Chapel Garden Centre

Chapel Garden Centre is a substantial British Garden Centres branch on the edge of Chapel St Leonards, about twelve miles from Mablethorpe along the Skegness corridor. Dogs are welcome inside throughout the retail areas, making it a useful wet-weather stop when the coast turns blustery and you'd both rather browse houseplants than battle the wind.

The centre stocks the full garden-centre range – plants, outdoor furniture, homewares and seasonal lines – alongside a restaurant and carvery. It's the kind of visit that stretches from a quick bag of bulbs to an hour of wandering aisles with a trailing lead and a trolley.

Free car parking takes the faff out of arrival and the site sits handily for dog owners travelling the east-coast route between resorts. Chapel is officially marked dog-friendly by the chain, so your four-legged supervisor is genuinely part of the plan.