Dog-friendly Cumbria

Ready for a unique experience? This Canadian timber lodge gives you direct views to the beautiful Alpacas, grazing right in front of your lodge. Easy access to Ennerdale, St Bees, Loweswater and The Lake District National Park.
The Alpaca Lodge offers premium accommodation for couples and families. Situated on a small holding, you will find Alpacas, Mediterranean donkeys, hens and horses. The native red squirrels often make an appearance, roe deer and even the badgers at night-time.
From here you can enjoy direct views to the Alpacas, these curious creatures provide endless entertainment, they are playful, cute, and intriguing. The owners offer meet and greet with the animals and Alpaca Walking, which can be pre-booked.
Local facilities include Ennerdale Brewery, with its real ale tap room and restaurant, and a pub which serves good pub food, both just ¼ mile down the road, and a good shop is 2½ miles away. At the end of the drive is a footpath leading into the Marron Leys Woodlands. This is a lovely mix of managed woodland and open grassy areas, ideal for a short stroll, plus your dogs will love it. The lodge is in the village of Rowrah, on the fringe of The Lake District National Park between Cockermouth and Ennerdale. Within 2 miles is the National Park with its abundance of walks, cycle routes, wildlife, mountains, and lakes.
The property offers easy access to explore the Western Lake District and coast, and you have a couple of pubs and restaurants nearby. The nearest lake is Ennerdale Water, about 4 miles away. Widely regarded as one of the most unspoilt areas of The Lake District National Park, Ennerdale is teeming with wildlife, including indigenous red squirrels, ospreys, and buzzards. Loweswater is less than 6 miles away, leading on to Crummock Water and Buttermere. The scenery around this unspoilt part of The Lakes is stunning, and the beauty, colours and unforgettable panoramic views are magnificent.
Whether you want an easy stroll, a challenging walk, or a serious climb, this makes a great base from which to start your adventures. For outdoor lovers, you can easily access Ennerdale, one of the most unspoilt and wild parts of the Lake District, here you can tick off many of the 214 Wainwright fells, so it’s a great base for fell walking.Rowrah is home to a very popular go karting track, ¾ mile away, which is one of the best in the UK if you want an adrenaline boost. There is also good access to several coastal towns including Whitehaven, 7 miles, with good restaurants, a popular harbour and good shopping.
St Bees Head Heritage Coast is within 10 miles, offering excellent coastal walks and sandy beaches, whilst the lively market town of Cockermouth, 9 miles, has an abundance of speciality shops, coffee houses, restaurants, and attractions. Visit Wordsworth House for a spot of culture, or maybe Jennings Brewery beneath the castle walls offering tasting tours.

Seacote Gardens is a semi-detached home, set in the quiet and calm town of St Bees. The house has been tastefully furnished throughout and the owners have decorated the property with much care and attention. Sit back in the enclosed garden and watch the outstanding sunsets, or just enjoy exceptional starry nights, which are due to no light pollution. Seacote Gardens is the perfect seaside setting, with views of the Irish Sea and a fantastic children’s play area within 200 yards, as well as a lovely beach café and the RNLI slipway nearby. St Bees Head has been designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is the prime location of the start of the Wainwright Coast to Coast Walk, and the 9-hole St Bees Golf Club is 500 yards away, so this holiday home is also ideal for golfing getaways. On a clear day you can catch sight of the Isle of Man, and a dog-friendly restaurant is only 100 yards away if you don’t want to cook.
The beauty of this area is that it is so close to the Lakes and the coastal path is on your doorstep, with only a short walk to the RSPB St Bees Head Nature Reserve. Take a trip on the Ravenglass to Eskdale miniature steam railway, known to the locals as the ’la ’al ratty’, or visit beautiful Muncaster Castle, home to the World Owl Centre. Whitehaven is only 5 miles away and is filled with popular restaurants and a world-famous port. You can visit the Beacon Museum there, which is bursting with history, there are Coast to Coast cycle routes, coastal walks and golf breaks all from this fabulous holiday home. Whether you are looking for a relaxing seaside break or an adventurous walking holiday, Seacote Gardens is the perfect base. The beach is only 200 yards away where you’ll find a beach café, perfect al fresco breakfasts. Beach 200 yards. Shop 400 yards, pub and restaurant 100 yards

