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Hard to find a ‘No dogs allowed’ UK costal break

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MeganM3 · 21/01/2026 11:48

AIBU to be pretty fed up with most holiday parks and rental cottages in England allowing dogs.

I’d be very grateful if anyone could suggest somewhere ideally in Dorset or Devon, a chalet holiday park or group of cottages where dogs are not permitted to stay. We are three families holidaying together. Would be nice if there was a pool.

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Rituelec · 21/01/2026 12:41

Meadow lodges suffolk

Mykittensmittens · 21/01/2026 12:40

Gwel An Mor in Cornwall might fit your bill.

very nice up market chalets on a very small site. some have hot tubs on the balconies. You can choose different styles of lodges to fits budgets, but it is an overall very small park with a quite exclusive feel. It had an indoor pool and a good bar restaurant but was in walking distance of Portreath Bay which also had a couple of pubs. I don’t believe the resort is entirely dog free but we were were there I don’t recall many and you can select properties that are/have been dog free which was helpful to us due to chronic allergies

Firstnamelastname123 · 21/01/2026 12:40

Down in Cornwall, but this is our go to place for a weekend break. They have dog free holiday lodges. I hate paying £££ for a week away and finding the place stinks of dog.

https://argyllholidays.com/gwel-an-mor-resort/

MissMoneyFairy · 21/01/2026 12:29

Look at Marsdens pet free Devon cottages

Sinuhe · 21/01/2026 12:22

MeganM3 · 21/01/2026 11:48

AIBU to be pretty fed up with most holiday parks and rental cottages in England allowing dogs.

I’d be very grateful if anyone could suggest somewhere ideally in Dorset or Devon, a chalet holiday park or group of cottages where dogs are not permitted to stay. We are three families holidaying together. Would be nice if there was a pool.

What's the actual issue with dogs?
Most holiday parks will allow them, BUT will also have dog/ pet free areas.

Unhappyitis · 21/01/2026 12:20

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You do know it's okay for people to have preferences that don't affect you right?

People are allowed to not like or be around dogs.

TeaRoseTallulah · 21/01/2026 12:19

I find air BnB better as they often have no pets.

CaptainMyCaptain · 21/01/2026 12:16

Rife = popular

MO0N · 21/01/2026 12:07

Dog ownership is rife these days and sadly that means that holiday companies can't afford to exclude people who have them.

mindutopia · 21/01/2026 12:05

I think the challenge is that holiday parks likely do allow dogs because of the market they are catering to.

A group of cottages with availability all at the same time…and a pool. 😂 That’s hard to find, dogs or no dogs.

Your best bet is going to be going directly to a local holiday lettings agency in a particular town and getting several cottages in the same area. Prioritise the dog free ones for whoever has the allergy.

Or look to rent one massive country house. It will cost you. I’d expect to pay something around £1000 a night, but you can easily get one with 10-12 bedrooms and will be more likely to have a pool. We have done this before with friends or Dh organised a stag do and hired one. They are often nicely decorated and I’d be quite surprised if most allowed dogs. But if say 5 families, it’s reasonably priced for a week away.

Isobel201 · 21/01/2026 12:04

LighthouseLED · 21/01/2026 11:57

It’s actually quite difficult to find a list of “no dog” places - sites like cottages.com allow you to filter on “no pets allowed” properties, but that doesn’t tell you whether that’s applicable to all properties on a single site.

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I was going to suggest that too.

LighthouseLED · 21/01/2026 11:57

Kingscallops · 21/01/2026 11:50

Maybe stop looking at pet friendly holidays?

It’s actually quite difficult to find a list of “no dog” places - sites like cottages.com allow you to filter on “no pets allowed” properties, but that doesn’t tell you whether that’s applicable to all properties on a single site.

Teenagerantruns · 21/01/2026 11:52

Butlins dont sllow dogs, but nearest to Devon would be somerset.
All other holiday parks l have stayed in allow pets in some of thier caravans.

Kingscallops · 21/01/2026 11:50

Maybe stop looking at pet friendly holidays?

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