Frogmore Corner, Truro

Frogmore Corner is a whole-house cottage on Mill Lane in Tregony, a village on the edge of the Roseland peninsula, inland from Truro. It is a comfortable, well-equipped base for touring south Cornwall with a dog, with off-road parking, a village pub and shop within walking distance and the Roseland beaches a short drive away. Guests rate it 9.1 out of 10 across a dozen reviews, and having the whole cottage means no corridors or shared spaces to manage.

The garden is the part to plan around, and it is more restrictive than a pet-friendly listing suggests. It is not enclosed - there is no gate - and it is shared with the owners' property next door, so a dog cannot be let out unsupervised. The property also asks that dogs are not let into the garden to relieve themselves, with any mess bagged and taken to the dog bin just up the road. Between the two, the garden is somewhere to stand with a dog on a lead rather than a space it can use.

Up to two pets are allowed and there is a £25 pet charge, though the property does not say whether that is per stay or per night, so it is worth settling when you book.

Inside, guests praise the comfortable beds, the well-stocked kitchen and the peace of the village. The trade-offs are on the human side: the double bedroom is narrow, the bathrooms are small with an awkward layout and sit downstairs rather than up, and one stay reported a persistent smell of fish in the kitchen that nobody could trace.

At 4.3 out of 5, Frogmore Corner suits owners of a lead-trained dog who want a quiet village base for exploring the Roseland and south Cornwall, and who are content to walk their dog off the property rather than rely on the garden.