George's Cottage, Bamford

George's Cottage is a stone cottage on Ashopton Road in Bamford, in the Hope Valley, with Bamford Edge rising behind it and the Ladybower and Derwent reservoirs a short drive up the road. It is a whole-house let rather than a room in somebody else's home, which for most dog owners is where the decision starts.

Dogs are clearly expected here rather than merely permitted. Owners travelling with them have found a dog bed, blankets and treats waiting alongside a welcome pack of homemade cake, wine, eggs and milk, and several describe their dog settling in straight away. The practical kit matters as much as the welcome: there is an Aga that keeps the place warm, drying space for wet coats and a washing machine, which after a Peak District winter walk is worth more than any amount of decor.

The one thing to plan for is the garden. It is terraced and fenced, and once you are through the gate it is properly enclosed - but you reach it by crossing a shared pathway, so a dog cannot simply be let out of the back door and forgotten about. Two separate dog owners have raised this and both said the same thing: it works fine, it just is not the open-the-door-and-shut-it arrangement people assume from the photographs. Carry the lead as far as the gate.

Walking is the reason to come. Routes start from the house rather than from a car park, so the car can stay where it is for a whole weekend, and the Yorkshire Bridge Inn is a few minutes down the road for a pint at the end of one. There is a bus stop outside if you want to range further into the Peak.

The other caveat is the stairs. They are steep up to the first-floor bedroom and steeper again to the attic room, with narrow treads, and that is worth thinking about for an older or heavier dog used to following you up to bed.

It suits owners who walk hard and want somewhere to dry off afterwards, and who are content to walk a dog to a garden gate rather than open a back door.