YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE PET HOLIDAYS

HATE jetting off on holiday and leaving your beloved pet at home? Book a trip where they can come, too . . . CRUISE WITH YOUR POOCH

ELIZABETH TAYLOR honeymooned on the Queen Mary with her poodle in tow, and you can do the same on the Queen Mary 2.

Set sail from Southampton and cross the Atlantic with your pet in swish kennels. There’s a new owner’s lounge and play area for pets, so your pooch can socialise in style.

INSIDER TIP: Dog biscuits are baked each day by a chef and dogs receive a QM2 embellished coat.

DETAILS: Cabins for a May 8-15 sailing to New York from £1,599pp including flights. Kennels from £650, cunard.com.

BRITTANY BEACH WALKIES

LE LODGE Kerisper, near beaches in southern Brittany, welcomes dogs for an extra £21 a day.

INSIDER TIP: Take a day trip to the tiny island of St Cado, once a sardine port with a 12th century chapel.

DETAILS: Rooms at Le Lodge Kerisper from £77 per night, lodge-kerisper.

com. Brittany Ferries sail from Portsmouth to Saint-Malo with a car and two passengers from £206, dogs from £16.50, aferry.co.uk.

PET PAMPERING IN IRELAND

MAGNIFICENT Ashford Castle in Co. Mayo offers five-star pampering for pets with comfy beds and doggie treats. Dog-sitting, dog-walking or grooming services on request.

INSIDER TIP: Acres of woodland to roam with your pooch.

DETAILS: From £242 B&B, dogs £35 extra, ashfordcastle.com. Holyhead to Dublin, from £158 return with car, pets free, stenaline.co.uk (25 per cent off trips booked by January 13).