Dog Central at Widemouth Bay...

Stunning, bracing day on the North Coast yesterday, Widemouth Bay was full of dog walkers, I say full but there was plenty of space for everyone and the ratio of humans to dogs was about 1 to 1. Lovely atmosphere, lots of sniffs and a nice lunch at the Bay View.

Late Availability for Half Term...

We still have Broadview available for half term week, starting the 14th February 2014. If you're interested please contact us or go ahead and download a booking form from our web site.

Dogs Today Competition Winner

We are pleased to announce the winner of our Dogs Today Competition for a FREE week here at Helsbury. the winner is Caroline McFarlane from Leicester. She said: "We're really thrilled to have won, we cant wait to get down to Cornwall with our dog."

Your chance to vote for the Best Dog Walk in the West

The second annual competition to find the best dog walk along the South West Coast Path has been launched this week backed by the Kennel Club’s access advisor Stephen Jenkinson, an expert on where dog owners can go and what they can do in the countryside.

Dog owners are invited to nominate their favourite walk from all 630 miles of stunning Coast Path, stretching from Minehead in Somerset to Poole in Dorset.

It could be a two-mile stroll with your four-legged friend through a fishing village in Devon, a longer trek across open fields in Cornwall, or a short scamper across a dog-friendly expanse of sandy beach in Dorset – one thing’s for sure, you won’t be short of options.

To see some of the walks highlighted as particularly dog friendly, view the selection on this map and select the name of your favourite from the drop down menu on the sign-up form for your chance to WIN!

The deadline for the competition is February 28.

You can vote by clicking here.

Helsbury Dog Photo Competition 2014 Entry 21

Stef McQuillan sent these great shots of her dog Buddy at Daymer Bay.

Discover North Cornwall

Lots of great information here on the Visit Cornwall site about the North Cornwall coast.

Helsbury Dog Photo Competition 2014 Entry 20

Kerrie Owen sent these lovely shots of her dogs staying up at Broadview, we love the one of Luca taking in the view!

And the Award for Best View from a Sauna goes to...

OK, that might not be a real award, but if it was I'm pretty sure we'd win it. I'd be happy to see the shortlist if it isn't the winner! For more on the pool go to our web site.