Little Acre

Stithians, Cornwall

6 Humans

4 Dogs

Children welcome

Enclosed garden

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Why we love it

Bursting with features to make you and your dog feel at home, there’s plenty to do nearby, if you can bear to leave

Dogs will love

The entire cupboard dedicated to them by the front door, filled with towels, coats, and spare leads
Being spoilt with treats left for them, and dog shampoo for post-walk preening
The whole mess of walks available, with several dog friendly-beaches nearby

Humans will love

Being a stone’s throw from the café, pub and watersports centre on the lake
Being just a short drive away from either coast
Spending time in the picturesque garden with summerhouse

The place

Little Acre looks like a French Bastide, with its stone walling and vines that crawl the spaces between the windows. Wicker chairs adorn the space either side of the front door, for afternoon cups of tea and tipples. To one side, there’s an idyllic English garden, with all manner of plants and trees ringing an enclosed garden your dog will zoom about in. On the other side, a shaded secret garden opens up to another field where your dog can run free. In the kitchen, you’ll find an Aga – where you’ll cook dinner whilst your dog lies awkwardly in front of it. If it’s good weather, make use of the BBQ out back, and grill up a storm whilst your partner or kids pretend to be too busy in the summerhouse. If there’s a downpour, pop into to the library room off the lounge and check out the walking maps and National Trust brochures, or pick one of the many books to lose yourself in as you shimmy into the leather sofa, and listen to log burner crackle.

Sleeping

1 x Double room
1 x Double room downstairs that opens onto the garden
2 x Single rooms

Washing

1 x Shower room with WC downstairs
1 x Family bathroom with bath and shower
Shower gel, shampoo, bath oil and liquid soap provided
Hose and trigger for dog washing, just outside the barn door

Living and relaxing

Cosy living room with sofas and chairs
Log burner in the living room, with logs, firelighters and kindling provided in autumn and winter
Window seat in the kitchen
TV
Wifi available, but the walls are thick so the signal is not as strong in some areas!
Library room
A dressing room for the single bedrooms
Large, mature and tranquil garden
Summerhouse
Patio with outdoor furniture

Cooking and dining

BBQ with bistro table and chairs, with a small bag of charcoal provided
Large kitchen table that seats six
Kitchen including Aga, electric cooker, microwave, kettle, toaster, fridge, freezer and dishwasher
Cooking basics supplied - salt, pepper, oil, milk, coffee, and tea
Welcome hamper with carefully sourced goodies like bread, butter and jam

For the dog

Special dog cupboard for all the doggy essentials provided
Dog coats
Spare leads
Dog towels
Brushes
Bowls
Poo bags
Treats

Booking information

Check in 1600
Check out 1000
£20 per dog per stay
Children over 10 years old welcome
Ample parking for three cars next to the property

Optional extras

More than four dogs can be accommodated by request

You should know

There’s a small open pond in the garden, note POND, not swimming pool, Fido
The garden is enclosed, and hard to escape, but no Fort Knox! Puppy Houdinis and determined mutts may find a way
As you go up the stairs the ceiling is low - tall people take care
Dogs are welcome on the sofas, but please keep them off the beds
Children should be 10 years old and over

Stithians Lake is one to visit. A quick 20-minute walk, and you’re not only on the bank of a beautiful body of water, but at the Stithians Lake Watersports Centre, where you can paddleboard, kayak, canoe, sail, windsurf and go trout fishing. Even better, there’s a dog-friendly café on site called Wild Vibes, with talented baristas and an incredible menu to suit all. If you’re feeling less active, stop off at The Golden Lion Pub, dog friendly with lakeside views, obviously
Just ten-minutes down the road by car, there’s the Nine Maidens Stone Circles, which confusingly have 16 stones, set back by the road and just a few parking spaces nearby. Make it the starting point or the end point for a stroll around the fields with your four-legged friend and get a stretch in too!
Just under nine miles away, is the town of Falmouth – cobbled streets lined with quirky vintage shops and boutiques, independent micro-breweries, cafés aplenty, with an ever-changing vibe that caters both to the youth that pour into the town to attend the arts university there, and the existing population. As a coastal town, it’s also unsurprising to learn that there’s two large water sports centres with a variety of the usual sports on offer.
Just eight miles in the opposite direction sits the town of Portreath, where there’s surf at Portreath Beach, with shops near by to rent or buy kit, rock pools to dip into and explore – dogs are welcome from September to the end of June.
To the east, there’s Trelissick Gardens, where you can go to explore the 300 acres, finding flower gardens with magnolias, daffodils and rhododendrons in season, and views of the River Fal running alongside. You can peruse the woodland and countryside for hours with your tiny companion and tucker them out for the day.
The cycle trails nearby are fantastic, so guests are encouraged to bring their mountain bikes

Location

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