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Monday 6:30am - 6:30pm Tuesday 6:30am - 6:30pm Wednesday 6:30am - 6:30pm Thursday 6:30am - 6:30pm Friday 6:30am - 6:30pm Saturday 6:30am - 6:30pm Sunday 6:30am - 6:30pm

Towpath Tails Dog Park

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Towpath Tails Dog Park

Welcome to Towpath Tails Dog Park. We offer two play areas - The Paddock and The Coppice. Water is provided, as is a poo bin. And sanitiser is available.
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A safe and calm environment for your dog to run, sniff, play and learn to their doggy hearts delight; and for you to relax and chill out in the rural canal-side setting while they have fun. Nestled within our own Christmas tree plantation and alongside the beautiful Kennet and Avon canal in Wootton Rivers, Towpath Tails Dog Park offers all dog owners a peaceful corner of the Wiltshire countryside

where they can let their dogs off lead safely to have the fun and freedom they deserve. Whether you want to train your puppy, let your older dog have a rummage and rootle, improve your dog’s recall or you have a rescue dog where you need a safe space, away from distractions and causes of fear and anxiety to help you build mutual trust and their confidence – Towpath Tails Dog Park is the perfect place. The Paddock is about half an acre with agility equipment and definitely LARGE ENOUGH FOR RUNNING AND PLAY, but also safe and small enough to keep watch and train. While The Coppice is a larger 3 acre space with a mix of dense and loosely wooded areas. A BIG SPACE FOR RUNNING and SNIFFING, but also great for training and recall. Having been dog owners for over 35 years we know how much it means to have a safe space to let our dogs have some freedom off lead. Our doodles, Hero (RIP💞) and Monty, love to go for long walks across the fields but they also love to tear about and play freely together in the safe space of our paddock – and so Towpath Tails Dog Park was created. SECURE - Both of the play areas within Towpath Tails Dog Park are secure spaces available for private individual hire as well as for dog training and events. Both The Paddock and The Coppice have secure 6ft deer fencing all around the field pegged to the ground, with additional rabbit fencing around the bottom and both have various forms of additional screening. Both play areas have access to the secure gated car park from which there is then a further locked secure gate into the respective play area. Both The Paddock and The Coppice then each have a further access gate fenced to 6ft high with low level rabbit fencing for double security. FACILITIES - The play areas are situated well off the village road and are accessed through a gated secure private car park. The Paddock has jumps, tubes ramps, a splash pool, and access to a natural stream. For the humans, there is a shelter with table and chairs and a clear view down the field. The Coppice is a mix of densely packed and more openly spaced mainly mature Christmas trees for a sniffers heaven. There are a couple of shelters with benches and seats, water, a small paddling pool and a poo bin. We visit both areas regularly to check the grounds, facilities and fencing, to top up the water, and to ensure that everything runs smoothly for when you arrive. BOOKINGS – please see our online booking facility on our website - https://www.towpathtails.com/ to book your visit for either The Paddock or The Coppice. If you have any problems with booking - please contact David on 07891 761705 . Each play area

30/03/2025

YAAAHHH - it's officially spring 🎋🥀🌾and what a glorious start with wall to wall sunshine ☀️🌤.

The clocks have leapt forward and our opening hours have now been extended to 8pm 🕗 to give all our wonderful doggy customers even more time to play off-lead. We've even given the grounds a hair-cut this week 🌱🌱🌱so we can show off all the amazing newly self-set trees in the Coppice - giving even more snifferooney opportunities.
And this week has been a fun packed week for the dogs in the Paddock as well - all taking the opportunity of a cooling dip 💦in the stream.

We hope that all the amazing 'dog-mums' out there had a wonderful Mother's Day.

Why not book a slot for your dogs - just look at the enjoyment that this weeks pups have had. https://www.towpathtails.com/book-online-1

23/03/2025

What another glorious week of weather it has been here at Towpath Tails Dog Park – more dogs 🐕🐩🐕‍🦺, more hoomans 💁🙋‍♂️👩‍🦽, more dog walkers 🦮🚶‍♀️🏃, and more dog trainers 🥏🥎🏅 taking advantage of the great spaces available in The Coppice and The Paddock. This week we have hosted a number of dog trainers delivering mantrailing, adolescent training, 1-1 training and obedience training sessions, as well as a range of dog walkers and our resident Doggy Day Care team Stanley's Day Care.
If you want a space to let your dog(s) have the best off-lead time we have space for up to 15 cars in our secure parking areas and so offer great security for doggy based parties, dog walkers needing a secure space to walk more dogs, or trainers looking to run dog training sessions, as well as all you wonderful hoomans looking for that peaceful space for your dogs to run free.
Bookings can be made on our website - or contact us for more information www.towpathtails.com
Its a pup's paradise at Towpath Tails Dog Park - Happy Dog = Happy Hooman 😁

