Out and about in the UK with Ali and Hoover Page. Also known as Out With Hooves!
In March Hoover and I had a week away in a dog friendly holiday lodge at The Park, Mawgan Porth in Cornwall. Unlike our usual holidays we had a few more criteria than usual to take in to account when looking for a holiday home as The Parents were coming with us, and Dad’s mobility had deteriorated dramatically …
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The sun was shining this morning so Hooves and I escaped for a stretch before the weather changed. We headed out for a dog walk around Hawley Lake, near Farnborough and to investigate Hawley Common. Hawley Common is part of the Minley MOD Training Area. There are public rights of way zig-zagging across the land, which are always …
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Just a short hop across the Firth of Clyde from mainland Scotland sits Great Cumbrae. (map) Much smaller than it’s more famous neighbours of Arran and Bute, (and smaller than it’s name might suggest) Great Cumbrae is absolutely ideal for an outing. We drove around the island, stopping here and there to take in the scenery – we also some …
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If it is a vast stretch of golden sand you’re looking for then Saltcoats Beach is for you (map) (streetview). We went for a wild & windy dog walk on Saltcoats Beach, nr Ardrossan, Strathclyde back in September 2016. We got blown inside out and returned to the car with hair like Rod Stewart, bright eyes and sand blasted …
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The first day of our epic trip to the Isle of Skye in September 2016 saw us heading north towards the very fabulous Trigony House Hotel near Dumfries, where we were to spend our first night away. A whilst back a friend of ours had posted some pics on Facebook of her and her doglets enjoying themselves on …
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