
Discover more at Erddig
Find out when Erddig is open, how to get here, the things to see and do and more.
Exploring the acres of parkland at Erddig with your four-legged friend is a great way to enjoy the beautiful landscape, and well-behaved dogs are welcome. Find out how to make the most of your visit with your dog on the estate at Erddig.
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.
Erddig is a two pawprint rated place. We have water bowls, dog bins and dog-friendly walks. You’ll be able to take your dog into some areas, but not everywhere. Read on to discover exactly where you can take your dog.
Erddig offers plenty of opportunities for bounding, jumping, sniffing and splashing throughout the country park.
Our parkland is home to tenant farmers with a variety of livestock which could be grazing anywhere on the estate fields. We also have an abundance of wildlife that needs protecting. To prevent incidents and attacks to livestock and wildlife dogs must be kept on their lead, unless in our designated ‘off-lead area’ where they must still be kept under close control. Remember, even small friendly dogs can unintentionally scare sheep.
Pick up a free ‘Dogs at Erddig’ leaflet from our Ticket Office for a map of the best walking routes and to locate our ‘off-lead’ area.
Dogs assisting visitors with disabilities are welcome inside the house, gardens, restaurants and shops. For more detailed access and facilities information visit our home page.
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:
The parkland is home to two tenant farmers with a variety of livestock and the estate is home to lots of wildlife. In areas where there is lots of wildlife, we ask you to keep your dog on a lead so that they feel safe.
There may be restrictions in woodland or farmland at sensitive times of year, for example during the lambing season.
Dogs can dangerously overheat if left in cars. We don’t recommend this at Erddig.
We’ve always got a few spare dog poo bags at our visitor welcome office, so if you find you’ve forgotten them, pop over and we’ll be happy to give you a few to help keep our parkland clean and safe for others to enjoy.
We’re only able to welcome assistance dogs into the buildings, including the Hayloft restaurant. On weekends and school holidays from February half term (weather permitting), the tea garden serves hot drinks and snacks to keep you going on your walk.
There are facilities to take food and drinks away from the Hayloft restaurant, so if you have a friend who can wait outside in the tea garden with your dog while you pop in to pick up your food, you can sit outside with your dog and enjoy a slice of cake and a cuppa after your walk.
The busiest times of day are generally between 11am and 2pm – you’ll also find increased visitor numbers during school holidays and on days where we have events. The estate walks are generally less busy, so if you’d like a peaceful stroll, why not explore these routes, or use alternative car parks at Felin Puleston and Sontley.
Find out when Erddig 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 top things to see and do when you visit the parkland. From meandering rivers and an 18th-century water feature to the dramatic escarpment leading to Wat’s Dyke.
Check out the places to eat and shop at Erddig. Most are set within historic outbuildings and every purchase helps us to look after Erddig for future generations to enjoy.
Find out about the High Sheriff who lived beyond his means when he built Erddig, the rich London lawyer who extended and redecorated it and 240 years of the Yorke family.