This pretty terraced cottage combines traditional details with modern must-haves, offering a warm welcome for a family or friends’ getaway. Waterside walks are on the doorstep, and there’s an enclosed courtyard garden where you and your dog can enjoy relaxing in the sun on warm days.
Close to the Appledore quayside, this former fisherman’s abode has been transformed into a pet-friendly and comfortable home from home, its wooden beams and panelling the perfect complement to brilliant white walls and plush soft furnishings. At the end of a busy day, the lounge is the perfect place for relaxation, with an open fireplace, TV and inviting seating providing wonderful creature comforts. Step from here through to a bright kitchen/diner where a door to the courtyard garden lets the sea breeze in and allows Rover to wander at will. Inside, the light-filled kitchen has everything you’ll need to create a culinary masterpiece, while the dining area has a table, chairs and sofa to encourage lingering long after the last dish has been cleared. On the first floor, two generously sized bedrooms are decorated in soothing tones and have beautiful windows. Offering bedtime flexibility, one has a king-size bed and the other has zip-and-link twins that can be converted to a super-king on request. There’s a pristine white bathroom on this floor too. The quayside at Appledore is always abuzz with activity, but you’ll feel a world away in your high-walled courtyard garden – unwind with a book as you dog snoozes at your feet.
Enjoy an amble along Appledore promenade, or jump on a ferry for the 5-minute crossing to Instow; colourful boats bob on the water between the two villages and your dog will love a run on the sand dunes at Instow Beach. Alternatively, it’s 3 miles from your holiday home to Westward Ho! where dogs are allowed year-round on the northern end of the long, sandy beach that’s backed by the grassland of Northam Burrows Country Park. The South West Coast Path offers opportunities for longer walks around the Taw-Torridge estuary, or you could follow the Tarka Trail – one of the country’s longest traffic paths – join it at the historic port town of Bideford, 3.5 miles upriver.