Summer’s made for being outside with your dog – whether you’re leaping into lakes, weaving through woodland trails, or trying your first SUP together. Across the UK, there’s plenty of outdoor adventure parks and activity centres that put dogs at the heart of the action.
From splash zones and agility fields to paddleboarding and forest play, these pooch-friendly playgrounds offer more than just walkies. Think multi-activity days out where humans and dogs can explore and adventure side by side.
Ross and Friends, Hertfordshire
Activities: Splash ponds, woodland treasure trails, dog-friendly adventure zones, café with dog menu.
Often dubbed the “Disneyland for dogs,” this 35-acre dog-only theme park is packed with sensory trails, water zones, and off-lead adventures. Part of Hertfordshire’s Rossway Park Estate, it’s a proper day out for pups to run wild, swim, dig, and cool off with their own doggie ice cream.
Pups on SUPs at Action Watersports, Kent
Activities: Stand-up paddleboarding with your dog, dog swimming sessions.
Want to cast away with your pooch this summer? Enjoy tail-wagging fun gliding across the water together, with support from expert instructors. Just five minutes inland from the Kent coast at Dungeness, this sheltered lake is the paw-fect spot for paddleboarding – with dedicated dog sessions every Monday and Thursday. Dog swim sessions are also available.
Landmark Forest Adventure Park, Scottish Highlands
Activities: Nature trails, boardwalks, forest adventures (dogs on leads).
Set in 150 acres of Cairngorms forest, Landmark offers the ideal blend of adventures and attractions for families with dogs. There’s plenty of Fido-friendly fresh air spaces, including leafy trails and woodland boardwalks – but indoor attractions, high-ropes courses and skydiving are off limits to your furry companions!
Unleashed at Wrenbury Hall Woods, Cheshire
Activities: Woodland agility zone, swimming lake with slide, digging pit, secure fields.
This is off-lead heaven: three acres of doggy freedom in enclosed woodland, with a swimming lake, tunnels, balance beams and seesaws. There’s even a dog-sized waterslide. Book a group session to sniff, swim and socialise, or hire the whole place to yourselves for a paws-out adventure in Cheshire.
The Big Barn, East Sussex
Activities: Sand pits, splash zones, obstacle fields, off-lead play.
Just five miles from Pevensey Bay, this off-lead dog playground brings outdoor fun to the next level. Dash through splash zones, jump and weave through obstacles, and soak up the East Sussex countryside while building the ultimate bond with your four-legged buddy.
Charwell Dog Adventures, Callington, Cornwall
Activities: Agility paddock, enrichment field, splash zones, dug-in trampolines.
Who says you have to hit the beach with your hound in Cornwall? This dog park delivers dig pits, sprinklers, swing balls, and bounce zones away from the busy shoreline. With different paddocks for every personality, your dog can play, splash or tunnel to their heart’s content.
River Dart Country Park, Devon
Activities: Woodland trails, swimming lake, kayaking, adventure zones (dogs on leads).
Nestled in Dartmoor, this action-packed outdoor park offers forest walks, wild swimming, kayaking, and family-friendly adventures with your dog in tow. Dogs are welcome throughout the grounds – as long as they’re on a lead.
Cotswold Water Park, Gloucestershire
Activities: Scenic dog-friendly trails and cafés, watersports, lake swims (dogs in designated zones).
Spread across 42 square miles and home to 180 lakes, this watery playground in the Cotswolds is made for both humans and hounds alike. Stroll scenic trails, dip paws and toes in one of the many lakes, and let the kids loose at the aquapark. By the time you’ve regrouped and refuelled at one of the dog-friendly cafés, you’ll all have tails to tell from a full day in the great outdoors.
Robin Hill Country Park, Isle of Wight
Activities: Woodland trails, wildlife spotting (red squirrels), family rides and outdoor play.
Set across 88 acres of rolling countryside and ancient woodland, Robin Hill Country Park offers an all-out dog-friendly family adventure on the Isle of Wight. Snuffle along woodland trails keeping your eyes peeled for red squirrels, roam wide-open parkland and picnic by the pond. What with adrenalin activities from high ropes tower to jump bags, and family attractions from tractors to tobogganing, brace yourselves for a full day of adventures with the dog in tow.
Action Petz Swansea, Wales
Activities: Indoor/outdoor secure play parks, paddling pools, dog cafés, agility zones.
This pooch play centre has it all – outdoor splash zones for cooling off, tunnels to zoom through, and even dog-friendly ice cream for post-play rewards. Dogs can run, leap, dig and socialise – then head to the canine-friendly café for coffee and snacks for humans and hounds.
Ready for a Dog Friendly Adventure?
Whether you’re planning a weekend away, a family trip, or simply some quality time with your furry friend, choose your perfect pet-friendly holiday cottage close to the action at these dog-friendly adventure parks.
