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During the Summer, I had a free couple of hours, so decided to head in to Hitchin with my black lab Jasper to check out just how dog-friendly Hitchin is…the answer being very! So many families in Hitchin have dogs and it’s often hard to find somewhere you can take the dog and the kids. I was really surprised at just how many places allow (and welcome!) dogs in Hitchin, and I always planned to do an article to share the places we went to.
As you may know, we sadly had to have Jasper put to sleep in July 2022 (probably only a month after this little trip) as he had an inoperable tumour, and at the time I said I would publish a guide in memory of my amazing boy we had for 6 1/2 years, so here we go.
My inspiration for doing this trip came from discovering a really great local Facebook group called Dog-friendly Hitchin, where you can find a regularly-updated list of all the dog-friendly places they’re aware of in Hitchin- at last count there were over 80 in central Hitchin and the surrounding area!
So where did we go?
First thumbs (or is it paws?) up goes to Millets, who had a dog-friendly sign and water bowls!
Brookers is dog-friendly, which is really handy for using the Post Office too...it also makes queuing a lot less cumbersome when you have dogs to meet!
The Dog’s Trust charity shop was definitely Jasper’s favourite stop as he got such a warm welcome…and most importantly- treats!