Dog Friendly Holidays

With a canine population of eight million and rising, it’s no surprise that the UK has a burgeoning market in dog-friendly holiday accommodation. From B&Bs and campsites to luxury hotels, more and more establishments seem keen to embrace four-legged guests.

At Shorefield Holidays we welcome dogs at our parks; being a company of dog lovers, we draw on our own experiences so we can help provide a fantastic experience for our four legged guests as well as their owners.

Lesley Lawrence, the Shorefield Holidays Marketing Director, says that we sold 14,000 ‘dog nights’ in the first nine months of 2013, across five of our six holiday park sites in Dorset and Hampshire. So popular have these breaks become, that dogs are now permitted in some of our top-of-the-range lodges with hot tubs, rather than being restricted purely to the more basic accommodation. “It is extremely popular and fifty percent of our guests return year after year,” she says.

Of course, it’s usual to impose a supplement to cover the costs associated with clearing up after pets, such as dehairing, carpet shampooing and disinfecting. At Shorefield, all units that accommodate dogs are equipped with a Dyson dog hair vacuum cleaner.

It's not only our accommodation that is great for dogs; the local area is full of places for dogs to explore including fantastic beaches and the nearby New Forest, a dog walkers favourite. Some beaches, such as Milford on Sea, allow dogs all year round but generally you will find most will allow dogs from October to April.

We've got a whole page on our website dedicated to pet friendly holidays, so you can find out more about what our parks offer to you and your four legged friend.WI