South West Boscastle
Blackberry Cottage, Polrunny Farm, Boscastle
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated August 2026 · paw rating built from 8 verified guest reviews mentioning pets
Bring your dog if
- You want a whole-property rental - no shared lobbies or corridors to navigate with your dog
- You're basing yourself in Boscastle / the South West and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.5/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Pet fee: £25 per pet per stay (max 2 pets) - research-verified; confirm at booking
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 8 pet-mention guest reviews sourced from major booking platforms - guests who explicitly mentioned travelling with a dog. Each review is screened for pet-relevance, then judged for sentiment to compute the paw rating.
- Not a personal visit. We don't stay at every hotel we cover - we summarise patterns from real guest reviews, paraphrased and never quoted verbatim. Full standard on our editorial policy page.
- Wider context: The property has 42 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.5/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: August 2026. Policies and pricing drift; we re-check on a rolling basis. Confirm specifics with the property at the moment you book.
- How the paw rating works: Full detail on the methodology page, including the three verification gates and known limitations.
Pet policy at a glance
- Pet fee: £25 per dog, per stay.
- Up to two dogs per booking.
- Provided for the dog: a dog bed, a bowl, a blanket and treats.
- Dogs must be fully house trained.
- Dogs must not be left unaccompanied in the cottage at any time.
- Dogs must be kept on a lead in the farm grounds, except in the dog field.
- A dedicated dog field away from the communal areas is provided for dogs, and owners are asked to clear up after their dog.
- Assistance dogs stay free of charge.
- A pet sitting service can sometimes be arranged for a fee if you ask in advance.
Pet-friendly summary
Blackberry Cottage is one of the holiday cottages at Polrunny Farm, set on the hillside just outside Boscastle with the north Cornwall coast in view. It is let as a whole cottage, which is the format that tends to work best for dogs: no shared corridors, nobody else's holiday to worry about, and a green area outside the door.
What sets it apart is that the welcome extends to the dog as a matter of course rather than as an afterthought. Guests arriving with dogs describe finding bowls, towels, a throw and treats already laid out, alongside a cream tea for the humans. It is an owner-run touch that comes up in nearly every review left by a dog owner, not an occasional one, and the owners are quick to answer questions by message even though most of what guests need is already in the welcome pack.
Boscastle harbour is walkable from the cottage, with the honest caveat that it is a steep climb back up, so factor that in for an older dog or a hot day. Beyond the village this is a strong base for the stretch of coast taking in Tintagel, Crackington Haven and Port Isaac, and the walk to the waterfall at St Nectan's Glen is close by. Parties travelling with both children and dogs report the cottage handling the combination comfortably.
The farm charges £25 per dog per stay and takes up to two dogs per cottage, with assistance dogs staying free of charge. No weight limit or breed restriction is published, and the house rules are the sensible ones for a farm: house-trained dogs, not left alone in the cottage, and on a lead in the grounds outside the dedicated dog field.
The grumbles are minor and concern presentation rather than the welcome: some pilling on the bed linen and flat pillows, a well-equipped kitchen missing a cafetiere, and an occasional arrival where the cottage smelled musty and felt cold after standing empty. Nothing that recurs across stays.
Blackberry Cottage suits dog owners who want a comfortable coastal base where the welcome for the dog is planned rather than merely permitted, and it earns a 4.6 out of 5 paw rating.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Dog bed, bowl and treats laid out on arrival
- Whole cottage let with no shared corridors
- Green area outside the door for dogs
- Steep climb back up from Boscastle harbour
- Coast path and waterfall walks close by
- Dedicated dog field away from the communal areas
About this hotel
One of the holiday cottages at Polrunny Farm, on the hillside just outside Boscastle in north Cornwall. Blackberry is a 4.5-star two-bedroom cottage let as a whole, with sea views, green space outside the door and its own parking. Boscastle harbour is walkable downhill, and Tintagel, Crackington Haven and Port Isaac are all a short drive away.
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Polrunny Farm, Boscastle, PL35 0EL
