Planning a getaway with your dog? You’re in the right place. We’ve pulled together our guides to the best dog-friendly holiday spots across the UK – from Cornish beaches where dogs are welcome year-round to Lake District cottages with walks straight from the door.
Every region guide covers where to stay, which beaches and walks allow dogs, and our hand-picked dog-friendly cottages – the sort with enclosed gardens, no steep stairs, and pubs within walking distance.
Choose your destination
- Cornwall – year-round dog-friendly beaches and coastal cottages
- Devon – moorland walks and seaside villages
- Lake District – fell walks and dog-welcoming pubs
- Yorkshire – dales, coast and proper countryside
- Wales – mountains, beaches and everything between
- Scotland – lochs, glens and off-lead freedom
- Norfolk – big skies and miles of dog-friendly sand
- New Forest – heathland trails, roaming ponies and easy weekend breaks
What makes a holiday truly dog-friendly?
We judge every destination the way we’d judge it for Lord Bentley: secure gardens, dogs allowed inside (not banished to a utility room), decent walking from the doorstep, and beaches or pubs nearby that genuinely welcome dogs rather than merely tolerating them.