Out and about in the UK with Ali and Hoover Page. Also known as Out With Hooves!
Hoover and I whizz up and down the A3 quite often as my parents live close to the West Sussex coast, and for a long time now we have been intending to stop for a good, long, dog walk on Bramshott Common in Hampshire. Today we did just that.
The common is a huge area of …
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The Majestic Trees of Cliveden Woods in Taplow, Buckinghamshire make up the lion’s share of the grounds that belong to Cliveden House (made famous by the Profumo affair back in the 60’s) and roughly 300 of the 375 acres of grounds are open to dogs. Cliveden House is a 350 …
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We recently had yet another superb meal at The Thatched Tavern in Ascot (streetview), and as they allow dogs into the bar area I thought you should all know about it.
I have been to ‘The Thatch’ as it is known locally several times – both for lunch and dinner. The 400 year …
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The tiny hamlet of Castlehaven near Niton, on the Isle of Wight’s southernmost tip, is a magical spot that is tucked neatly away off the beaten track. Located close to Ventnor, the larger village of Niton that sits above Castlehaven is split into two by a break in the inner cliff: Upper Niton, and Niton Undercliffe. We have …
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I have driven up and down the A3 more times than I care to remember but had never found the time for a dog walk around The Devil’s Punchbowl in Hindhead. Since the opening in 2011 of the new stretch of bypass, including the Hindhead tunnel, I have enjoyed bypassing the bottle neck that was the traffic lights at …
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