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With holidays abroad off the radar for many this year, looking for places to stay closer to home has become a popular pastime for me.

Times have been tough through the pandemic with the prospect of venturing overseas remaining a distant target in 2021. But every cloud has a silver lining as the old saying goes and despite the dramatic decline in foreign adventures there are many UK staycation venues that could be set to prosper.

Take The Farmhouse at Mackworth in Derbyshire for example. After a long year of cancelled plans, working from home and excruciating uncertainty over what the future might hold, a visit to a cosy dog-friendly hotel with our pet whippet was just what the doctor ordered.

Dog-friendly country inn the perfect place for a post-lockdown staycation