3 days in Keswick with the dog

Keswick in three days, with the dog padding along beside you — and every stop and stay listed here welcomes dogs, so there's no need to plan around anyone being left behind. Day one is gentle and close-knit: Wray Castle, then just 2.1 miles to The Book Brewery for lunch (food hygiene rating 5/5), and 4.2 miles on to Hawkshead Grammar School. Day two stretches the legs properly, 15.5 miles to Muncaster Castle, with the Ravenglass Railway Museum a mere 1.1 miles further.

Day three loops back via Isel Hall, the Wheatsheaf Inn (another 5/5) and the Lake District Wildlife Park, 5.3 miles on. Base yourself at Skiddaw View Holiday Park in Bothel — pet friendly, with a playground and laundrette, and just 3.5 miles from Aspatria, the nearest station to Keswick — or Keswick Lodge Retreat, 5.1 miles from Aspatria, with a hot tub and bar for the evenings. Pack a lead for every stop, a collapsible bowl and plenty of water, and let the walks do the rest.