Canine Comfort: Amazing gardens for you and your dog

Nothing quite beats the feeling of arriving at a holiday cottage ready to relax. While the humans explore the interior, we suspect your four-pawed companion will be keen to race out into the fresh air to investigate the garden!

Our Canine Comfort collections celebrate some of our very best properties, and this latest one is all about amazing gardens. Discover cottages with dog paddocks, woodlands, outdoor showers and more wonderful features loved by our floppy-eared best pals.

The best bit? £20 of every Canine Comfort property booking gets donated to Battersea, our proud partners, to ensure support for every dog and cat. Read on for cottages with gardens that both you and your dog will adore, or dig through our full cottage range by clicking the button below.

Llyn Brenig Cottage, North Wales 

Sleeps 5 dogs and 6 humans 

This light-filled, sophisticated cottage on a rural country lane is part of our North Wales collection and is a favourite cottage pick that we simply had to share with our canine travel elite. Meadows and fields spread out in all directions, with distant mountain views to complete your backdrop.

When it comes to this cottage’s dog-friendly gardens, you be thrilled to discover there’s not one but two! Both gravelled, the main garden boasts 8ft high fences, a pergola providing shade for your dog during hot days, and an enchanting hot tub for the humans of your group to enjoy in peace. The second secret garden is a real gem – this one is not 100% dog-secure so some pups may need to be on a lead in this space, but it is enclosed with a fire pit, and a view of animals, including friendly pigmy goats. There’s plenty of enrichment for your dog at this fantastic farm cottage.

Plum Tree Cottage, Yorkshire 

Sleeps 2 dogs and 4 humans 

Ready to impress, this elegant retreat in our North Yorkshire portfolio is filled with stylish tiling, furnishings and wall décor too. A breakfast hamper and a charming conservatory are a couple of the highlights. Every inch of this property has been thought through, and that includes the wonderfully dog-friendly garden.

A lovely lawn for our canine pals to race around on, a dedicated outdoor dog shower for rinsing muddy paws after days out, and a hot tub and traditional seating for the humans of the group, all ensure a memorable getaway for the whole family. The wider farm surrounding this retreat has delightful dog walks, including a trail that leads to a private lake. Please consider whether or not you and your canine are up for a visit as the lake is not fenced off.

The Bolthole and Warren, Kent

Sleeps 3 dogs and 6 humans 

These two beautiful holiday cottages in our Kent collection can be booked separately or together, The Bolthole and Warren provide a welcoming retreat for a family and their three dogs – the whole pack will have a wonderful time exploring this scenic corner of Kent. Stay in the two-person or four-person cabin – each property boasts its own fenced-off lawn area, private hot tub and chimenea.

The second, larger cabin also hosts a wonderful seating area with a seasonal canopy so that hot dogs get the chance to cool off in the shade on sunny days. When it comes to our waggy-tailed chums, you’ll find outdoor hot taps – so no need for a chilly rinse after muddy dog walks – and dog towels for drying off afterwards so everyone can collapse together, feeling clean and dry.   

English Oak Lodge, Sussex

Sleeps 2 dogs and 2 humans 

Hide away at this charming little lodge in the Sussex countryside with the four-legged family member in tow. It offers plenty for the human members of your group, with a private hot tub, a fire pit and a shared games room and tennis court where you can keep fit during your getaway.

When it comes to our canine companions, this property is home to a wonderful, partially enclosed private garden, plus a dog paddock that’s shared by all the properties on the site. Your family pup can race about to their heart’s content and really stretch their legs with ball games and chasing their own tail in this excellent dog-dedicated outdoor space. If you're planning a stay in Sussex, we couldn't recommend this cottage more.

Journey’s End, Devon

Sleeps 1 dog and 4 humans 

We have one final beautiful property to end our specially curated list of holiday cottages with amazing dog-friendly gardens: Journey’s End. This tasteful property forms part of our extensive Devon collection and combines cosy and contemporary features to create a welcoming atmosphere inside, whilst outside, the humans of your group will adore the covered hot tub and serene rural views.

When it comes to dog-friendly features, your favourite canine will go barking mad for the splendid grassy garden, and even more so for the dog paddock – a perfect space for pups to let loose and race about during their holidays.

Plan a pet-friendly cottage break to remember

Discover our Canine Comfort collection: Top cottages with extra features for dogs – five cottages bursting with dog-friendly features.

If you’re feeling inspired to dig through more of our enchanting retreats, take a look through our full collection of dog-friendly holiday cottages.

For every featured Canine Comfort property booked, The Travel Chapter Limited, trading as Canine Cottages will donate £20 + VAT to Battersea Dogs Home Ltd, which gives all its distributable profits to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home (registered charity number 206394).