Dog walks with a pub

Dog walks with a pub near Nelson

930 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Nelson are walks that pass a pub: 36% of the 2,560 or more we measured, against 26% across Lancashire.

The walk passes a pub on the way. We do not know whether the pub lets dogs in, so ask before you go in.

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Nelson and the 5 km around it, on Lancashire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Nelson

  • 43% of the walks that pass a pub near Nelson pass a dog-waste bin, against 20% of every walk near Nelson.
  • 51% of the walks that pass a pub near Nelson are never beside a busy road, against 74% of every walk near Nelson.
  • 51% of the walks that pass a pub near Nelson have no busy road to cross, against 74% of every walk near Nelson.

Measured on 12 October 2026 from the map. A difference is listed only when it is ten points or more and larger than chance would make it. How these figures are made

What the walks that pass a pub are like

Each bar is the share of the walks that pass a pub near Nelson that the sentence is true of. The upright mark on each bar, and the small number beside it, is the same share for every walk near Nelson.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Nelson
Under 3 km
12%
35%
3 to 5 km
15%
18%
5 to 8 km
19%
16%
8 to 12 km
19%
12%
Over 12 km
33%
17%

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Nelson
A loop
40%
36%
There and back the same way
31%
37%
One way, ending somewhere else
27%
26%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Nelson
Under trees for a third or more of the way
32%
28%
Beside water for a tenth or more
92%
73%
On open access land for a third or more
9%
7%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
9%
6%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
93%
86%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
87%
87%
No farm grassland at all
1%
2%
Off road for four fifths or more
<1%
10%
On roads or lanes for half or more
79%
60%
Through built-up streets for half or more
1%
2%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Nelson
Never beside a fast road
54%
71%
Never beside a busy road
51%
74%
No busy road to cross
51%
74%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
59%
73%
No steps
81%
88%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Nelson
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
88%
85%
Pass a dog-waste bin
43%
20%
Pass a public toilet
39%
16%
Pass a drinking-water tap
1%
1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
27%
21%
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Walks that pass a pub near Nelson, chosen for your dog

If you live in Lancashire, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app about your dog and it finds walks that pass a pub near Nelson checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there dog walks with a pub near Nelson?
Yes. 930 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Nelson are walks that pass a pub, 36% of the 2,560 or more we measured there. The app shows them by name once you have an account, checked against what your dog finds hard.
What counts as a walk with a pub?
One that passes a pub the map shows. It does not mean the pub is open when you pass, or that it lets dogs in.
Will the pub let my dog in?
We do not know. We know a walk passes a pub from the map, not what the pub allows, so ask before you go in.

Everything we measured near Nelson

Dog walks with a pub in the towns nearest Nelson