The Mail on Sunday's Vicki Reeve stayed at the Mullion Cove - a dog-friendly hotel in a 'breathtaking' Cornish clifftop location. It has a new spa and 30 decent-sized rooms and suites.

Here is the rub. For anyone living outside Cornwall, the hotel is a schlep by road. But if you don't fancy being backed-up on narrow Cornish roads for hours on end, you can take the train to Truro ...