Twine Cottage, Chipping Campden

Twine Cottage sits on Back Ends, a quiet lane tucked behind Chipping Campden's honey-stone high street, and it makes a genuinely good base for a walking holiday with a dog. Chipping Campden is the northern trailhead of the Cotswold Way, so a hundred miles of waymarked path begins a few minutes from the door - and the gentler field routes towards Broad Campden and Dover's Hill are right there too, for the days when nobody wants a hundred miles.

The house rules are unusually clear here, which is a good thing when you are travelling with a dog. One dog per booking, arranged with the owners in advance, at £25 per dog per week. Dogs stay off the furniture and out of the upstairs rooms, they should not be left alone in the cottage for long stretches and never in the garden, and you bring your own bedding, basket and bowls. None of it is onerous, but it does mean packing the dog's kit rather than assuming the cottage will provide it.

Guests who have brought a dog describe a short break that simply worked, with nothing they would change. The cottage's wider score is 9.2 out of 10 across 14 stays, with character and quiet the themes that come up most - and quiet counts for a lot with a dog, because a lane set back from the high street means a calm arrival and far fewer night-time noises to bark at.

Chipping Campden itself is compact and walkable, with pubs and shops two or three minutes away, so evenings need not involve the car. The one practical catch is that the pet fee is charged by the week rather than the night, so it works out expensive on a two-night break and barely registers across a full week - this is a cottage that rewards the longer stay.

Best suited to a couple walking the north Cotswolds with one well-mannered dog, who are happy to work to a clear set of house rules. It earns a 4.4 out of 5 paw rating.