Take your delighted dog through the garden and straight out on to the beach when you stay at this sizeable holiday home near Pevensey Bay in East Sussex. The four-bedroom property, which captures unspoiled, panoramic sea views and vistas across the Sussex Marches, has private access to the beach, where happy hounds can run free all year round.
Enter via a utility room, where you can brush the sand off your furry friend and pop his beach towels straight into the washing machine. Take him into the kitchen to feed him and start preparing a meal for everyone else. Amble through to the open-plan lounge/diner, which has ample space for people and pets to spread out. Fire up the wood burner on chilly days, find your favourite programmes on the Smart TV and take in the sea views as your cheerful chum stretches out at your feet. There is a summer room, where you can unwind over a cup of tea, and a ground-floor WC. Venture up to the first floor to a king-size bedroom, a double , plus a balcony looking over the beach, and a bunk bedroom, with a single bed over a double. There is also a family bathroom. Another staircase, accessed via the bunk bedroom, leads up to the second floor, where there is a bedroom with double bed, single, and en-suite shower room. Let your four-legged pal bask in the sunshine of the courtyard garden as you light the BBQ and watch the children on the trampoline. There is parking for three cars.
Head out on coastal walks from the house: try the 8-mile route between Eastbourne and Pevensey Castle. Plan trips into the picturesque South Downs National Park, 6.5 miles away, with its many footpaths through stunning scenery.