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Follow the Paws Outdoors Walks in and around Essex with our four legged friends
🐾 Ideas for dog friendly days out
🐾 Follow Bert and Otis on their outdoor adventures

Date for your diaries! Hope to see you there!
04/03/2025

Date for your diaries! Hope to see you there!

A very Happy 4th Birthday to our little super Ted! His first birthday with us 🥰
03/15/2025

A very Happy 4th Birthday to our little super Ted! His first birthday with us 🥰

Merry Christmas! We hope you all had a wonderful day? What did your pups get? This was Ted's first Christmas and we ar...
12/26/2024

Merry Christmas! We hope you all had a wonderful day? What did your pups get? This was Ted's first Christmas and we are amazed and so pleased that Bert celebrated another Christmas with us this year. 🥰 The cancer continues to grow so lots of toilet breaks but otherwise he's doing really well. I'm so thankful xx

This was our Christmas Card I made this year following the IG trend. Surprisingly easy! 😅

We really missed Otis not being here. He loved Christmas and opening the presents. Ted and Bert preferred a good sleep and were quite happy for us to open their presents for them. Even the food based ones! Lazy pups! Lol We have followed suit and had a very restful day today before I return to work tomorrow.

Last week we discovered The Lounge Wine bar thanks to doing the Brentwood Art Trail !We saw the signs outside that it ...
06/22/2024

Last week we discovered The Lounge Wine bar thanks to doing the Brentwood Art Trail !

We saw the signs outside that it was dog friendly so we popped in for a coffee and a bit of cake. It was delicious!

We had such a lovely welcome, and Bert got his own loyalty card! Collect a paw stamp on every visit with your dog and they will get a special bow on their 10th visit! 🎀

We visited on a Monday morning. There were sofas and tables and I believe outside seating too. And the toilets are the best loos ever, I was very impressed!

We hope to do another walk in Ingatestone soon so we'll most definitely be back!

Do let us know if you've visited The Lounge Wine Bar or if you plan on visiting in the comments below 🐾

Yesterday we did the Brentwood Art Trail . You can discover the artwork of over 70 local artists across Brentwood, Shenf...
06/11/2024

Yesterday we did the Brentwood Art Trail . You can discover the artwork of over 70 local artists across Brentwood, Shenfield and Ingatestone.

We picked up a map (you can collect them from any of the venues - you'll see the pink and green stickers in the windows) and decided to do it 'back to front' starting from Ingatestone.

Ingatestone is very straight-forward, and apart from the library* we were able to see all of the art on display. It is 1 mile down the High Street and back and took us 1 hour, stopping at The Lounge Wine bar for coffee and cake and a free dog treat!

*Not all locations are dog friendly. Including the The Baytree Shopping Centre so you'll have to leave your furry one at home if you'd like to pop in. I'll actually be in the gallery this Wednesday 12 June from 12 til 4, and Thursday 20 June from 10 til 4, as I am one of the featured artists!

A short drive to Shenfield and we arrived just after 11am so made the most of free on street parking. The artwork here is a little more spaced out than Ingatestone, and as we visited on a Monday, a lot of the venues were closed. (So bear that in mind) My artwork is displayed in Sincerely Yours window - recycled book paper sculptures 😉 We walked 1.3 miles.

Finally a short drive to Brentwood to finish the trail. We parked in Chatham Way car park and started at Crown Street. We'd totally lost the number system and instead took a naturally walking route which included popping into Nest Creperie for lunch to avoid the heavy showers. Some great artwork in there and Bert got more free treats!

In fact MOST of the locations ARE dog friendly or you can view the artwork through the windows. Wylie Wellness Centre Brentwood is also on the trail - we stocked up on more treats whilst we were there.

Finally as we headed back down the High Street, we turned into Kings Road and down to Warley Hill - where we spotted another one of my Art Trail pieces I created (punch needle embroidery) with the The Brentwood Belles WI bell

Brentwood was over 3.5 miles, finishing our day at 3pm. So in total approx 5.5 miles in 5 hours, with coffee and lunch breaks!

The art trail is on until the end of June. Brentwood Connected

I apologise it's taken so long to share this walk with you. Hopefully a little less muddy at this time of year. 😊 After ...
06/09/2024

I apologise it's taken so long to share this walk with you. Hopefully a little less muddy at this time of year. 😊 After Christmas we visited Copford near Colchester.

Sat Nav : CO6 1BX
Mileage : 2.4 miles
: covertly.glitter.parsnips
Livestock: No
Stiles: No
🥾Walking boots or wellies recommended in winter or if its been raining!
Refreshments & Toilets: Love Local for coffee and cake or The Alma for pub grub

We parked for free at the village hall. Take the footpath down past the dog play area (v.muddy) and into the woods. Turn R onto the road and follow the gravel path, taking the left fork to head to St Michael's & All Angel's Church - so beautifully decorated for Christmas.

