Station View, Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Station View is a terraced holiday house right on Station Square in the middle of Saltburn-by-the-Sea, and it is one of the more straightforward dog stays on the north-east coast. The house is yours for the stay, so there are no corridors, no lifts and nobody to negotiate with, and the back yard is walled and secure, which is the detail guests with dogs mention most often. It is a yard rather than a garden, but it is enclosed enough to let a dog out last thing without a lead.

The location does most of the work. The seafront and the cliff tops are about five minutes on foot, the beach below draws consistent praise from guests who take their dogs down, and cliff-top paths run along the coast in both directions for longer walks. Because the house sits in the town centre rather than out on a lane, you can walk the dog to the shops, the pubs and the restaurants instead of driving, and the railway station is close enough that arriving without a car is realistic.

Inside, guests describe it as clean, modern and properly equipped, with a sun room and an outdoor seating area, and cleanliness draws consistent praise rather than the mixed comment self-catering lets often attract. The two complaints that do recur are minor: parking is on-street and can be tight, and the kitchen is missing the odd item.

The property's booking listing does not set out a pet charge, so it is worth confirming any supplement when you book. With that settled, this is close to an ideal short-break base for a dog. It earns a 4.7/5 paw rating on a secure yard, a beach five minutes away and a town you can cross on foot, and it suits couples and families who want the dog with them all day rather than left behind while they drive somewhere.