Don’t dismiss beautiful Erddig in North Wales as a dog friendly destination just because you can’t take your four-legged friend into the house and walled garden. It’s surrounded by 1,200 amazing acres of garden, woodland and farmland and attracts thousands of dogs each year. With ample opportunity for bounding, jumping, sniffing and splashing, it’s a great country park for a walk with your pup.
- Children Welcome
- Coffee Machine
- Multiple Dogs Allowed
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Rural Walks
Good to know
Overview
Walks are colour coded from the National Trust’s free car park with clear signage indicating on or off lead zones through the forest and surrounding paths. We recommend the Clywedog riverside walk. During the summer, it’s the perfect place for pups to paddle and cool down but do take care in winter or after rainfall as the river can flow quite fast in some areas.
Stop by the Cup and Saucer waterfall. Known as the heart of Erddig, it once powered water up to the main house and is still used today for powering the fountains in the garden.
Dogs on leads are welcome in the tea garden and courtyard but you will have to pay to enter unless you’re a National Trust member. In warmer months, it’s a lovely place for an outdoor picnic or afternoon tea from the Tea Room.
Erddig hold regular walking events for dog owners so keep an eye on the website if it’s something you’d like to join in with.
For The Dogs
Bring leads and poop bags. There are water bowls at the entrance to the café.
Opening Hours
Please check the National Trust website as opening times vary throughout the year.
Parking
Parking is available outside the entrance to the formal grounds and is free for National Trust members.
The Area
North Wales is a wonderful part of the world to explore with your dog at your heels. If you’re good with heights, how about a walk across Pontcysyllte Aqueduct? Designed and built by Thomas Telford and William Jessop, the views from the bridge are incredible. Or you could admire it from the ground on a four mile return walk from the nearby Tŷ Mawr Country Park. Chirk Castle – another National Trust Property – is just a few miles from Erddig. Dogs are very welcome at the 480 acre estate although not inside the castle itself or the formal gardens. Grab a cuppa and soak up the historic atmosphere with a walk around the beautiful grounds.