With thanks to Jo Hathaway
I thank you for your letter of 25th March 2009 with which you sent a list of some Dogfriendly hotels on the Isle of Wight. I decided on the Hayes Barton Hotel, 7 Highfield Road, Shanklin, IOW and spent five days there last month. It is a family run guest house, the owners being Joan and Chris Williams. I cannot speak too highly of this establishment. Nothing was too much trouble; the food all home cooked; the menu changed each day and there was plenty of variety. My room was very comfortable with all the amenities. There is a very nice garden where one can sit and relax, as I did, during my stay, as the weather was fine and sunny – and my little Pug Macie enjoyed herself too. The hotel is situated within a two or three minutes walk away from a park area – so all in all it was good for Macie and me. Didn’t want to return home. All being well I hope to go back there next year and have in fact made a provisional booking for the same few days. I thank you very much for your help and rest assured Hayes Barton will not disappoint anyone who stays there. Joan and Chris are a charming couple – they work very hard and make every effort to ensure that their guests enjoy their stay with them.
Recommendation for Northumberland…..Shilbottle, near Alnwick. Self catering house. Sleeps up to 6. Really clean and comfortable, Enclosed garden, bridle path just outside front gate, miles of walks across local fields. They ask you to keep dog downstairs, but there is a stairgate, so not a problem. We have just come back from a lovely week there. So many miles of sandy beaches, doggy heaven! http://www.aspaceto.be or henryandlucy@aspaceto.be