Trevenning Chapel, Bodmin

Trevenning Chapel is a converted chapel in the lanes near St Tudy, in the quiet country between Bodmin Moor and the north Cornwall coast, and it is let as a whole house rather than a room in a shared building. For a dog that means no corridors, no communal lounge and no other guests to pass on the stairs, just the property, the garden and the lanes outside.

One well-behaved dog is welcome, at 20 pounds a week, and pets are taken at the owner's discretion, so mention yours when you book rather than assuming. The rules on site are clear: dogs stay on a lead around the property and on the lawned areas, but there is a paddock where they can be let off to run properly, which is what turns a garden into somewhere a dog can actually stretch out.

Guests who have brought a dog rate the setting highly and describe the position as ideal for walking with one. The conversion itself is characterful rather than sleek, with the original chapel proportions intact, and the dining table and chairs are the one part of the furnishing guests have picked out as due an upgrade. On-site pet amenities are not listed, so pack the bed, bowls and towels you would take to any self-catering house, and expect muddy paws after a walk in the lanes.

The location is rural and low-traffic, which suits dogs that prefer quiet to bustle. Wadebridge and the Camel Trail are a short drive for flat towpath walking, the north coast beaches around Polzeath are not much further, and Bodmin Moor is close by for something wilder.

Trevenning Chapel earns a 4.4/5 paw rating and suits a couple or family travelling with one calm dog who will make good use of the paddock and the quiet. Anyone travelling with two or more dogs will need to look elsewhere, since the single-dog limit is firm.