Dog Walking
Dogs are welcome at Grimsthorpe. There are plenty of places to walk your dog (on a lead please). We do ask that you avoid the Gardens and Adventure Playground, but that still leaves hundreds of acres to explore. Under no circumstances should you take your dog into any areas where there are cattle. The Castle is off limits to all dogs except guide dogs.
By cleaning up after your dog you will also ensure that other visitors’ enjoyment of the park is not spoilt.
If you can’t find the dog water bowl at our visitor entrance, ask at the Ticket Hut and we’ll point you in the right direction.
Dog walking is a regular sight in the park and we are delighted that people and their dogs can enjoy the open space but it is important that dogs don’t disturb small birds and mammals and that is the main reason we ask owners to keep dogs on leads. If you are cycling it also makes sense to leave the dog at home. We don’t encourage dogs being locked in cars and would summon help from the RSPCA if we considered that a dog was in distress.
Please note that on Sundays and Bank Holiday Monday’s, we allow dogs into the Gardens (apart from the Kitchen Garden). As well as this we hold adhoc “dog days” which are announced on our social media channels.
Regular dog walkers might want to consider buying a Season Ticket to the park.
