hoildays with dogs

julesmby

Tabatha_Kitten wrote: »

I hate going somewhere to find that my dog is not welcome.
We have recently discovered the Yorkshire Dales to be one of the best places to go. We found lots of pubs, resturants, cafe's and even shops were happy for us to take our dog in with us. We normally use our own caravan but have just booked a hotel as its my birthday soon - check out the dog friendlyness of this place:
http://www.thedevonshirearms.co.uk/guest-services-dog-friendly.cfm

wow certainly is dog friendly.We have been to the North .Yorkshire moors staying on a working farm in converted out buildings which were very much home from home, but never been to the Dales so another palce to go on our list:T

Sunnyday

I`ve posted this one before somewhere on the boards http://www.highfieldlodge.co.uk/ We`ve been here about six times so far and will be going back again later this year. The dogs stay with you whether you are in the self catering part or the hotel part and there is no extra charge for them unlike some other places. We take two dogs with us.

I honestly can`t recommend it enough.

HTH

SD

hethmar

We always take the dogs with us. Some of the hotel chains welcome them and you can usually eat in the bar area with them.

We have stayed in lots of dog welcoming b and bs (and places which say they welcome dogs but in fact barely tolerate them once you are there!). Id rather be independent so we can come and go with the boys when we want rather than feeling we have to be out the majority of the day.

Im currently looking for a lodge in May for a few nights in the Weymouth area or Glastonbury, Somerset so we can visit relatives but I dont want to be shoved in the run down ones because we have the dogs with us. One of the dogs is disabled so we cant stay in the middle of towns or villages due to the difficulty in walking on pavements If anyone knows of a cottage/lodge in a semi rural area but near to a dog friendly pub, sandy beach and lots of fields, please let me know.

julesmby

Sunnyday wrote: »

I`ve posted this one before somewhere on the boards http://www.highfieldlodge.co.uk/ We`ve been here about six times so far and will be going back again later this year. The dogs stay with you whether you are in the self catering part or the hotel part and there is no extra charge for them unlike some other places. We take two dogs with us.

I honestly can`t recommend it enough.

HTH

SD

Thank you i had seen this we are going to north cornwall in june for a week and i was looking for a BB the day before and after our holiday so we were not traveling saturdays as it can be so busy. Nice to have someone recommend true dog friendly:T

julesmby

hethmar wrote: »

We always take the dogs with us. Some of the hotel chains welcome them and you can usually eat in the bar area with them.

We have stayed in lots of dog welcoming b and bs (and places which say they welcome dogs but in fact barely tolerate them once you are there!). Id rather be independent so we can come and go with the boys when we want rather than feeling we have to be out the majority of the day.

Im currently looking for a lodge in May for a few nights in the Weymouth area or Glastonbury, Somerset so we can visit relatives but I dont want to be shoved in the run down ones because we have the dogs with us. One of the dogs is disabled so we cant stay in the middle of towns or villages due to the difficulty in walking on pavements If anyone knows of a cottage/lodge in a semi rural area but near to a dog friendly pub, sandy beach and lots of fields, please let me know.

we have stayed at the castle inn lulworth cove extremly dog friendly great web site look at the dog pages and all dogs join owners in pub for breackfast even getting there own sausage, we visited weymouth cant remember how long the drive was i think 40 mins

hethmar

Many thanks, but I think we fancy being in our "own" place this time so we dont feel on edge about when we can come and go.

Mind you, I may change my mind now Ive looked at their website, they certainly do seem to welcome rather than tolerate dogs there Many thanks. As one of mine is disabled, is there access to walks on soft ground immediately from the pub please? Do they have any separate cottages or anything apart from the actual pub building?

julesmby

hethmar wrote: »

Many thanks, but I think we fancy being in our "own" place this time so we dont feel on edge about when we can come and go.

Mind you, I may change my mind now Ive looked at their website, they certainly do seem to welcome rather than tolerate dogs there Many thanks. As one of mine is disabled, is there access to walks on soft ground immediately from the pub please? Do they have any separate cottages or anything apart from the actual pub building?

they have two rooms down stairs with a seperate door from the pub called cottage 2 ,cottage 3, cottage 3 being a larger room with a hall and bathroom, there are fields close by but it is rather steep, we traveled with a disable dog and there are walks only short car journey away. This pub really enjoys the dogs last time we had breakfast in the bar with 7 dogs all enjoying there sausages, must be a nightmare for non doggie people:eek:

hethmar

I did email them about how close grass was and they said it was not right on the doorstep. But I see you have a disabled dog too and managed ok? I remember going to Worth Matravers many years ago with my two sons and 3 dogs at the time and we took them to Lulworth Cove. Makes me sad to think those three dogs are no longer with us - but it was a nightmare travelling with 3 of them plus the kids in the car We stayed at a lovely barn conversion there.

2 years ago we took the boys to the coast at somerset and stayed in a converted stable block, very small room but they were happy to take dogs. In the morning we had to sit in a separate part of the conservatory with the dogs but then nearly all the other guests came over and patted them anyway. I think they must have had half a dozen sausages off people every day. Not good for them - one gets terrible tummy rumbles if he has too much sausage

Tuesday_Tenor

Rural Dorset:
http://www.whitehorsefarm.co.uk/

Lots of lovely walking.
Not close to coast, but not far for a day-trip either.

Not a dog-owner myself but, when I stayed last April, most of the other visitors were.

Sagaris

DH booked an apartment in the Isle of Wight last November, the weather was surprisingly mild and dogs were allowed on beaches as it was 'out of season'. Most of the pubs were dog friendly too, we all had a lovely time. The apartment owners were very helpful too - DH booked through Hoseasons, but Cottages4u and the Dogs Trust (Welcome Cottages) are also good.
We are off to Lake Windermere on Saturday for a week - hopefully we can encourage our lazy beagle to lose some lard ha ha!