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Find out when Prior Park Landscape Garden is open, how to get here, the things to see and do and more.
Dogs are welcome at Prior Park Landscape Garden all year round. The garden is set on a steep hillside and takes approximately 45 minutes to walk around. You can easily connect to the Bath Skyline from Prior Park if you and your four-legged friend want to make a day of walking. Please help keep Prior Park enjoyable for everyone by keeping your dog on a short lead, cleaning up after them and following the guidance below.
We’ve been working on making it easier for you to find out how dog-friendly your visit will be before you and your four-legged friend arrive. To help with this, we've created a new pawprint rating system and given all the places in our care a rating. You can find this information in the National Trust members’ handbook.
Prior Park is a one pawprint rated place
Dogs are welcome here, but facilities are limited. They’ll be able to stretch their legs in the garden and walk in the nearby open spaces, depending on the season. Read on to discover exactly where you can take your dog.
There are no inside areas at Prior Park so dogs are welcome throughout the garden, at visitor reception and in the Tea Shed area. Cattle graze in the Pasture for a few weeks at a time between April and November each year, dogs are not permitted in this area when cattle are grazing.
Prior Park is home to three lakes by the Palladian Bridge and the Serpetine Lake at the top of the garden. We ask that dogs remain on short leads throughout the garden and do not swim in any of the lakes.
Water bowls can be found by the Tea Shed and dog waste bins are located by the toilets at the top of the garden near visitor reception.
We’ve worked with our partner Forthglade to come up with this Canine Code, which helps to make sure everyone can enjoy their day:
Our definition of close or effective control is:
Find out when Prior Park Landscape Garden is open, how to get here, the things to see and do and more.
We've partnered with natural pet food maker Forthglade so that you and your dog can get even more out of the special places we care for.
Discover the best places for a dog walk, from coastal adventures and dramatic mountains to more leisurely walks near you. Plus, find information on dog-friendly cafés and read our Canine Code.
If you’re bringing your dog to the places we care for, here’s information on the Canine Code and pawprint rating system to plan your visit.
We've partnered with natural pet food maker Forthglade to create the Dogs Welcome project, helping you and your dog to get the most out of the places in our care.
There are all sorts of architecture and wildlife to be discovered at Prior Park, from bridges to a restored Edwardian summerhouse and kingfishers around the lakes.
A 6-mile circular walk, just a short stroll from Bath city centre. Enter another world in the skyline hills above Bath, through meadows and ancient woodlands to secluded valleys.