Dog-friendly Cumbria
Home to one of the most beautiful areas in Britain, The Lake District, there's no better place for a dog-friendly adventure in the great outdoors! Whether you are looking for a short-break or a week away with the family, friends or as a couple Cumbria is a wonderful place to visit, and your dog will love you for it!
Brampton, EnglandPennine View is a delightful, semi-detached house in the pretty and quiet village of Brampton just 2½ miles from the market town of Appleby in Westmorland. It is ideally located and surrounded by both the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks, and has direct views up onto the North Pennine Fells, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Pennine View is idea for families and friends looking for their next base to explore the best that Cumbria has to offer. There are three bedrooms on the first floor all with spectacular views onto the Pennines, a twin room, a double and a super kingsize bedroom that can be split into a second twin if you prefer. The excellent family bathroom is also on this floor. Pennine View is ideally suited for up to 4 adults and 2 children. The ground floor is where you will be doing all your entertaining; the living room has Sky TV, plus amazing views direct from your sofa onto The Pennines; a separate dining room has extra comfy seating plus a wood burner for those cold winter evenings, with more views onto the neighbouring fells; the kitchen, with separate utility room, offers a dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer, electric oven and hob to make life easy while away. Outside there is a delightful garden to the rear of the property split over two levels; the bottom level is on a patio and has seating, whilst the second level is lawned with more seating and excellent views of the Pennines again. The garden is completely enclosed, ideal for pets and children.
You are spoilt for choice when deciding what and where to go, you could easily be enjoying yourself on the water at Ullswater or hiking a fell at Blencathra or up Helvellyn all in the Lake District or village hoping around the Eden Valley enjoying the local shops, cafes and bars in Penrith, Appleby or Kirkby Stephen all within a close drive from Pennine View. There are beautiful walks to Dufton and The Pennines right from your front door. The settle to Carlisle Railway is the perfect way to explore the beautiful area, as it crosses some of the wildest countryside in England over the Ribblehead viaduct. The local pub is 275 yards from the property and is open Thursday through to Sunday, perfect for when you don’t fancy cooking or simply to enjoy an afternoon beverage.£86From price per night based on 7 night stayExplore & book
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Brampton, EnglandOne of our wonderful Milton cottages, situated on a working farm. Mixing original character with modern amenities. Woodburner, beams, shared hot tub. Great walking close by. Brampton 2 miles.£43From price per night based on 7 night stayExplore & bookPrice Match GuaranteeDogs Stay Free
Brampton, EnglandOne of a group of delightful Milton cottages situated on working farm. Beautiful exposed beams, spacious open plan living, hot tub. Quality luxurious accommodation with woodburner. Pretty rural views over open countryside. Brampton 2 miles.£44From price per night based on 7 night stayExplore & bookPrice Match GuaranteeDogs Stay Free
Brampton, EnglandA delightful, semi-detached, stone-build barn conversion on a working farm. Tastefully furnished. Pet-friendly. WiFi. Rural location. Great base for exploring Hadrian's Wall, the Northern Lakes and Cumbria. Brampton 2 mile.£47From price per night based on 7 night stayExplore & bookPrice Match GuaranteeDogs Stay Free
Brampton, EnglandA pretty, attached cottage, situated on the outskirts of Corby Hill. Pet-friendly. WiFi. Hot tub. Pub and shop within 1.5 miles. Carlisle 6 miles.£67From price per night based on 7 night stayExplore & bookPrice Match GuaranteeDogs Stay Free
Brampton, EnglandA lovely, two-bedroom cottage resting rurally in Tindale Fell near Hallbankgate, Cumbria. In an AONB. Pet-friendly. Enclosed garden. Traditional. Brampton 6.9 miles; Carlisle 16.2 miles; Penrith 26 miles.£47From price per night based on 7 night stayExplore & bookPrice Match GuaranteeDogs Stay Free
Bassenthwaite, England
5.00Prominently looking over the village green, and within touching distance of the Skiddaw massif, this link detached property is in the perfect location to explore the north western fells of the Lake District. Located in the heart of the village, with the village farm adjacent, the property offers access onto miles of quiet footpaths and local fells including little-known routes up Skiddaw and the back of the Blencathra massif. The beautiful beck, with its resident ducks, flows through the village and provides a great place for kids and dogs to cool off on warm days. The property is also only a few miles away from the historic market towns of Keswick and Cockermouth, which can both be easily accessed by bus, and offer a variety of shops, pubs and restaurants.
