Dog Days AwayGOOD DAYS. TOGETHER.A THOUGHTFUL SELECTION · 3 LOCAL GUIDES
Surrey can mean a town-and-river stay, a vineyard and hilltop walk, or a market-town break with nearby heritage paths. Our Guildford guide pairs the River Wey with a separate visit to Hatchlands Park; Dorking focuses on Denbies and a short Box Hill option; Farnham combines a town-edge meadow with Waverley Abbey. Check where each stay sits before planning the journeys. These guides are a selected starting point, not a directory of every Surrey destination.
PLACES TO MAKE YOUR OWN
Each guide brings together researched stays, dog-friendly outings and practical details for that place.
Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
Surrey · England
Dorking can be a town-and-vineyard break with a manageable hilltop walk, rather than an ambitious North Downs expedition. The White Horse puts you on High Street; Denbies places you on the wine estate in a specific ground-floor dog-room area. Choose the base around meals and transport, then keep Box Hill’s one-mile hilltop stroll as an optional main outing.
Explore the Dorking guidePhoto: BabelStone · CC BY-SA 4.0
Surrey · England
Farnham offers a gentle heritage-and-meadow break with stays outside the town centre. The Princess Royal is at Runfold, while Farnham House sits on Alton Road. Plan the short journeys into town and out to Waverley Abbey, then leave time for an unhurried meadow outing rather than treating the two walks as a mileage target.
Explore the Farnham guidePhoto: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
Surrey · England
Guildford offers a useful mix of town, river and parkland, with a choice of a central-area hotel or a village pub stay at Worplesdon. The River Wey makes a flexible first outing; Hatchlands is a separate estate visit with clear dog boundaries. Pick the base that suits your transport plans rather than treating both hotels as interchangeable town-centre options.
Explore the Guildford guideFIND YOUR KIND OF DAY
Start with the day you want to have, then check the guide's actual accommodation location and the route between it and your outings.
Choose Guildford for a town-and-river break, with a flexible River Wey outing and a separate visit to Hatchlands Park. One stay is at Worplesdon, so check the journey into town before booking.
Choose Dorking for a Surrey Hills base with Denbies vineyard grounds and an optional one-mile Box Hill hilltop stroll. The guide distinguishes the High Street hotel from dog rooms at Denbies and their different access arrangements.
Choose Farnham for a gentler heritage break built around Bishop's Meadow and a separate visit to Waverley Abbey. The listed stays are outside the town centre, so allow for short journeys between them and the walks.
