21 West Crayke, Bridlington

21 West Crayke is a single-storey bungalow in a quiet residential pocket of Bridlington, and the thing dog owners keep coming back for is the back garden: fully enclosed, a decent size, and private enough that a couple of dogs can be turned out without anyone standing over them. Add a hot tub, everything on one level and a short walk to the shops, and it explains why so many guests book their next stay before they have even left.

Getting to that garden is the one real awkwardness, and it comes up repeatedly. There is no back door. The only way out is round the side of the house, past a small handmade fence that would not stop a determined escaper, or through a bedroom - and guests report a house rule against dogs in the bedrooms. In practice people manage, but it makes a midnight toilet trip more of a production than it should be, and more than one party has asked the owners for a direct exit onto the garden.

The location does a lot of the work. Shops, a supermarket, takeaways and dog-friendly pubs are all within walking distance, the seafront is a steady fifteen to twenty minute walk, and the cliff-top paths north of the town are some of the best dog walking on this stretch of the Yorkshire coast. The house itself is well presented and well equipped, with plenty of local information left out, and the hot tub is covered so it stays usable when the weather turns.

A few practical notes: the driveway is tight and a larger car may not fit, the hedge makes pulling out onto the road awkward, the sofas draw complaints for comfort, and checkout is early at around 9.30am. With a 4.4/5 paw rating, this suits dog owners who want a level, easy-going base within walking distance of both the town and the sea, and who do not mind a slightly roundabout route to the garden.