Dog Days AwayGOOD DAYS. TOGETHER.A THOUGHTFUL SELECTION · 3 LOCAL GUIDES
The Somerset guides offer very different city and town outings: Bath’s Georgian streets and Royal Victoria Park, Wells’s cathedral setting and Bishop’s Palace gardens, or Glastonbury’s abbey grounds and optional Tor walk. The permitted dog areas are specific, and the Tor is an exposed uphill outing rather than an essential part of a visit. Use each guide’s current access and opening details. This is a selected starting point, not a complete county directory.
PLACES TO MAKE YOUR OWN
Each guide brings together researched stays, dog-friendly outings and practical details for that place.
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Somerset · England
Bath works well with a dog when the plan centres on its Georgian streets and green spaces. Royal Victoria Park and its Botanical Gardens give you a flexible outdoor focus close to the Royal Crescent. Both listed hotels are central, but their dog-room charges differ enough that the length of your stay matters.
Explore the Bath guideSomerset · England
A Glastonbury break with your dog can balance the busy High Street with abbey grounds and, when conditions suit, the climb to the Tor. The hill is optional: a worthwhile visit need not involve pushing a tired dog up an exposed slope. Choose between a historic central inn and a simpler edge-of-town hotel, then reserve the dog arrangement before planning meals and outings.
Explore the Glastonbury guidePhoto: Christopher Hilton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Somerset · England
Wells offers a compact cathedral-city break, with the Bishop’s Palace gardens as a clearly defined dog-friendly visit and local walking routes for a second outing. The Swan and White Hart are both on Sadler Street, so the practical choice is mainly about the room and meal arrangement rather than a distant hotel location.
Explore the Wells guideFIND YOUR KIND OF DAY
Choose a central city park, a defined cathedral-garden visit, or a town break with an optional hill. Separate outdoor dog access from access to nearby historic interiors.
Choose Royal Victoria Park and its Botanical Gardens for a flexible green-space visit close to the Royal Crescent. Keep dogs on leads under the park rules and follow signs around play and sports areas.
Choose the Bishop’s Palace gardens as the main visit, with a local walking route for another outing. Dogs need a lead no longer than two metres and cannot enter the Palace building, Chapel or Dragon’s Lair area.
Choose the abbey grounds for a gentler heritage visit and add Glastonbury Tor only when weather, ground and your dog’s fitness suit the climb. Dogs must be on leads at the abbey and around livestock on the Tor.
