Hill's Pet Nutrition and National Tourist Boards, Enjoy England, VisitWales and VisitScotland have announced the UK's 21 top dog walks.

Voted for by more than 5,500 members of the public, the list includes places all over the UK, stretching from the Fife Coastal Path all the way down to the Portsmouth Seafront. Amanda Smyth, Head of Marketing at Enjoy England says: "With the current economic climate and weak pound making holidays abroad much more expensive, we expect the number of families choosing to holiday in their own country next year to increase dramatically. What's more, a domestic break is often the easiest and best way to holiday with a pet, and with these 21 walks, if you holiday in the country, coast or even a city, there's no excuse not to take the dog!"

Now into its second year, the 21 Top Dog Walks campaign was set up to help increase awareness of canine obesity, which now affects up to 50 per cent of dogs.  

The 21 top dog walks for 2008 are (in alphabetical order): 

  • Beaulieu - Hampshire 
  • Chislet to Marshside - Kent 
  • Cuerdon Valley Park - Lancashire 
  • Daisy Nook - Lancashire 
  • Dinder common & Sharcombe Park Woods - Somerset
  • Dinton Pastures - Berkshire 
  • Druridge Bay - Northumberland
  • Fife Coastal Path - Fife  
  • Halkyns Four Peaks - Flintshire 
  • Heysham Old Village - Lancashire 
  • Limekilns and Quarries - Flintshire 
  • Looe to Polperro along the Coast Path - Cornwall 
  • Milford Common to Shugborough Hall - Staffordshire 
  • Millenium Ribble Link - Lancashire 
  • Portsmouth Seafront - Hampshire 
  • Preston Junction Nature Reserve - Lancashire 
  • Round Chesterfield Walk - Derbyshire 
  • Royden Park to Thurstaston Hill - Mersyside 
  • Stoke Prior Canal - Worcestershire 
  • Thieves' Wood - Nottinghamshire  
  • Woods, Buffalo and Hill Forts - Flintshire

More details at: http://www.21topdogwalks.co.uk/

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