16/03/2025

It's been another fun packed week at Towpath Tails Dog Park with nice weather to boot.
Just a heads up for those of you visiting on Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th this week that Wessex Water are doing some work near our entrance, the signs say the road is closed, but we've been assured that there is full access to Towpath Tails Dog Park so no doggy play disruption.
See you all soon

09/03/2025

This week it's been fun times all round in Towpath Tails Dog Park and the snapshots here of the dogs having a great time in the Paddock space really show that off. To quote one customer "We just wanted to say a massive thank you for yesterday Aria & Teddy absolutely loved it!!";👍👍👍 and we loved seeing them have such a ball.

This week we are making the most of the lighter mornings 🌞and for all you early walkers we are opening the park at 6.30am. And for those of you wanting that little later in the evening - we're able to stay open til 6.30pm this week.
Bookings can be made at https://www.towpathtails.com/book-online-1. We look forward to seeing all our wonderful customers and their pooches this coming week.

02/03/2025

What a beautiful week of sunshine and frosty mornings to bring a sparkle to the Towpath Tails Dog Park. It finally feels like spring is in the air with the snowdrops appearing and the pussy-willows on our trees. 🎋🌾
And great news – several of you lovely pups and hoomans visiting over the last two weeks have been unicorn 🦄 hunting and have helped us find Towpazz. Our winner is little Tilly – who despite her size managed to find Towpazz hiding in the trees. 🌲

This week being the start of March is traditionally the time when ground birds start to breed and nest; and both the Wildlife Trust and the Dogs Trust are issuing reminders to all dog owners that the law states you must keep your dog on a lead no longer than two metres between 1 March and 31 July when on any open access land to protect ground-nesting birds.
Never fear - here at Towpath Tails we can offer an amazing safe space for you to still allow your dogs to roam unleashed without the fear of disturbing nesting birds. Why not book your session for either The Paddock or The Coppice at https://www.towpathtails.com/book-online-1 We are open from 7am to 6pm this month.
Come and see why so many people voted us Wiltshire’s best Dog Park.

23/02/2025

NOW OPEN UNTIL 6PM 🕕 Towpath Tails Dog Park in Wootton Rivers – great news now that the evenings are getting a little bit longer, we’ve extended the park opening time.

Thank you to all our customers who’ve visited this week – and for this amazing review we received “Today was our first visit to the coppice, we were greeted on arrival and what a friendly welcome it was! Our 9 month old cocker spaniel had the best time despite the rain! She really did enjoy having a run in and out the trees, we also found Towpazz (it did take us 45 minutes mind)😊we are so glad we found this site, thank you, we will be returning very soon for sure!" 🥰

We’ve had a fun half term week with lots of dogs and their hoomans coming along in the search for our missing unicorn Towpazz 🦄– there’s still time to try and find Towpazz - book your session in the Coppice - https://www.towpathtails.com/book-the-coppice, have a fun visit and then send us photos of your dogs on their visit and where you have found Towpazz hiding, and you can be entered into our draw for a free 1hr session. Draw closes on Feb 28th.

We look forward to welcoming you. All the details you need can be found on our website www.towpathtails.com

16/02/2025

Happy Half Term Week everyone. 🤪🤩
For all of you planning to visit Towpath Tails Dog Park this week we are after some help….. our little unicorn Towpazz 🦄has gone walkabout and got itself lost in our enchanted forest of christmas trees 🌲🌲🌲. So for any of you that can spot Towpazz🦄in their hidey place and send us a photo of where Towpazz is hiding in the trees, along with a photo of your dogs playing at Towpath Tails Dog Park, then we are offering the chance for you to win a free 1hr session (for up to 6 dogs) at the park. The names of those who can find Towpazz and send us their photos will be entered into the draw to win the 1hr booking.
Photos of Towpazz in its hiding place along with those of your pups playing at Towpath Tails Dog Park should be emailed to [email protected] by Feb 28th 2025 in order to be entered into the draw.
Book online here https://www.towpathtails.com/book-the-coppice to help us try and find Towpazz.

