We love the Yorkshire Dales, but in summer it can get quite crowded, with walkers off on adventures up the peaks and the less energetic strolling around the picturesque market towns and villages. In a

6 20.6km / 12.8 miles / 7-7.5 hours Ascent 1122m/3680ft

4 38.9km / 24.2 miles / 12-14 hours Ascent 2927m/9603ft

The North Country Rover ticket offers four days’ travel within an eight-day period and covers the north of England from Halifax up to Newcastle and Carlisle (excluding heritage railways). Available at

For owners unsure where to begin, the coastal walk between Winterton-on-Sea and Hemsby offers an excellent introduction to everything dog-friendly Norfolk has to offer. This walk follows a section of

Vast, varied and fiercely proud, Yorkshire rewards those who travel slowly and look closely. From moorland villages and grand houses with spellbinding interiors to tea rooms, abbeys and bracing sea ai