We stayed at The Dunes October 24 with our Irish setter. The hotel was immaculate and rooms very spacious and comfortable. The hotel was low on bookings when we stayed but the staff were still very attentive and we never felt rushed to eat or to finish our drinks early on an evening. They were also very good with our dog and we felt very comfortable. Zoe was particularly professional and very friendly. The grounds of the hotel are nice and I bet in spring/summer it’s an even better place to stay as the outside area had great views with lots of outdoor seating. Roanhead beach took us 20 minutes to walk to and this was a fantastic beach. All in all we will definitely be back in the better weather, and no doubt back again out of season to enjoy the beach to ourselves. We didn’t particularly enjoy Barrow but we did really like Ulverston and Great Urswick. Dalton also has some nice pubs and is accessible from Roanhead Beach. The Trainline was extremely efficient and useful. Everywhere we went was exceptionally welcoming and friendly.