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Best dog friendly hotels in North East
Devonshire Arms, Bolton Abbey
Featured Hotels with Special Offers
The Devonshire Arms
Skipton, Yorkshire
Four Nights for the Price of Three Special Offer
Headlam Hall
Darlington, Co. Durham
'Summer Escape' Special Offer
The real charm of this grand country house, with sweeping gardens, terraces, oak panelling and swish spa along with a convenient location in a hamlet a few miles from the A1 lies in its warm and informal atmosphere.
The Rose & Crown
Barnard Castle, Co. Durham
'Summer Escape' Special Offer
The Pheasant
Helmsley, Yorkshire
10% Discount Special Offer
Middlethorpe Hall & Spa
York, Yorkshire
'Tailor-Made Break' Special Offer
The Cookie Jar
Alnwick, Northumberland
Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer
Battlesteads
Hexham, Northumberland
Two and Three Night Taster Menu Special Offers
More Best dog friendly hotels in North East
Grays Court
York, Yorkshire
Steeped in history and dating in parts from Norman times, this extraordinary hotel has antique-filled bedrooms, an oasis rear garden bounded by the city wall, and a fine-dining restaurant.
The White Swan
Pickering, Yorkshire
Lastingham Grange
Lastingham, Yorkshire
The Star Inn at Harome
Nr Helmsley, Yorkshire
The Middleton Lodge Estate
Richmond, Yorkshire
Swinton Park
Masham, Yorkshire
Much altered since it was begun in 1695, the Cunliffe-Lister family's neo-Gothic, castellated fantasy castle is 'a very special place, grand and imposing', in 'simply glorious' pleasure grounds and parkland.
The Blue Lion
Leyburn, Yorkshire
Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa
Helmsley, Yorkshire
There is a clever mix of the traditional and modern at this Victorian coaching inn with contemporary main-house, poolside and spa suites, inventive cooking in the restaurant, and an all-year heated outdoor pool.
The Tempus
Alnwick, Northumberland, United Kingdom
Designers have let rip to create this fun, friendly and affordable hotel on a 150-acres estate, with an Alice in Wonderland vibe, occupying new and repurposed farm buildings, with a wide choice of rooms and suites, a cocktail bar and a restaurant serving pub classics and fancier dishes.
Manor House Lindley
Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Alluringly re-designed, this Georgian mansion set back from the High Street in a smart Huddersfield suburb, is brimming with distinctive spaces in which to sit, drink and dine.
The Durham Ox
Crayke, Yorkshire
St Valery Boutique B&B
Alnmouth, Northumberland

The Owl
Helmsley, Yorkshire
A 19th-century drovers' inn in an estate village lives again as a friendly local gastropub with rooms and spectacular moorland views.

Beadnell Towers
Beadnell, Northumberland
A stroll from the beach, this family and dog-friendly hotel offers a mix of individually designed bedrooms, a fun, quirky bar, and a restaurant serving locally sourced gastropub-style cooking.

Simonstone Hall
Yorkshire
Against the backdrop of Stag Fell, with views over Wensleydale, this many-gabled stone-built retreat offers the perfect country house escape, with antiques, comfy armchairs, warm hospitality and modern cooking of local ingredients.

The Lord Crewe Arms
Blanchland, Northumberland

Yorebridge House
Bainbridge, Yorkshire

The Blue Bell
Harrogate, Yorkshire
A handy stopover on the A1, this is the very model of a perfect village pub, with flagged floors, beams, wood-burner, comfy seating, neat, fuss-free bedrooms, and menus that mix pub classics with more elaborate dishes

The Carpenters Arms
Thirsk, Yorkshire

The Fauconberg
Thirsk, Yorkshire
With views to the Howardian hills, this traditional village pub with individually styled bedrooms serves hand-drawn ales in the bar, alongside honest, locally sourced, classic country food in the characterful dining room.

Low Mill Guest House
Leyburn, Yorkshire

No. 1 York
York, Yorkshire
Cool styling and 'whimsical touches' characterise this Georgian town house with its comforting Yorkshire food, cocooning spa and sunny welcome to all, dogs and children included.

Matfen Hall
Northumberland, United Kingdom
Enjoy Victorian Gothic splendour and fine or more casual dining at this country mansion with a spa and golf course in parkland.

The Angel Inn
Skipton, Yorkshire
Michael and Johanna Wignall have reimagined a 15th-century Dales inn, creating classy, contemporary bedrooms, most in annexes with views over Rylstone Fell, and intimate dining spaces in which to sample Michael's Michelin-starred cooking.

The Alice Hawthorn
York, Yorkshire
Overlooking the village green and duck pond, this 18th-century village pub is a friendly local drop-in and foodie destination with Scandi-cool house bedrooms and spacious, eco-friendly, super-duper, stripped-back-chic timber garden rooms.

The Red Lion Inn
Alnmouth, Northumberland
Family owned and friendly, this 18th-century coaching inn and popular local has beers from artisan brewers, pub classics, wood-fired pizzas, and well-appointed bedrooms in restful shades.

Stow House
Leyburn, Yorkshire

The Sportsman's Arms
Harrogate, Yorkshire
'More country hotel than pub-with-rooms', this creeper-covered 17th-century inn, in 'a lovely location', is approached via a narrow stone packhorse bridge.

Beck Hall
Malham, Yorkshire
Beside a beck in a Dales village, England's first plant-based hotel, bar and restaurant is green, dog friendly and fun.

Stone House Hotel
Hawes, Yorkshire
In a 'beautiful setting', with views stretching across the Dales, this family-run hotel in an Edwardian country house is on a quiet lane one mile from town.