Making memories with your family that will last a lifetime are super important during the current time we live in, and when we say family we mean the dog too! Our dog-friendly holiday cottages in Pembrokeshire are the perfect getaway for you this season.

Over the last year, it has become extremely clear how important spending time with your family and loved ones is. What better way to do that, than to go on holiday. However, it can be stressful planning a holiday for your whole family and your dog too.

It’s difficult trying to plan a holiday with dog-friendly day trips, especially to somewhere you haven’t been previously. Trying to figure out where you can go and what kinds of activities you can do with your furry friend, can be confusing and frustrating, but there are lots of things to do in Wales. At Treicert Farm Holiday Cottages we love dogs and we welcome you to join us!

Fan of History?

If you love history then Wales is a brilliant destination for you. There are 600 hundred castles in Wales, more per square mile than anywhere else in the world. In Pembrokeshire there are 18 castles including Carew Castle Pembroke Castle and Manorbier Castle. 

Pembroke Castle was built in 1093, when it was first built the structure was made of timber. Then about one hundred years later it was rebuilt with stone. The castle is idyllically set on the banks of the river estuary, the majority of the castle is still intact. 

At Pembroke Castle there are lots of exhibitions to explore and tours of the castle. You can venture through the castle and it’s many tunnels and stairways, for a glimpse into the past. Well-behaved dogs on short leashes are allowed everywhere but the cafe and the shop.

Or visit Castell Henllys, it is the only place you can walk around reconstructed Iron Age roundhouses that are in the exact same position they were 2000 years ago. Many experts and volunteers helped to rebuild the roundhouses using similar materials. They also have a fantastic barefoot trail, experience the sensation of squishy clay, crunchy gravel, wood chippings and tree trunks under your feet, just as the Celtic Warriors did.

Fancy a change of scenery?

Another amazing day out for the family is to Hilton Court Gardens and Crafts, which welcomes all dogs on leads. The magnificent gardens are sat in the heart of St Bride’s bay. The gardens are housed in a stunning Victorian courtyard, they are perfectly tended to and make for a spectacularly relaxing afternoon. 

The grounds house ponds and woodlands, a solar dome and children’s woodland houses, made and designed to encourage children’s curiosity and to explore nature. There is also a rustic wooden cafe that overlooks the gardens, which serves coffee, tea, home-made cakes, light lunches and award-winning ice cream. They also have a gift shop, a gallery and a pottery shop, in case you are in need of some retail therapy.