Days Out With The Dog

This weekend we spent a glorious weekend out and about and exploring with the dog. She comes every where with us from holidays by the beach to exploring the local villages to running wild across the downs. We’re incredibly lucky that living in the wilds of Sussex there are plenty of dog friendly places to spend the day and enjoy different events with but I know some of you aren’t so lucky.

One of favourites at this time of year is to head down to the coast. With dogs not being allowed on many of the beaches locally until the start of October the boys adoring going now to build sandcastles and holes with Daisy joining it. I can highly recommend popping down to the beautiful English coast now with buckets and spades to go exploring. Daisy adores helping digging moats in the sea or endless hours peering into rock pools. With out the main crowds just wrap up warm and take some hot chocolate in a flask. The Witterings in West Sussex are dreamy long sandy beaches with a shallow tide. Perfect.

Another of our favourite haunts is heading to a National Trust and exploring the parks. Thankfully our pup doesn’t try and herd the deer and decides to completely ignore them. She adores exploring the woods and endless grassland that many of their houses have attached. When she and the boys are finally tired we head to the café for soup and coffee while she collapses with water and a treat. The boys will quite often then go and explore the house with one of our us while the other has a much needed break over another cuppa and Daisy at our feet. Take a look at Petworth House if you’re local to me.

Of course one place we go back to time and time again regardless of the time of year is the ever delightful and fascinating Weald & Down Museum. Full of historical houses, working water flour mills, and charcoal burners in forest and numerous events throughout the year this is one place that is worth having an annual ticket to. While Daisy remains on the lead she adores exploring the woods, meeting the horses and has a grave but long distant love with the sheep. The café allows you to eat on the hill overlooking the main village houses and water pond. Once the hunger has been satisfied catch Tudor cooking in the Kitchen and even have a go at milling at the watermill. It’s a perfect place for couple’s and families and really whom ever has a dog.

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