10/02/2025

Calling all dogs, pups and pooches 🐕🐩🐕‍🦺- remember that no matter what the weather 🌤 🌥🌧💨❄️your hooman needs a walk 🐾too....
Why not bring them along to Towpath Tails Dog Park for a great off-lead experience with you in either The Coppice or the Paddock as a Valentine's Day treat. 😍💕
Teach them how to hide in the trees 🌲🌳, sniff and rootle around the vegetation 🌱🌿☘️and chase a ball 🥎or stick 🪃. Or - if they are the energetic type 🏃who like a challenge - get them jumping through the tyre hoops ⭕️or splashing in the stream 💦. And if they get tired out, they can rest a while on a bench or in the shelter while you continue to race around. Acres of fun for your hoomans and you. www.towpathtails.com

02/02/2025

This week we are featuring a few of our amazing waving, swimming and posing pups in our pics - who seem to think the benches and tables are a great vantage point!, alongside a request from Channel 4 to see if anyone who may be looking for a new pup, would be interested in featuring on their programme The Dog House. (see photo for details)

Why not pay us a visit and see just how much fun a dog can have that they wave a thank you to us! 😅

ps - and we've extended the opening hours by a bit, so you can now come and play until 5.30pm.

19/01/2025

Another week into the new year and another week of amazing pups and their hoomans visiting the park. One of the great things about Towpath Tails Dog Park is that no matter what age your dogs are they each get to have their best time - as they can each wander, chase and play at their own pace. So if you're finding it a challenge to not to 'overwalk' your older dogs when you have younger ones as well; or vice-versa, your younger energetic dogs are not getting enough walk/play time when also walking an older dog, then we may be just the place for you. Plus we hear it's great for tiring out the children as well !!! 😃😉
This week we've had customers bringing new puppies and rescue pups, alongside some bigger groups meeting up and having a ball. So come along and see what we are all about at Towpath Tails Dog Park

12/01/2025

We received this brilliant quote from a recent customer - "5 stars ! Towpath is a great facility to exercise dogs in complete safety; run by wonderful people who really care about their customers and pets. The setting is beautiful and serene, therapy for busy dog owners !" 👌☝️☝️- Customer feedback doesn't get much better than that! Thankyou Tuula.

From the frosty to the snowy ❄️🌨 this past week - and the dogs have been having SOOOO much fun chasing around and following those gorgeous scents all around the park. It's due to be less cold this week and with the nights starting to draw back out a tadge, we're now able to extend the park's closing time to 5pm 😁 - giving all you wonderful doggy hoomans an extra bit of time 🕔to come and have a safe off-lead walkies, with your fabulous pooches. 🐕🐩
Bookings can be made at www.towpathtails.com

03/01/2025

HAPPY NEW YEAR from your team at
Towpath Tails Dog Park. We hope you all had a WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS.🎄
It's been a chilly start to the new year and so nice, now that we finally have some more seasonal frosty weather, to see the park areas looking glorious in the frosty sunshine - after all, who wouldn't want to spend an hour strolling around this beautiful setting with your dogs having just the best time ever.....?
We look forward to seeing you all and your amazing pups and pooches in 2025.
Bookings available via our website - www.towpathtails.com

22/12/2024

Wishing all of our fabulous customers - pooches and their hoomans - past present and future, the most PAWMENDOUS CHRISTMAS. We hope that Santa-Paws has all your pups on the nice-list.
And a very BIG thank you for all of the lovely cards and gifts from everyone.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE 🎅🎄🎁🦴😘

08/12/2024

As storm Darragh passes, the park has managed to stand up well to those huge wind gusts 💨💦 We need to replace some screening but all the fencing is intact and the pups have continued to have an amazing time this week and weekend 🐕🐩🐕‍🦺🐾🐾🐾. Like many, our plans were upended this weekend 😕, but we hope that everyone out there has coped and is ok👍.
Looking forward let's hope it's a calmer week weather wise. But the nights are drawing in again and so we are bringing the close time at Towpath Tails Dog Park forward to 4.30pm.
Hope to see you all soon for some pup-tastic sensory fun for your pooches amongst our Christmas trees. 🌲🌲🌲
Book online at www.towpathtails.com

01/12/2024

Hands up who saw the Marlborough Christmas Lights switch-on on Nov 29th and spotted that the gorgeous tree in the market place was donated by none other than Towpath Tails Dog Park. - great to have been part of the celebrations.
Do share any pics you have of the tree in all it's splendour.

