trust requires dogs on short lead at all times on Dover's Hill due to year-round sheep grazing

Bourton-on-the-Water Dog Walk: River Windrush Paddling and the Slaughters

Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire

8.6 km Partial - on leads in the village and when livestock present in fields; off-lead on stock-free field sections between villages

Broadway Tower Dog Walk: Fish Hill, the Cotswold Way, and a 60-Mile View

Broadway Tower, Worcestershire

7.0 km Partial - off-lead on Cotswold Way sections and open grassland; on leads throughout Broadway Tower estate due to resident red deer herd

Cleeve Hill Dog Walk: Highest Point in the Cotswolds and Open Limestone Common

Cleeve Hill, Gloucestershire