Fell Mount is just minutes’ walk away from the popular historic town of Grange-over-sands. With partial sea views and easy access to many popular Cumbrian attractions this is a great base for your holiday. This wonderful property has four bedrooms on the first floor, two doubles & two singles with two family bathrooms. Downstairs boasts a large living room, separate dining room & a newly renovated kitchen. The back garden is perfect for enjoying a family afternoon with a BBQ & perfectly situated bench for those sea views! This traditional Victorian seaside town offers plenty for you to see and do. There is an abundance of restaurants, cafés and boutique shops to explore. Take a walk down the promenade and relish in the views looking right over to Morecambe Bay. The charming village of Cartmel is only 2 miles away, famed for its horse racing weekends and its sticky toffee pudding. This stunning village is well worth a visit and offers two Michelin star restaurants and a 12th-century priory. Newby Bridge, home to the Lakes Aquarium, Windermere Lake Cruises and the Haverthwaite steam train, is just 7 miles away. Known as the gateway to the lakes, you can easily access many popular towns around Cumbria including Ulverston, Ambleside, Coniston, Bowness-on-Windermere and Windermere.

A stunning, semi-detached home resting in Bootle near Millom, Cumbria and the Lake District. Large garden. Ample parking. Smart TV. Close to beach. Broughton-in-Furness 10.8 miles; Ambleside 29.8 miles.

Curlew Cottage is ideally located between Allonby and Silloth on the Cumbrian west coast, with exceptional views onto the Irish Sea and further to the Scottish coastline. Surrounded by the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty you have some of the finest sand dunes in the area. This area is also part of a site of specific scientific interest as the neighbouring dunes are home to rare animals like the natterjack toad. The surrounding dune grasslands and beach are also very important for birds like Curlews, Oystercatchers, stonechat and many more for breeding and roosting, making this area perfect for nature and bird watchers alike. If your lucky you could even stumble across the submerged forest, dating back over 8000yrs, it is thought to be pine or oak which has been hidden off the coast by the sea.

The cottage itself is very traditional for the area, with many features to show off. There are 4 good sized bedrooms allowing up to 6 people to use the property for their coastal adventure or even just a get-away holiday. With a good sized garden at the rear and towards the sea you will be able to sit out on an evening and watch the sunsets with the coastline just a minutes walk. There is a covered seating area in the garden. The cottage is set among four other houses and is away from the road giving you peace of mind with both children and dogs.

With only a handful of other properties nearby you will be able to enjoy a peaceful Cumbrian holiday while also being only 30-minutes drive from the Lake District National Park where the dizzying heights of Blencathra, Skiddaw and Grisedale Pike could be your next walking destination, you may even fancy a boat trip on Ullswater, Derwentwater or Bassenthwaite Lake, all within easy reach from Curlew Cottage. Village pub within 1 mile. There is a cycle way passing the property from Maryport to Allonby and part way to Silloth.

An attractive semi-detached property in the centre of Grange-Over-Sands. Sea views. Pet-friendly. Off-road parking. WiFi. Woodburning stove. Cartmel 2.3 miles; Windermere 15.2 miles; Kendal 13.6 miles.

A semi-detached cottage resting in the Cumbrian village of Haverigg. Close to coast. Close to Lake District National Park. Woodburning stove. Enclosed garden. Millom 1.6 miles; Broughton-in-Furness 8.4 miles.

A traditional detached cottage nestled within an idyllic corner of the Lake district in Santon Bridge near Eskdale Green, Cumbria. Hot tub. Idyllic surroundings. Woodburning stove. Wasdale 5.6 miles; Seascale 6.1 miles; Coniston 19.2 miles.

A stunning lakeside cottage in the centre of the village of Great Urswick near the town of Ulverston. Lake views. Large grounds. Play room. Ulverston 3.2 miles; Marton 3.3 miles; Broughton Beck 6 miles.

This luxury, ground-floor apartment sits within the Grade II listed Stone Cross Mansion in Ulverston, Cumbria. Smart TV. Dog-friendly. Off-road parking. Private patio. Rural location. Lake Windermere 10 miles; Coniston Water 12.7 miles.