Dog-friendly Romantic Breaks

A luxury, reverse-level, Grade II listed cottage in High Cogges near Witney. Open-plan living room. Woodburning stove. Woodland area with fire pit and treehouse. Witney 2 miles; Oxford 11.9 miles; Bourton-on-the-Water 21.4 miles.

An idyllic ground-floor cottage nestled within the village of Newtyle, Scotland. Romantic retreat. Accessible accommodation. Hot tub. Glamis 7.9 miles. Dundee 11.9 miles. Dunkeld 20.7 miles.

This detached barn conversion, adjacent to the owner’s home, is located just outside the lovely conservation village of Fordyce, 1½ miles from the Moray coast. A magical place, the village is a warren of narrow streets and beautiful houses still following a medieval plan, and all wrapped around a magnificent centrepiece, Fordyce Castle, simply sitting on a bend in the village street. The holiday cottage is very spacious, comfortable and warm, and takes advantage of the panoramic views of both sea and countryside, with the arched French doors in the living room leading to a sunny sitting-out area at the front. Set within 1 acre of private grounds with dedicated guest outside area with garden furniture and BBQ available.

Fordyce also offers an attractive park opposite the old kirkyard as well as a Victorian garden. The sandy beach at Sandend is a quick drive or a 45-minute walk from the cottage, where local fish can be bought and surfers enjoy the waves. Good coastal walks abound through the old fishing villages of Portsoy and Cullen, or alternatively travel inland through castle and whisky country. There are plenty of golf courses in the vicinity, and the variety of bird and wildlife both onshore and off will please the keen nature lover. Shop, pub and restaurant 2½ miles.

A forest lodge overlooking the scenery of a private woodland in Diabaig, near Torridon, Wester Ross. Pet-friendly. Couple's retreat. Woodburning stove. Close to the coast. Diabaig 0.6 miles; Torridon 8.9 miles; Achnasheen 28.6 miles; Inverness 70.4 miles.

A romantic cottage sitting in Molash near Challock, Kent. Off-road parking. Woodburning stove. Smart TV. Swimming pool. Rural location. Bedroom with en-suite. Faversham 8.5 miles; Ashford 8.6 miles; Canterbury 10.8 miles.

A contemporary converted coach house resting in Witchampton near Furzehill, Dorset. Open-plan. Hot tub. Off-road parking. Furzehill 3.8 miles; Wimborne Minster 5 miles; Bournemouth 14.7 miles.

A romantic ground-floor apartment perfectly positioned in between Windermere and Bowness, Cumbria. Off-road parking. Woodburnng stove. Patio. Ambleside 5.2 miles; Kendal 9.4 miles.

An outstanding property resting in the heart of the market town of Stanhope. Romantic bolthole. WiFi. Pet-friendly. Durham 19.8 miles.

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