Dog-Friendly Weekends Scotland : 30 breaks for you and your dog

From the author of the best-selling Dog-Friendly Weekends

Scotland is a veritable playground for dogs and their owners, offering exceptional walking in mountains, along lochs and through dramatic glens. This guide presents 30 excursions and holiday ideas for dog lovers, from city breaks to outdoorsy adventures, and characterful campsites to pubs welcoming furry friends. Each suggestion showcases the finest dog-welcoming places to eat, sleep and be entertained.

Dog-Friendly Weekends: Scotland goes way beyond walking. It suggests scores of exciting attractions to keep visitors with dogs entertained, from castles and beaches to rainy-day activities such as museums and steam trains (even including those where dogs get their own tickets!). From island-hopping escapes in far-flung archipelagos to sweeping beaches perforating craggy coastlines, and the capital Edinburgh with its own extinct volcano to climb, there's something for every dog and owner. Each weekend idea is furnished with accommodation suggestions, from the dog-friendliest campsites to charming hotels, personally tested by the author across thousands of miles and hundreds of stays.

Destinations featured span Scotland's finest locations: from the Isle of Skye to Orkney, Loch Ness to Loch Lomond, Glasgow to Aberdeen, and Ben Nevis to the Cairngorms. Despite Scotland's manifest riches, the country has remote areas and unique considerations for dog owners around safety, wildlife and environmental impact, particularly in light of the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. This guide helps visitors and locals alike navigate these sensitivities, providing inspirational insights alongside practical advice on how to have a stress-free and safe holiday with your dog.