Dog Friendly Cottages in Holywell Bay

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Mark - Verified booking

  We have stayed in many cottages across the UK, this was comfortably the best we have ever stayed in.

  So spacious inside, the bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom and living spaces were of the absolute highest quality. Superbly equipped and very clean and the garden and outdoor area to the rear of the property were just perfect. We are absolutely gutted to be leaving, we’ve loved every minute of our stay at Rowan Cottage. If you turn right out of the cottage, head up the road to the gate, that takes you onto Cubert Common and down into Polly Joke beach - this is highly recommended. It takes around 20-30 minutes dependent on how eager you are - I had our dog so managed it in 20 but a light walk would be around 30, this is a lovely walk and a beautiful beach (best kept secret in Cornwall still after all these years). Recommend the village chip shop in Cubert, Bowgie Inn in West Pentire for the views (and really improved over the last few years) and just near a scenic walk around to Polly Joke featuring Poppy fields around beg - late June. Thanks to the Owner for reaching out when we booked our stay and to Holly for being so helpful in the lead up to our stay. A wonderful cottage, amazingly located. We will be back.

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• Charlotte - Verified booking

  We enjoyed our holiday and like previous guests have similar feedback in terms of there needing to be more crockery in the kitchen and a towel rail, or at the very least, functioning hooks on the back of the main bathroom door for wet towels.

  Upgrading to larger bath sheets would be ideal! Electric shower is showing it's age and not powerful but it's adequate. The utility room unfortunately had a damp smell during our week despite using the oil filled heater in there to try & warm it up, it's not great to store your wet weather gear and wellies as they don't dry out! The back garden could do with an outside light, especially for those with dogs wanting to pick up mess as it happens, a little tricky in the dark. It's a shame that has not been installed even though it was suggested a few months ago by other guests. Great that the rear garden was fully enclosed for dogs. Beds were comfy, the road was very quiet so we slept well. The village has a good bakery and a nice fish & chip shop. Local beaches were great for dogs, Holywell, Crantock & Perranporth etc. Excellent dog friendly pubs within short driving distances. Great location and with a little more love and maintenance this could be a fabulous bungalow for couples and small families that would command return visits.

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• Chris - Verified booking

  We had a wonderful week in Rowan Cottage during February half term.

  It has everything you need for a holiday with a dog, including dog food & drink bowls and a warm hose outside. The cottage is warm and very comfortable, with a cosy living room, airy dining room and warm, spacious bedrooms. The bath is fantastic! It has the most fabulously stocked kitchen I have ever come across, so catering was easy, but we also enjoyed meals and a pub quiz at Treguth Inn in Holywell Bay. The village shop & bakery are easy to walk to & handy for essentials, we bought fresh eggs from next door and Newquay is only 15 mins drive away. The village fish & chip shop was unfortunately shut while we were there, but I can recommend it from previous trips. Despite the windy weather, we had some fantastic walks over the common to Holywell Bay, Polly Joke and Crantock beaches and some lovely coastal path walking. Watching seals near Fistral beach on a very wild & windy day was a highlight of the trip.

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• Alison - Verified booking

  Everything was lovely about this holiday property.

  The house was well equipped and tastefully furnished and decorated. The owners even left a selection of books, games, dvds, and puzzles, should you need them. Lots of useful stuff in the kitchen. (And thank you for the welcome pack too.) The oven was different to what we are used to so it would have been good to see the instruction book. But we managed. Two very tiny issues and these were not major, but i think useful going forwards to know. The outside tap is tucked behind the big box and a short hose would be helpful for rinsing dogs, wet suits or beach stuff. And when i booked i saw single beds in the second bedroom and when we arrived the bed was made up as a king size. Again not a big issue for us as we were family. And maybe my fault as i only read this was something we should of asked for when i read the welcome folder. Overall, a great location and we enjoyed our stay at the Waves.

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• Jacqueline - Verified booking

  We had an extremely enjoyable stay; the bungalow was extremely comfortable, and everything that we could have needed had been thoughtfully provided.

  The cream tea on arrival was an excellent touch. A welcome addition would be some blinds in the bedrooms, both for privacy and for closing during the day - especially to keep the hot sun out. The garden was private and the bench seating more than adequate, but a couple of outside cushions would have made it perfect. We had a wonderful hedgehog visitor, but it stopped coming when it realised the dogs were in situ. The location of the village was perfect for our 3 most favourite beaches, and we frequented both the shop (with plentiful provisions) and chippy (excellent fish & chips). We were also lucky in stumbling across the community field for quick walks with the dogs, as well as finding the public footpath from it to a local pub! The Smugglers Den Inn was extremely welcoming, tempting us with their tasty specials menu. Well done to the owners of Dunes View; we hope to return soon.

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