Escape to the Country

Home to the Hervey Family for 200 years, dog-friendly The Ickworth in Suffolk is an incredibly luxurious hotel that is a great holiday base for couples and families.

Spey Valley is a dog-friendly resort situated on the banks of the River Spey. You and your four legged friend will be able to explore all that the Cairngorms National Park has to offer. 

The dog-friendly Pousada de Sagres, located in the Vila de Sagres, is just 5 minutes on foot from the beach, with views of the Fortaleza de Sagres and of the Farol do Cabo de São Vicente. 

The Pousada da Serra da Estrela is a dog-friendly hotel located inside the Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela, in Covilhã with wonderful walks on the doorstep.

Perched on the bluffs of the Aegean Peninsula in Northern Greece, Danai Beach Resort is the ultimate luxurious dog-friendly hideaway and unsurprisingly, a member of “The Leading Hotels of the World”. Only a 50-minute drive from Thessaloniki airport in Macedonia, our only word of warning: holiday here and you may never want to leave!

The Pousada Mosteiro Guimarães is a dog-friendly Small Luxury Hotel located in the city of Guimarães, in an ancient 12th-century Augustinian Monastery with fantastic views of the city.

The only Palace Hotel in the Algarve, and part of the select club of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, this charming dog-friendly hotel is the perfect choice for a dog-friendly holiday  in the south of Portugal. 

The Pousada Convento de Arraiolos, is a dog-friendly hotel converted from a 16C convent located in the village of Arraiolos, in the region of Alentejo. Arraiolos is world-renowned for its carpets, which are considered cultural heritage and unique in the world.