Bring your best furry friend with you when you stay at this enticing cottage in Cornwall. Sleeping five guests, the three-bedroom, dog-friendly retreat is situated in charming Egloshayle, 1 mile from Wadebridge. Welcoming pups with open paws, it has a small terraced garden and a superb, sun-soaked, enclosed, south-facing deck. It makes a pawfect base for pups and people wishing to follow the picturesque Camel Trail.
Follow your chum’s wagging tail and enter to find yourselves in airy accommodation with white-washed, beamed ceilings and exposed stonework. The open-plan lounge/kitchen/diner is ideal for pets who like to pad about and people who want to socialise. Light the wood burner during the cooler months, then sink back into the soft seating while your chum flops on the floor. Watch the Smart TV or play games until it is time to rustle up the next meal. Call him through to the adjoining kitchen to fill his food and water bowls, then prepare something tasty for everyone else. Congregate at the table to enjoy your Cornish feast. Also downstairs is the family bathroom, with its stylish, freestanding bath, and a separate WC. As day turns to night, find somewhere for your four-legged friend to doze downstairs, then head up to your own bedrooms on the first floor, a super-king-size, a double and a single, all with sloping beamed ceilings. Light the BBQ on the raised deck and sizzle your supper in the fresh air as your canine keeps you company. Linger over a bottle of wine as the stars appear. There is parking for one car.
Plan a day out to Treyarnon Bay, 12 miles away, which is dog friendly all year round. Here you can also pick up the South West Coast Path and follow it for a spell with your energetic hound.