Best dog-friendly cottages in Cornwall

By Hannah Whitfield · 9 min read

Ten stays where the dog is genuinely welcome, not merely tolerated.

Ten stays where the dog is genuinely welcome, not merely tolerated. We've walked this one ourselves, and the order below is the one we'd repeat: it keeps the walking sensible, the queues short and the best meal of the day in the right place.

Start where the crowds aren't. Cornwall rewards an early morning more than almost anywhere in Britain — the light is better, the photographs are emptier and you'll have the pick of tables at lunch. June and September for warm sea and quieter beaches.

Getting around is the part most people over-plan. 5h by rail from London to Penzance, or the overnight Night Riviera sleeper. Once you're there, most of what follows is within a comfortable walk, and where it isn't, we've said so.

Book the two or three things that genuinely sell out, and leave the rest loose. British weather makes a mockery of rigid schedules, so keep one indoor option per day in your back pocket — a museum, a long lunch, a spa hour — and you'll never lose an afternoon.

Finally, spend a little more on one thing and a little less on everything else. A single memorable dinner or a room with the view does more for a trip than three merely fine ones. The places below are the ones reviewers keep coming back to.