Entry to the church is via a white gate on the left and through the avenue of trees.

Return to the white gate and then straight ahead on the tarmac Road. Turn R at the Y junction and you'll come across The Alma on your right. We stopped in for a coffee just before a down pour. And then ended up staying for lunch and a slightly stronger drink!

Continue your walk passing the Cart Lodge on your left, (It's a grade II listed 17th century timber framed structure) until you reach the village hall on your right.

Make sure to visit Love Local - a gorgeous dog friendly gift shop with local made items, amazing cakes and coffee!

🐾 we hope this post has inspired you to follow our paws, if so, please tag us on your adventures and tag your friends!

This Sunday Thames Chase are hosting a special ! There's going to be lots to see and do including a craft fair (I'll be...
04/17/2024

This Sunday Thames Chase are hosting a special ! There's going to be lots to see and do including a craft fair (I'll be there with my Retro From Scratch notebooks) so check their main page for all the details!

We visited earlier in the week (and last year) and after our walk, grabbed a coffee at the The Forest Centre Tea Room, Thames Chase . Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome in both the visitor centre and tea room.

Sat Nav : RM14 3NS
Parking: £2 all day
Mileage : 2 miles if you do top and bottom of park
: assets.laser.jazz - be careful not to miss the entrance as the signs are set back
Livestock: No
Stiles: No
Terrain: Flat, gravelled paths great for wet weather / winter walks
Refreshments & Toilets: Yes

🐾 we hope this post has inspired you to follow our paws, if so, please tag us on your adventures and tag your friends!

And I hope to see you on Sunday! 👋

There are a few walks we did before Otis passed away, that I havent shared with you yet... so it's lovely to share these...
04/12/2024

There are a few walks we did before Otis passed away, that I havent shared with you yet... so it's lovely to share these memories with you now. Back in October we visited the 'Petrified Forest' in Mundon.

Sat Nav : CM9 6PB
Mileage : 3 miles
what3words : Forensics.hillsides.grasps (Trees)
Livestock: working farm
Stiles: No
Refreshments & Toilets: We drove to Dandelion & Burdock in Stock for lunch afterwards

We parked for free on the main road just past the pub and turned L at West Chase on St Peters Way. A concrete track takes you down to Vicarage Lane, continue to the farm and follow the track as it bends R and then L to St Mary's Church. It's a 14th century timber framed church and is fascinating- make sure to go inside!

From the back of the church, through the graveyard & follow the footpath straight ahead through the meadow. Turn R & through shrubbery (water to your L) until you reach the petrified Oak trees on your L.

They are protected ancient woodland and you cannot enter the fenced area but worth a visit. Especially of you're after a spooky walk - the crows were well fitted on our visit near Halloween!

We then walked along the field for a bit but turned back as Otis started to get tired. However it is possible to make this a 5 mile loop - see book 'Obscure Essex' page 100.

Otis got a lift back in his K9 Sport Sack - size medium with the block extender inside.

🐾 we hope this post has inspired you to follow our paws, if so, please tag us on your adventures and tag your friends!

A new dog friendly cafe has opened in Brentwood called The Woofer Cafe Jusy be aware it does also have a children's sof...
04/12/2024

A new dog friendly cafe has opened in Brentwood called The Woofer Cafe

Jusy be aware it does also have a children's soft play. If Otis was still with us, we wouldn't have visited. But hopefully we'll be able to pop in with Bert soon!

Our friends recently invited us to come with them to Paws on the Wharf , a new trail at Canary Wharf that supports Guide...
04/08/2024

Our friends recently invited us to come with them to Paws on the Wharf , a new trail at Canary Wharf that supports Guide Dogs.

It is a free trail, but you may like to donate £2 to Guide Dogs UK - maps / guides are available in various formats.

There are 25 dogs to find, we found most but missed area 5. We had an enjoyable leisurely time exploring, and covered a whopping 4.5 miles!

We got the train to Canary Wharf on the Jubilee Line. Dogs must be carried on the escalators, but there are lifts at Canary Wharf station.
There are plenty of refreshments available in the area and toilets at Adams Plaza. We just grabbed a sandwich and sat in the Crossrail Roof Garden!

Our favourites included Baskerville, Bark to the Future (of course) and Ben, painted by Essex (Brentwood) artist Jill Busby Art and designed by Ben Jonson Primary School

The trail will run until May 17, and then on June 5, the dogs will be auctioned so you could actually own one! Although you can visit in tour own time there is a family fun day on April 12 and a take over day on April 24; with demos, a pop up shop and sighted and sensory tours on both of those special days.

Do let us know and give us a tag if this post has inspired you to follow our paws! 🐾 We can't wait to see your photos!

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