Welcome to the "Walkies with Gromit" website designed to help you locate dog walking areas around Sooke on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Did you know...  Wallace & Gromit are from Bristol, England?

Gromit's kennelA Google Map is located just 350 metres from the historic steamship SS Great Britain. She was the first large ocean-going vessel built of iron equipped with a screw propeller, and the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic.

Isambard Kingdom BrunelWikipedia Info designed the ship which was launched at Bristol in 1843.

It was a short walk from his kennel for Gromit to visit the ship and don a Brunel stovepipe hat, which you see him wearing here. Join Gromit as he travels to Sooke, British Columbia, Canada, touring the dog walking areas and trails located around this dog friendly town.

Select any photo on the left to see a local map and area photos. You may also use the base map to find a dog walking area. Once you've chosen a dog walking area press the "Load Google Map" button to open the Google map in your smartphone then enable your smartphone's GPS feature to navigate you there.

"Gromit, it looks like a grand day for walkies !  Don't forget to bring the Wensleydale."