Four Paws Explorers (2024)

18/08/2022

I think a big part of exploring a new area is sampling the local cuisine!

Here’s Reggie living that super chill life after a busy day exploring Brighton. He finished his day by checking out with his humans and he had an absolute blast.

When you book a holiday with us, you can be assured that every restaurant we book you in to will be dog friendly 🐕

29/07/2022

Hello to all of our lovely new followers! 🙋🏼‍♀️

Considering my full-time job is that I work in marketing, I’m pretty terrible at keeping up with marketing and social media here!

But thanks to your guys lovely reviews and recommendations - you’re doing it for me in the best possible way! 💞

I’m Megan and this is Stig and we’re the duo behind Four Paws Explorers 🐾🐾

Stig’s a lil reactive guy and we loooove going on holiday, but we quickly realised how much admin it was to plan a fully dog-friendly holiday. So Four Paws Explorers was born 🤩

We plan everything for you from accommodation to activities to meals out, so all you have to do is show up on time 🙌🏼

We’ve recently been planning an amazing honeymoon for some clients!!! They go off in a few weeks time and we are so excited for them!

We have a queue of three holidays to plan currently, so if you’re thinking of planning a little end of summer break around September… now would be a good time to let us know 💁🏼‍♀️

08/06/2022

Hey there explorers! 🐾🐾

We launched the first three sets of our ready made routes on Friday! Check out our tried and tested trips here!

Each one can be booked for camping/campervans/cottages/hotels. Every trip can of course also be amended for reactive dogs.

Cornish Coast 🌊 - 5 or 7 night option. Activities include: historic castles and smugglers inns, a sea safari, kayaking tranquil waters, cyder tasting and of course hikes around the gorgeous coastline!

Norfolk Broads & Beaches 🚤 - 4 night trip. Activities include: seal spotting boat trip, scenic strolls around a grand estate, a beach day, a steam train adventure and private boat hire for a day out on the broads!

Shropshire Weekender 🌿 - 2 night trip. We recommend a glamping pod with a hot tub for relaxing in after those long walks for this one! Activities include: long hikes around the beautiful Shropshire hills, visiting local historic sites and eating the best pub grub the region has to offer! Option to go wild swimming on one of the days too.

As ever with a four paws explorers holiday, every activity and table is booked in advance for you and all tickets are in one place, so all you have to do is turn up to everything on time ⏱

Next three routes launching soon!

Lots of love,
Megs + Stig 🐾🐾

31/05/2022

Good morning explorers, we are back!

We have been working so hard for over a year now on these ready made routes, and we can’t wait to launch the first few on Friday!

We will still be offering bespoke holidays completely tailored to you, but these ready made routes have already been designed to give you the best experience of the local area, packed with amazing activities and bookings at great local restaurants. If you would rather do them self-catering, this is also an option.

Our ready made routes have been tried and tested and are full of customers favourite things to do ✨

We will also be launching an ambassador search on Friday! We have the next set of ready made routes almost ready, we just need someone to test them out! 🐕

We’re so excited to show you what we’ve been up to!

Lots of love,
Megs + Stig 🐾🐾

04/12/2021

Tequila and Toast headed out on a Cotswolds adventure this autumn!

They love exploring sites when they are in new places - so many of them are dog friendly! These sites are great walkies for the doggos and interesting for the humans!

This is the picturesque ruins of Minster Lovell Hall. It is a 15th century Oxfordshire manor house, set in beautiful rural settings beside the River Windrush. They include a fine hall, tower and nearby dovecote.

This location is also a popular wild swim spot!

20/10/2021

We are so fed up of the grey skies already, so we are throwing it back to sunnier days!

Here is the beautiful Ronnie having a blast in Cornwall this summer 😍

Ronnie went to a gin tasting, had a tractor ride, went kayaking, visited some castles and even had a meal cooked by a michelin starred chef… the list goes on!

Thinking of your next summer vacay? Drop us a line today!

