Steam trains, a castle and the sea: a dog-friendly weekend in Dorset
Two nights in Dorset with four schnauzers: the Swanage steam railway, Corfe Castle, Durlston, Swanage Pier and a New Forest lunch at Burley. All dog-friendly.
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Cornwall with four schnauzers, days six and seven: the Springer Spaniel, seals and Trebah Garden
Day six brought the rain back, almost as heavily as day four. Day seven, our last, gave us the opposite: sunshine and a bit of a breeze, and the longest drive of the week to round things off. After a holiday of dodging showers, it felt like Cornwall had saved a treat for the end….
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Cornwall with four schnauzers, days four and five: the Eden Project and a birthday at Lanhydrock
Day four arrived with the worst forecast of the week, which made the decision easy: we wanted somewhere with a roof. Day five was my birthday, and for once the rain took itself off and gave us blue skies. Two very different days, and between them they showed off what Cornwall can do whatever the…
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Cornwall with four schnauzers, days two and three: Heligan, Caerhays and Golitha Falls
Day one was a write-off in the nicest possible way. We arrived in torrential rain, had paid for early check-in, and spent the afternoon and evening watching it hammer down from the comfort of the hot tub. Days two and three were when we got out and about, weather permitting. The weather did not always…
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A week in Cornwall with four schnauzers: our stay at Forest Holidays Deerpark
We booked this trip months ago, back when a week in Cornwall in early June sounded like a lovely warm start to the summer. Then the end of May gave us a heatwave, and the forecast for our actual week turned to rain every day with temperatures dipping to 14 to 16 degrees. Cornwall, in…
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Two nights camping in the New Forest, and the question of what to do about the other two dogs
This was our first camping trip with the dogs. Last July, two nights at Holmsley in the New Forest, in the middle of a heatwave. We took Silky and Nell. Gertie and Wilma stayed at home.
