Little Middop Farm Camping Pods, Gisburn

Little Middop Farm sits in the Ribble Valley between Gisburn and Rimington, with three camping pods pitched in a field that looks across to Pendle Hill. The field is fully enclosed and there are only three pods in it, well spaced apart, so a dog has room to move about without ending up on somebody else's pitch.

The owners ask for dogs to be kept on a lead, and they want to know at the point of booking that one is coming, because there are chickens roaming loose on the site. Take that seriously rather than as boilerplate - it is a working farm and the birds are genuinely free-range. Dogs are welcome in the pods themselves, a bowl and biscuits are left out for them, and guests find torches, games and a welcome drink waiting alongside.

The set-up is genuinely camping rather than glamping with hotel trimmings. Cooking happens in a converted horse box kitchen shared between the pods, and the main bathroom is down at the farmhouse, so you walk to it. That is fine in July and a different proposition in February with a wet dog. The pods themselves divide opinion on warmth: some guests have found them cosy enough to skip the extra blanket, others have found them cold and draughty, so bring more bedding than you think you need. Firewood is available if you want the campfire going.

It is a working farm, with sheep and lambs in the surrounding fields, so the usual countryside rules apply the moment you step outside the enclosed pitch. The site is properly off the beaten track down farm lanes, which is the point of it, but it also means shops are a drive away and there is no kettle in the pods, so bring the dog food and everything else with you.

It suits a dog that wants space and an owner who does not mind a cool night, and anyone who would rather be in a field with a view of Pendle Hill than in a room with a radiator.