On an admin matter - as the mornings are staying darker longer now, we've had to pull the opening time at the park back to 7.30am. And for those of you who like the later slots - we're holding the close time at 5pm for as long as we can this week, and have some security lights on the cabin, but do remember to bring a torch for those last few minutes.

Have a very happy off lead time everyone. Book online at www.towpathtails.com to get your dogs tearing around our amazing Christmas tree Coppice and and fun-time agility Paddock

24/11/2024

What a pawmendous inaugural Pewsey Pawfest event at the Bouverie Hall on Sat Nov 23rd. It was great to join together with so many other local businesses and celebrate all things 'dawg', and to meet so many wonderful hoomans and pups. Shelley and Isaac were on hand to answer all your questions, while David was manning the park and meeting new and regular customers - despite the appalling weather!
Thank you to everyone who visited the Towpath Tails Dog Park team - we look forward to welcoming you all to our great park in Wootton Rivers in the coming weeks. Bookings can be made by visiting www.towpathtails.com
Thanks also to Honey's Real Dog Food for their amazing organisation of the event.

Here's hoping that we can return to some clearer brighter wintry days after this weekends Storm Bert drenching.

15/11/2024

Members of the Towpath Tails Dog Park team are delighted to be attending The Pewsey Pawfest on Saturday November 23rd between 11am to 5pm at the Bouverie Hall, sponsored by the Honey's Real Dog Food team. There will be a whole host of other dog related local businesses there as well - trainers, behaviourists, day care and dog walkers, groomers, vets, pet stores and artists, to name just a few.
Do come along and visit us and the other local businesses - it's a FREE to attend event with FREE dog treats, and will be a brilliant day out for dogs and their hoomans.

Thank you to Honey's Real Dog Food for organising the event. Let's get as many of you lovely dogs out there to woof your hoomans along to this event and make it as great as possible. Can't wait to see you all there.

27/10/2024

Great to get those extra ZZZzzzs in on Sunday morning as the clocks went back. But it does mean those autumn nights are drawing in even faster, and so the closing time at the park is now 5pm. This still leaves a great big 10hrs per day available to let your paw-fect pups have a blast at Towpath Tails Dog Park.
This week we welcomed a raft of our great regulars as well as the Pomskies party group who met up from far and wide for a play date in The Paddock, and had a ball.
Amazingly we also welcomed Mr Sunshine on Sunday and what a glorious sunrise it was.
But Monty and Hendrix would like to remind all hoomans out there not to fiddle with feeding time just coz the clocks change!!!
Thank you to everyone who visits us and shares their amazing photos - we look forward to welcoming all our customers to Wiltshire's Best Dog Park www.towpathtails.com

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Marlborough
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Opening Hours

Monday	6:30am - 6:30pm
Tuesday	6:30am - 6:30pm
Wednesday	6:30am - 6:30pm
Thursday	6:30am - 6:30pm
Friday	6:30am - 6:30pm
Saturday	6:30am - 6:30pm
Sunday	6:30am - 6:30pm

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https://www.towpathtails.com/

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Dollops in the daisies

Dollops in the daisies.... They Booked here at https://www.towpathtails.com/

WE ARE EXTENDING OUR HOURS!!!! Go sunlight, Go sunlight... Oh, Oh, Go sunlight! To book all the way up to 8pm check this link out: https://www.towpathtails.com/

Curl that paw up, remember to look enigmatically in the distance. Be pointy and...STRIKE A POSE!

Piddle, Paddle, Sploshle, Swoshle Do your dogs love to sloshle?

Starting the Xmas Decks with some crisp cloudy atmosphere...

Pups just having fun this week playing chase and hide & seek, at Towpath Tails Dog Park https://fb.watch/mICkCvLHhV/ .... and then - just like magic - you pop a white one in, but a black one comes out. 😂

Do you like cuddling with your pooches? Do you like animals that like cuddling each other? Do you like otters? Well otters love this stretch of canal! Directly next to our dog park is the seemingly infinite stretch of the Kennet and Avon waterway, therefore the session/s that you book with us don't have to be the end of the fun! Fingers crossed, if you take a lovely walk down this way, then otters will be out to play!

For all our train enthusiast customers - the Flying Scotsman No.60103 (#flyingscotsman) will be passing directly alongside Towpath Tails Dog Park tomorrow June 21st as part of its centenary. They are being very sketchy about the timings but the suggestion is it would be passing by the park somewhere between 11.30am and 12.30pm - but this is a real guesstimate and could be earlier or later. For a safe ringside seat - book your space in The Coppice www.towpathtails.com

a waggy tour of our "Coppice" option...