The Bolthole, 66 Norton Park, Dartmouth

The Bolthole is a self-catering chalet at Norton Park, a small, quiet holiday site in the hills just outside Dartmouth where a number of the chalets take dogs. It is a stand-alone unit rather than a room in a building, which is the main thing in its favour for a dog who takes a while to settle somewhere new: no shared corridors, no neighbours through the wall, and you can come and go without walking a wet dog past anyone.

One well-behaved pet is welcome. No pet fee, weight limit or breed restriction is published, so confirm those with the owner at the time of booking.

Inside, the chalet is compact, clean and properly equipped for self-catering, and it has a fire, which sounds like a minor detail until you have walked a dog along Slapton Sands in February and need somewhere to dry them off. Guest feedback puts it among the better-kept chalets on the site.

The one thing to be aware of is cleaning between stays. Dog hair left on the rug by previous occupants has been flagged, and the vacuum provided was not up to shifting it. That is a housekeeping gap rather than a pet-policy problem, but if you would rather not start a holiday with a lint roller, raise it when you book.

Norton Park itself has parking and space to walk a dog without getting in the car, and Dartmouth town, the South West Coast Path and Slapton Sands are all short drives away. Chalet condition does vary unit to unit on a site like this, so it is worth confirming exactly what you are booking.

Best suited to dog owners who want a quiet, self-contained Dartmouth base with walking on the doorstep, and who would rather have a chalet to themselves than a room in a hotel in town.