Highbury, Abercych

Highbury is a small bed and breakfast in Abercych, a village in the Teifi valley on the Pembrokeshire border, and it is the kind of owner-run house where the welcome does more for a dog than a formal pet policy would. There is a resident dog on site, and visiting dogs have been reported hitting it off with him straight away and spending the stay playing.

The rooms and bathrooms draw steady praise for being immaculate, freshly decorated and comfortable, with the option of both a separate shower and a bath. Breakfast is treated as the point of the stay rather than an afterthought, and it is substantial enough to set you up for a full day out. The overall guest score is 9.9/10 across 39 reviews.

The location suits dogs well. Abercych sits between the Teifi valley and the north Pembrokeshire coast, so you can walk from the door along the river or drive twenty-odd minutes to the coast path for a proper day out. Cardigan and the Preseli hills are both within easy reach, and coastal walking is what most guests come for.

The detail is the one thing to sort before you arrive, and one term does real work: Highbury takes non-shedding breeds only, which rules the house out for a great many dogs and is the first thing to check against your own. Beyond that there is no published pet fee, dog count or size limit, so if you are bringing more than one dog, or you want to know whether dogs are welcome in the breakfast room, ask when you book - and say that you are bringing a dog at the time you book, which the owners ask for anyway. On a house this small that is a quick conversation to have. Dog-specific feedback is limited so far, which is why the paw rating sits at 4.5/5, but what there is describes a genuinely warm one.

Best suited to couples touring west Wales with one dog, who want a small-scale base with a proper breakfast and easy access to both river and coast walks.