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Pack your paddleboard and your dog’s life jacket, or just a ball you can throw from the deck while you doze in the sun, because this is a beach house more than worthy of the name. At high tide the surf rolls up to within a few feet of the deck and it’s incredibly soothing to have that soft sound always with you. The enclosed deck means your dog is safe outside on their own, and there’s an enormous stretch of beach and nearby nature reserve to explore.

A shoes-off sort of place where you’ll forget what time it is the moment you arrive and never check again. While there’s a throwback simplicity to spending time here – picnicking, hiking, rowing on the lake, dozing on the jetty – the cabin is bright, spacious and well-appointed, so you get the best of the modern world mixed with the nostalgia of summers past. Dogs love curling up on the blankets after a day swimming in the lake.

If your dog didn’t drag you out, you could end up sitting all day on the balcony here, just watching the water. Sunsets are spectacular, seals and seabirds are worth keeping an eye out for and, if the night gets chilly, you can retreat into the lounge and the corner sofa by the wood burner. When the dog does demand a walk, you have plenty of scope, from the loch’s shoreline to the deep woodlands of Puck's Glen or the paths around Castle Lachlan.

Hidden away in rolling countryside hills, with endless snuffling and stick-finding possibilities, Rookham View Lodge is dog heaven. They might not be too interested in the impressive views across Glastonbury, but there's an enclosed garden and a firepit for evening stargazing to enjoy. Definitely one to bag a rare summer weekend for.

It sometimes feels like everyone has a dog in this part of Wales, so you’ll be welcome at almost every café and pub you find as you head out from Ty Twt. You have everything you need from an enclosed garden to your own private woodland. But if you did want to venture further you'll find lush green valleys and dog-friendly pubs. Inside, Ty Twt is colourful, cosy and quirky with a wood burner, dog blankets for the sofa and board games.

At Logi’s Boathouse, you can count the number of places with this view on one hand. Arrive in the daylight, and you might still be in time to make use of the kayak waiting for you out back – dog life jacket – at the ready for adventurous hounds. Arrive in the dark, and you’ll open the front door, and spot the festoon lights wrapped around the balcony, where you’ll find it hard not to immediately toast your choice of stay to the twinkling Plymouth lights in the distance.