Experience a home-away-from home stay in this chocolate-box cottage on the western side of the Lake District National Park. As well as having fabulous walking opportunities within easy reach (including Scafell Pike, 9.5 miles), you’ll also be just 9.5 miles from the coast, where you’ll find paw-friendly beaches and windswept scenery. The cottage has ample room for friends and family to spread out, including a cosy snug where you can curl up with a book. The hounds will adore the outside space, with a rustic, mature garden to sniff and explore.
Leave your walking boots on the porch and step inside the stone cottage to discover a warm and inviting holiday home, with country cottage-style interiors and pretty soft furnishings. After a busy day outdoors, get cosy in the charming lounge, which has original features and a warming wood burner (which the hounds will love snoozing in front of!). Watch the SkyTV/DVD or challenge your fellow guests to a game on the Nintendo Wii. Alternatively, sneak away to the snug for 5 minutes’ peace. Two double bedrooms and one twin await when it’s time to rest up. Outside, the enclosed garden is the ideal playground for your four-legged friends, with rugged paths, sloping lawns and mature trees and shrubs to investigate. Meanwhile, you can relax on the patio and soak up the peace and tranquillity.
Just 0.5 miles away is the adorably named Giggle Alley Forest. This secluded spot is perfect for a little pre-breakfast dog walk amongst the trees, admiring the fascinating Japanese garden and looking out for red squirrels. For something a bit different, take the pups for a jaunt on the La’al Ratty steam train (0.5 miles). The train chugs through the most magical landscape, taking you to the quaint coastal village of Ravenglass.