19/05/2021

Sorry we’ve been a bit quiet on here! We have been working really hard on getting through itinerary requests and developing a new area of the business! We are launching this in July and we are so excited to show you! 🤗

Got about four itineraries left to go, and hoping to have them all finished by the end of this week. If you are still waiting for one, you’ll have it by Sunday evening! Because they are all completely bespoke, they take quite a bit of time to plan. Around three/four full days each if I do not know the area.

and fam got out on their getaway to Shropshire the other week and it looks like they had a fab time! They were the winners of our previous giveaway!

We are going to launch the new section of the business in July, and we are going to team it up with a giveaway to celebrate. So keep your eyes peeled in a few weeks time! 👀 (can’t believe it’s July in six weeks!!! 😳)

08/05/2021

If you’re looking for a short, chilled out walking holiday, Stig and his spiky hair highly recommends The Shropshire Hills.

The Shropshire Hills are a designated area of natural beauty. There are 46 AONB locations across the UK!

There are hikes with dramatic views, waterfalls, a decommissioned reservoir for wild swimming, and a wealth of dog friendly country pubs.

*Stig used to wear a muzzle with a head strap, and every time I took it off he had this little spiky tuft 🙄😂

05/05/2021

Sneaking out of the pub like 👀

We make sure that every pub or restaurant that you visit on your holiday is completely dog friendly. We book all tables in advance and let them know that you will be attending with your furry friends! 🐕

02/05/2021

We are big fans of yellow dogs here at Four Paws Explorers. Rolo could not look like anymore of an obvious yellow dog - even from a distance! Yet still someone with an “out of control” dog off leash, let their dog speed up and approach Rolo.

It’s not cool. Yellow Dogs are dogs that are usually anxious or fearful (there are other reasons too), and ultimately just need some extra space. They have as much right to be out and about as any other dog does. A lot of it is education, because not everyone knows what a yellow dog is. If you see one when you are out and about exploring, just give them some space and don’t let your dog approach - it’s all they are asking for 😊

27/04/2021

Who do you reckon could build the best den? Rolo or Twirl? 👀

A beautiful 4 mile walk for exploring the great outdoors at 🍃

We love big walks! Where is your favourite trail?

26/04/2021

Captain Rolo + First Mate Twirl here 🚤

Had a busy start to the day yesterday, our dad was driving us around The Norfolk Broads, so naturally we had to be great boaters and check out the views from the front and the back 😎

had a half day boat hire around the Norfolk Broads yesterday!

Hiring a boat is a great way to see the world from a different perspective 😍

25/04/2021

Our ambassadors are out and about exploring Norfolk over the next few days!

I plan these holidays to an absolute T. Give you each activity booked in advance, let you know distance and estimated time between them so you don’t need to work it out. Send you all of the tickets so they are all in one place. Show you menus before you arrive to each restaurant so you know exactly what you can expect. The only thing I can’t control is the weather - so I’m glad so far it’s holding up 😅

Being a reactive dog mom, I LOVE the rain. It usually means the “oh it’s fine, he’s friendly” *dog proceeds to run at speed towards my v unfriendly dog* brigade are not out and about! . But I think on your holidays you definitely want the sunshine, or at least, no rain!

Yesterday they were exploring the birthplace of Anne Boleyn, Blickling Estate. Mentioned in the Domesday Book, Blickling Estate was the birthplace of Anne Boleyn, and during the Second World War RAF air crew were billeted here, while its owner, Lord Lothian, influenced Churchill’s actions!

All dogs are encouraged to be leashed over the vast estate, which spans 4,600 acres!

They finished their day with dinner at The Bucks Arms - a super dog friendly pub! The food looked amazing and I think I’m going to have to make a trip here for myself 😂

Rolo was an absolute superstar and deserves a special mention! He is quite nervous around unknown dogs, and absolutely bossed it yesterday - walking past 13 dogs in the beer garden! What a guy! ⭐️⭐️⭐️🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

17/04/2021

We have been exploring the Kent Coast for the past few days - we have had such a lovely time.

It’s great down here because you can do a different town every day if you wanted to. We visited Ramsgate, Whitstable, Margate, Broadstairs and Deal.

Lots of nice walks on windy beaches with your pick of pebbles or sand! There are a wealth of dog friendly pubs, restaurants and cafes here too.

