Dog walks in South West England

Dog-friendly walks across the South West, from the Cornish woodland of Tehidy to Golden Cap on the Jurassic Coast, Exmoor's river gorges, and Dartmoor's reservoir circuits.

Golden Cap at 191 metres is the highest point on the south coast, with Jurassic Coast cliffs actively eroding below it. South West England dog walks cover more terrain variety than any other region on this site: Cornish woodland at Tehidy, pine forest over Dorset heathland at Moors Valley, a river gorge at Watersmeet on Exmoor, and two different moorland characters in the Quantock Hills and Dartmoor.

6 walks

Tehidy Country Park Dog Walk: Ancient Woodland and Lakeside Circuit, West Cornwall

Camborne, Cornwall

6.0 km Partial - off-lead on main woodland and lakeside paths under close control; leads required in car parks, picnic areas, and play zones

Moors Valley Country Park Dog Walk: Paddling Spots, Dog Wash Station, and Pine Forest

Ashley Heath, Dorset

5.0 km Partial - off-lead on woodland forestry path network away from on-lead zones; heathland sections on-lead 1 March to 30 September; leads in car parks, around lake, picnic areas, and Go Ape zones

Golden Cap Dog Walk: Highest Point on England's South Coast and Jurassic Coast Clifftops

Chideock, Dorset

4.0 km Partial - CRoW Act requires dogs on lead of no more than 2 metres on open coastal grassland 1 March to 31 July; livestock seasonal in approach fields; leads required near summit cliff edges at all times

Watersmeet Dog Walk: East Lyn River Gorge and Ancient Oak Woodland, Exmoor

Lynmouth, Devon