Grassholm Cottage with Hot Tub

Grassholm Cottage is one of a small group of converted cottages at Rainbolts Hill Farm near Roch, a few miles up the coast road from Haverfordwest and within ten minutes of Newgale and the Pembrokeshire coast path. It is a genuinely well set-up place to bring dogs: a fenced exercise area on site, walking fields that start a few steps from the front door, and a hot tub looking out toward the sea for when the walking is done.

What dog owners notice first is how clean and new everything feels, which is not what people expect from a cottage that takes dogs. The kitchen is properly stocked, the cottage is warm, and the site itself is well kept, with a small shop that saves a drive for the things you forget. Guests travelling with two dogs report no difficulty, and the surrounding farmland gives you a long walk without getting in the car.

The main thing to weigh up is the outdoor arrangement. The dog run and exercise field are shared and sit a short walk from the cottage rather than being an enclosed garden at your own door, and there is no gate onto the courtyard, so late-night and early-morning toilet trips mean walking the dog across the site. Several dog owners have raised exactly this, and it is the single change that would lift the place further.

Two smaller points. Check-in is at 16:00, which makes for a long first day if you have driven far with a dog in the car. And a wind turbine on the site can be audible on a windy night, enough that a noise-sensitive dog might need a radio on. Guests describe the nightly rate as at the higher end for the area, though most feel it is justified.

Grassholm Cottage earns a 4.8/5 paw rating and is a strong pick for dog owners who want a smart, spotless coastal base with proper walking on the doorstep, and who do not mind a short walk to the dog field instead of a back gate.