Yippee, can have a short break (10th - 14th August) and am looking for springer pup friendly accommodation, dog friendly beach nearby a great bonus.

Anyone know of any good 3*ish hotels or nice pub accommodation - doesn't matter where but preferably not an extreme distance from Suffolk (eg not Cornwall/Extreme Frozen North), tho Northumbria would be NICE.

can't help you unfortunately but if you want to come to Northumbria then try:

http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/vg/wheretos.html

and you can search for accommodation

Happy holiday when it comes wherever you go!

@ extreme frozen North, I is basking in the sun here

sun that is no doubt reflected from some nearby iceberg, I know what you lot are like ooop there

If you fancy Northumberland, there are a couple of places in Otterburn:

I have had friends stay at the Percy Arms who have taken dogs in but not sure if it was because they knew the owner?

http://www.thepercyarms.com/home.htm

Somewhere that definitely allows dogs into the room is Otterburn Towers:

http://www.otterburntower.com/

It's about an hour, maybe more to the beach but you are near Kielder Forest and the Cheviots.

If you do come to Northumberland, you'll have to come across and meet my gwps.

Helen

Otterburn Tower looks GREAT, and I would LOVE to meet your GWPs

will check room availability

:doing a small dance of excitement:

You do realise Northumberland is waaaaaaaaaaayyyy North, even I got a nose bleed going that far up

and where a big badge for H

Otterburn is about 7 miles from the Scottish Border.

Helen

I will!

Is it further than Durham? I actually like it oop north cos you've got much much nicer landscapes, it's a bit 'flet' where I come from, but there's a mild pro-*test*-('") from my brood about going somewhere cold. I've obviously passed on my suspicion that anything north of Cambridge is in perpetual darkness/blizzard

*snort*

It's not always cold oop North you know! but if you do decide to head north, don't blame me if you are lol

Helen

oi - nuffin wrong with being on the right side of the border though