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Where to take the dog for a swim/free run around East London/Essex?

gettingready
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Anyone knows about a place where I could take Zara at the weekend for a free run/swim in reasonably CLEAN water somewhere within an hour (max) by car from East London?

I got great places to walk around here but for variety would be nice to take her somewhere else....

I was looking at Southend but no dogs on beaches of course so....

Any suggestions?

Got a friend with a car offering to take us somewhere this weekend but need to find a place.....to go to - where dogs are allowed...


Thanks :)
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  • mozzyc
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  • Jojo_the_Tightfisted
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    Best place I know of is Littlehampton, but that's too far for you.
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  • Jojo_the_Tightfisted
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    edited 28 September 2011 at 4:46PM
    Ooooh! Website!

    http://www.dogfriendlybritain.co.uk/directory.asp?Category=35

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    Or Brighton. That's all dog friendly from 1st October, but the beach does shelve quite quickly, so Zara needs to be good on recall from the water.




    ETA: It's October by Saturday, so a lot of places won't have dog bans anymore by then. including Southend, going by their website.
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  • Jojo_the_Tightfisted
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    Me again.

    Are you registered with Dogsey? That has a section on walks.
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  • anakat
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    Mersea Island has dog friendly beach and excellent fish and chips
  • lynzpower
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    Um have you not been to Epping forest, the leytonstone end ( wanstead flats) :o our dog loves a paddle in the lakes there...

    Otherwise it would be the sea for me but nowhere is max 1 hour... I dont think anyhow.
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  • gettingready
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    lynzpower wrote: »
    Um have you not been to Epping forest, the leytonstone end ( wanstead flats) :o our dog loves a paddle in the lakes there...

    Ermm yes - I live here so this is everyday walks Wanstead Flats/Wanstead Park and around Whipps Cross BUT - very dirty smelly watre that is ahy I am looking for other places with CLEAN water .. well cleanISH anyway ;)

    Thanks a lot everyone :)
  • peachyprice
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    Connaught Waters at Chingford, it's cleaner there than Whipps X, or up to Broxbourne along the river Lea, that's clean.
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  • gettingready
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    Peachyprice - thanks for that, forgot about Broxbourne and did nto know about Chingford part... :)
  • harrys_nan
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    check the beaches, it maybe you can go on them on from saturday 1st Oct. By me the beaches are out of bounds for dogs during the summer season only, We cant wait for sat :T
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