Lealholme provides spacious and comfortable, single-storey accommodation, and has the added benefit of level access and wide doors. Tastefully decorated throughout, and with an enclosed garden, with double wrought iron gates, which provides parking and makes the perfect sun trap to sit and relax, perhaps whilst enjoying a purchase from the Lakes Distillery just down the road! The well-equipped, contemporary kitchen has slate tiled floors, Denby crockery, quality cutlery and utensils and an alcove, complete with a large electric range cooker. This fully central heated home from home, offers a large comfortable living/dining room with original pitch pine panelling, stone mullioned and sash windows offers a cosy and welcoming environment, complete with a wood burner. Lealholme also boasts a large walk-in shower with a Softstone base and a double shower head.
The village is situated in the north of the Lake District National Park, and is also just a short drive to Carlisle and the Scottish borders - it couldn’t be easier to explore the area. Bassenthwaite is a real community village which hosts an annual duck race, frequent pub quizzes and a vibrant, active local church arranging village fates, sports days and even Morris dancing. This beautiful cottage is just over a mile away from Bassenthwaite Lake, where fishing and sailing are available, or for nature lovers a walk up to the osprey viewpoints is well worth the effort. The property is ideally located for cyclists, with rides including the C2C and Cumbria Way routes, along with off-road trails at nearby Whinlatter Forest. However you choose to spend your stay, this is a perfect location to make the most of the Lake District. There is a dog-friendly, village pub serving food, just a short walk away, whilst Armathwaite Hall hotel and spa, Ravenstone lodge and Castle Inn all provide alternatives within 2 miles. Beach 18 miles. Shop ½ mile (seasonal) or 7 miles (open all year), pub 200 yards, restaurant 1¾ miles.£66From price per night based on 7 night stayExplore & bookPrice Match GuaranteeDogs Stay Free
Pooley Bridge, England 5.00Barton Hall Farm can be found just outside Pooley Bridge, the village at the outfall of Lake Ullswater. Set in the countryside on a traditional working farm, this area offers some of the most wonderful landscapes in the region from the privacy of a secluded rural setting. It is minutes from Lake Ullswater, with its walking, water sports and ponderous steamers making their regal-like journeys up and down the lake in the shadow of the majestic fells. This area offers many forms of recreation, whatever season you choose to visit. All three cottages have been tastefully converted from original old stone farm buildings; and wherever possible the original features have been retained. Old pitch pine beams stretch unhindered through bedrooms and across stairways and the local slate and sandstone are in evidence throughout. Guests are welcomed with fresh flowers, along with well furnished comfortable holiday accommodation, wood-burning stoves and well-equipped kitchens. For good walking, fells nearby include High Street range, 1 mile, and Helvellyn, 10 miles. The market town of Penrith, 5 miles; whilst the attractions of Keswick are 14 miles. Shops, pubs and restaurants ½ mile.£66From price per night based on 7 night stayExplore & bookPrice Match GuaranteeDogs Stay Free
Cartmel, England 5.00April Cottage is situated in the peaceful South Lakeland hamlet of Staveley-in-Cartmel, just a stone’s throw away from Windermere and the National Trust park and gardens, Fellfoot. A former Besom store, this traditional whitewashed cottage is perfectly positioned to explore the popular Lakeland villages of Ambleside, Grasmere, Coniston and Keswick, as well as the quieter corners and beaches of the South Lakeland Peninsulas and West Lakes including, Grange-over-Sands, Cartmel and Arnside.
Just a short walk from April Cottage is Gummers Howe, one of the Lake District’s top ten picturesque picnic spots, whilst a host of woodland walks and cycle tracks lead directly from the cottage up into the surrounding fells to offer stunning panoramic views. The nearby, quaint market town of Ulverston, teeming with eclectic, independent shops, cafés, pubs and restaurants and with entertainment for all ages, is only 4 miles away by car. There are also days out at the Lakeside Aquarium, traditional steam train experience at Lakeside and Haverthwaite, and the popular South Lakeland Zoo which are also just a short drive away.
Beatrix Potter fans will find plenty to interest them at her home at Far Sawrey, near Hawkshead and at The World of Beatrix Potter at Bowness-on-Windermere, whilst art and poetry lovers will adore the delightful Dove Cottage at Grasmere, which was home to William Wordsworth, and the beautiful house and gardens of Brantwood at Coniston, which was home to John Ruskin. After a busy day splashing on the water in boats, hiking over the fells or cycling through Grizedale Forest, snuggle up by the fire and enjoy a cup of cocoa at April Cottage, or head out to the lovely pub close by for a sumptuous meal and drinks on the banks of the River Leven. Beach 7 miles. Shop, pub and restaurant within a mile.£54From price per night based on 7 night stayExplore & bookPrice Match GuaranteeDogs Stay Free
Appleby-in-Westmorland, England 5.00Beautiful stone-built cottage resting in an enviable location with stunning views across rolling countryside, 6 miles south of Appleby-in-Westmorland. Pet-friendly. WiFi. Shop and pub 4 miles£84From price per night based on 7 night stayExplore & bookPrice Match GuaranteeDogs Stay Free