Pet-Friendly Hot Tub Cottage, Welwick

This cottage sits in the village of Welwick, out on the Holderness coast in the East Riding of Yorkshire, with Patrington a few minutes away and Withernsea about twenty minutes by car. It is let as a whole house, so there are no shared corridors or other guests to steer a dog past, and the thing dog owners tend to notice first is the garden.

That garden is large and fully enclosed, and guests travelling with dogs consistently describe it as secure enough to let a dog out off the lead whatever its size. Several parties have brought more than one dog and had room to spare. Inside, the owner leaves treats, toys and bowls out for visiting dogs, which is a useful backstop if something got left behind in the rush to pack.

The welcome is a recurring theme. The owner tends to meet guests on arrival, run through how everything works and leave a welcome pack, and dog owners describe the place as set up for pets rather than merely tolerating them. The covered hot tub is the other feature that comes up in almost every review, and being under cover means it gets used in weather that would rule out an open one. A conservatory gives a larger group somewhere to sit together.

This is a quiet corner of the coast, so the beaches and birdwatching around Spurn Point and the Holderness shore are the draw rather than shops and restaurants. There is a pub directly behind the cottage that serves food, which several groups have used, but a car is realistically needed for anything further afield. The property does not publish a pet fee or a limit on numbers, so it is worth confirming both when you book, particularly if you are travelling with more than one dog.

It earns a 4.7/5 paw rating, and suits dog owners after a self-catering base for coastal walks with a secure garden as the deciding feature.