48 places, best first. The places we rate Great for letting a dog off the lead: plenty of space away from roads, and usually water and parking.
- Pasture Wood
Great (93) · Park near Holmbury St Mary
Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 2.5 mi loop · Firm after rain · Shady · Road through it
- Chobham Common
Great (91) · Nature reserve near Chobham
Off lead: Yes, if your dog is under control · Lake · Parking · 2.7 mi loop · Firm after rain · Livestock · Road through it
- Sheet's Heath
Great (90) · Common near Brookwood
Off lead: Yes, outside the restricted season · Pond · Parking · 2.9 mi loop · Firm after rain · Shady · Road through it
- Chertsey Meads
Great (90) · Park near Addlestone
Off lead: Yes, if your dog is under control · River · Parking · 2.2 mi loop
- Puttenham Common
Great (90) · Nature reserve near Tilford
Off lead: Yes, outside the restricted season · Lake · Parking · 2.8 mi loop · Firm after rain · Shady · Livestock · Road through it
- Hurtwood
Great (89) · Nature reserve near Holmbury St Mary
Off lead: Yes, if your dog is under control · Pond · Parking · 2.9 mi loop · Firm after rain · Shady · Road through it
- Great Bookham Common
Great (88) · Nature reserve near Fetcham
Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 2.5 mi loop · Muddy after rain · Shady · Road through it
- Whitmoor Common
Great (88) · Nature reserve near Jacobs Well
Off lead: Yes, outside the restricted season · Lake · Parking · 16 mi of paths · Firm after rain · Shady · Livestock · Road through it
- Horsell Common
Great (88) · Common near Horsell
Off lead: Yes, outside the restricted season · Lake · Parking · 1.3 mi loop · Shady · Livestock · Road through it
- Mindenhurst Central SANG
Great (87) · Park near Deepcut
Off lead: Yes, if your dog is under control · Canal · Parking · 2.7 mi loop · Firm after rain · Shady
- Wisley and Ockham Commons
Great (86) · Common near Wisley
Off lead: Yes, outside the restricted season · Pond · Parking · 2.5 mi loop · Firm after rain · Shady · Livestock
- Prince's Coverts
Great (86) · Woodland near Oxshott
Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 2.7 mi loop · Muddy after rain · Shady
- Headley Heath
Great (85) · Common near Headley
Off lead: Yes, outside the restricted season · Pond · Parking · 2.9 mi loop · Firm after rain · Shady · Road through it
- Brookwood Heath
Great (85) · Common near Pirbright
Off lead: Yes, outside the restricted season · Pond · Parking · 2.8 mi loop · Firm after rain · Shady · Livestock · Road through it
- Broadstreet Common
Great (85) · Common near Park Barn
Off lead: Yes, outside the restricted season · Pond · Parking · 14 mi of paths · Muddy after rain · Shady · Road through it
- Tyting Farm
Great (84) · Park near Chilworth
Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 2.5 mi loop · Shady · Road through it
- Staines Moor
Great (83) · Nature reserve near Staines-upon-Thames
Off lead: Yes, outside the restricted season · Lake · Parking · 0.9 mi loop · Muddy after rain · Livestock
- Esher Common
Great (82) · Common near Oxshott
Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 1.6 mi loop · Firm after rain · Shady · Road through it
- West End Common
Great (82) · Nature reserve near West End
Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 2.4 mi loop · Firm after rain · Shady · Road through it
- Ashtead Common
Great (82) · Nature reserve near The Wells
Off lead: Yes, if your dog is under control · Parking · 2.8 mi loop · Muddy after rain · Shady · Road through it
- Hatchlands Park
Great (79) · Park near West Horsley
Off lead: In parts of it · Pond · Parking · 2.9 mi loop · Muddy after rain · Livestock
- Box Hill
Great (76) · Park near Mickleham
Off lead: In parts of it · River · Parking · 2.8 mi loop · Firm after rain · Shady · Livestock
- The Broadmead
Great (76) · Common near Send
Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 2.6 mi of paths · Muddy after rain
- Homewood Park
Great (76) · Park near Ottershaw
Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 2.4 mi loop · Firm after rain · Shady · Road through it
- Shalford Water Meadows
Great (76) · Nature reserve near Shalford
Off lead: Yes, if your dog is under control · Lake · Parking · 1.4 mi loop · Muddy after rain · Livestock
- Effingham Common
Great (75) · Common near East Horsley
Off lead: Yes, outside the restricted season · Pond · Parking · 2.2 mi loop · Muddy after rain · Road through it
- Norbury Park
Great (74) · Nature reserve near Great Bookham
Off lead: Yes, outside the restricted season · Stream · Parking · 2.9 mi loop · Firm after rain · Livestock · Road through it
- Runnymede
Great (74) · Park near Egham
Off lead: In parts of it · Pond · Parking · 2.5 mi loop · Firm after rain · Livestock · Road through it
- Albury Heath
Great (74) · Common near Albury
Off lead: In parts of it · Stream · Parking · 2.9 mi loop · Firm after rain · Shady · Livestock · Road through it
- Smart's Heath
Great (74) · Common near Mayford
Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 1.7 mi loop · Firm after rain · Shady · Road through it
- Epsom Downs
Great (73) · Park near Tattenham Corner
Off lead: Yes, outside the restricted season · Parking · 2.7 mi loop · Firm after rain · Road through it
- Frimley Fuel Allotments
Great (73) · Common near Deepcut
Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 3.7 mi of paths · Firm after rain · Shady
- Run Common
Great (72) · Common near Grafham
Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 1.4 mi loop · Muddy after rain · Shady · Road through it
- Riverside Park Nature Reserve
Great (71) · Park near Abbotswood
Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Lake · Parking · 1.8 mi loop · Livestock
- Mindenhurst Southern SANG
Great (71) · Park near Deepcut
Off lead: Yes, if your dog is under control · Pond · Parking · 1.2 mi loop · Firm after rain · Shady
- Clasford Common (parts to the south and west)
Great (70) · Common near Normandy
Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · Firm after rain · Shady
- Molesey Heath Nature Reserve
Great (70) · Nature reserve near Molesey
Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 1.8 mi loop · Firm after rain
- Broadstreet Common (part between Strawberrygrove Cottages and the railway)
Great (70) · Common near Park Barn
Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 2.2 mi of paths · Muddy after rain · Shady
- Lightwater Country Park
Great (70) · Park near Bagshot
Off lead: Yes, outside the restricted season · Pond · Parking · 2.2 mi loop · Firm after rain · Livestock
- Tice's Meadow
Great (70) · Nature reserve near Badshot Lea
Off lead: Yes, outside the restricted season · Lake · Parking · 2.3 mi of paths · Muddy after rain · Livestock
- Hydon Heath
Great (69) · Woodland near Hambledon
Off lead: Yes, outside the restricted season · Parking · 2.4 mi loop · Firm after rain · Shady · Road through it
- Milton Heath
Great (69) · Common near Dorking
Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Stream · Parking · 2.3 mi loop · Firm after rain · Shady · Road through it
- Stringers Common
Great (69) · Common near Bellfields
Off lead: Yes, if your dog is under control · Pond · Parking · 4.0 mi of paths · Muddy after rain · Shady · Road through it
- The Hurtwood
Great (69) · Woodland near Hascombe
Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Parking · 2.8 mi loop · Firm after rain · Shady · Road through it
- Rowhill Nature Reserve
Great (69) · Nature reserve near Weybourne
Off lead: Probably: a walking guide says so · Stream · Parking · 1.9 mi loop · Shady
- Effingham Common
Great (69) · Nature reserve near Downside
Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Pond · Parking · 1.3 mi loop · Muddy after rain
- Lakeside Park
Great (68) · Park near Ash
Off lead: Yes, if your dog is under control · Lake · Parking · 1.2 mi loop · Muddy after rain · Shady
- Sheepleas
Great (68) · Nature reserve near West Horsley
Off lead: No rules found: check the signs · Parking · 2.5 mi loop · Firm after rain · Shady