Here we are at Reculver Towers & Roman Fort just before we headed in to Whitstable. This was the site of one of the earliest Roman forts built against Saxon raids on the 'Saxon Shore'. It later became the site of an Anglo-Saxon monastery before becoming the parish church for Reculver. The tall towers were built in a remodelling of the church in the 12th century. It is right next to Reculver Country Park, so there are some nice walks you can do too. As well as a little cafe for post walk snacks!

02/04/2021

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway - we were absolutely over the moon last night to announce as the winner and can’t wait to plan a holiday for her, her partner and her two rescue pooches! 🐕🦮

Our holding website is now live and you can submit holiday enquiries! 🥳

There will be a website rebrand in Mid May after we have finally been able to go out and capture more content. We are so excited for lots of adventures this year 🤩

Please keep your eyes peeled because there definitely will be more giveaways in the future 👀

25/03/2021

🚨 GIVEAWAY TIME 🚨

To celebrate the launch of Four Paws Explorers one week today - we are hosting a big giveaway!

You can win £300 of Four Paws Explorers credit to use on a Four Paws Explorers adventure of your own. The break will be completely tailored to yours + your pups needs. As well as this, you can win some off road adventure essentials.

To enter:
- Like this page
- Like this post and tag three pals in the comments
- Share this post (make sure the privacy is public so we can see it) and tag us

Mud Daddy - The Mud Daddy is a portable mud and dirt washing brush ideal for grooming muddy dogs. The Mud Daddy Washing Brush works without electric or battery power, using a combination of water and air pressure to deliver the power you need the all-natural way. These come in different sizes and I will order the size that is best for your dog. Please note the 8L is currently out of stock - but is coming back in May.

Dirty Dog Bug Off Bar + Spray - Free from harmful chemicals and loaded with natural goodness!
Features: Neem oil, Vitamin E, Sweet Almond oil, Witch Hazel and Coconut oil with Lemongrass, Eucalyptus and Frankinsense essential oils.
The ingredients featured in this spray make it ideal for not only a freshen up but for a pre-walkies bug off boost.

We are not affiliated with Mud Daddy or Dirty Dog, we just love these products! They are perfect for cleaning off after a mucky adventure, or even just a quick rinse after playing in lakes or the sea.

The winner will be randomly selected and announced on April 1st 2021.
We are also running this competition on our Instagram page. Enter there for another entry!

24/03/2021

Hello Explorers, it’s me - Stig the boss dog 😎

We’re running a big giveaway tomorrow to celebrate the launch of Four Paws Explorers on April 1st! The winner will be announced then. You’ll be able to win some holiday credit (enough for a weekend away) + some other exciting adventure essentials 🎉

Let all your friends know and tune in tomorrow at 12pm!

18/02/2021

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for following our journey so far! We are officially launching the service on April 1st 2021 and we are so excited about it!

Taking in to account the current climate, this year we will be planning UK based getaways only. In 2022 we will be expanding in to destinations in Europe + further afield.

Some of you know our story already, but let's fill the gaps in for those of you who don't!

I am a huge traveller and I have a dog that is people + dog reactive. Leaving him with a boarder whilst I go away exploring is just not an option. So, I take him everywhere with me!

Until adopting Stig I had no idea how much time it could take to plan a fully dog-friendly holiday. We research everything - beaches, walks, accommodation, restaurants & bars, local attractions & activities and put together a full itinerary of fun stuff for pup and humans.

Four Paws Explorers is a travel booking service purely for awesome adventure holidays with your dog. Each break is tailored completely to you. We will research + book every activity and make sure that it is suitable for yours + your pooches needs.

We are still collecting market research, if you have a spare three minutes + haven't completed the survey yet, we would love it if you could. You can find the survey here → surveymonkey.co.uk/r/FBCWRHR

If you have any suggestions or comments about what you love/don't love about planning holidays with your pooch I would love to hear them in the comments below, or in a DM.

We are now on Instagram at

Looking forward to hearing from you + telling you more information about how to book soon! 🐾

Four Paws Explorers