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Dog friendly hotels for New Year
The UK has a variety of dog-friendly hotels for New Year... Enojoying New Year with your pooch is special.
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Featured Hotels with Special Offers
The Bird
Bath
Three for Two Break Special Offer
Quirkiness abounds at this contemporary hotel in a remodelled Victorian mansion, decorated with witty eclecticism, featuring modish, well-equipped bedrooms and an all-day menu of modern British dishes served in the restaurant or on the terrace amid dining pavilions and fire pits.
Bishopstrow
Warminster, Wiltshire
Christmas 2025 Package 10% Discount GHG Reader Special Offer
Dukes Bath
Bath, Somerset
Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer
As it awaits the playful Kaleidoscope s treatment, this hotel, occupying two handsome Georgian townhouses on an iconic thoroughfare, has a range of classic bedrooms from cosy doubles at the top, to four-poster rooms and suites.
Knockinaam Lodge
Portpatrick, Dumfries And Galloway
'Knock 30 Package' Special Offer
Where the road ends and the Irish Sea begins, this former Victorian hunting lodge with a private cove is secluded, unapologetically traditional and rich in comforts and good food.
Cuckoo Brow Inn
Ambleside, Cumbria
Two Night 15% Discount Special Offer
Headlam Hall
Darlington, Co. Durham
'Summer Escape' Special Offer
Shieldaig Lodge
Gairloch, Highland
'Festive Celebrations' Special Offer
The Devonshire Arms
Skipton, Yorkshire
Four Nights for the Price of Three Special Offer
Middlethorpe Hall & Spa
York, Yorkshire
'Tailor-Made Break' Special Offer
Widbrook Grange
Bradford-On-Avon, Wiltshire
'Christmas in the Cotswolds' Special Offer
The Rose & Crown
Barnard Castle, Co. Durham
'Summer Escape' Special Offer
Pen-y-Dyffryn
Oswestry, Shropshire
20% Discount off Dinner B&B July/August Special Offer
'A hidden gem on the Welsh border', the Hunter family's 'highly dog-friendly' hotel, in a Georgian former rectory, can again bask in the praise from our readers,
Hambleton Hall
Oakham, Rutland
'Summer Escape' Special Offer
The Three Hills
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
'25% off all Rooms' Special Offer
There is a buzzy ambience to this refurbished, child-friendly, dog-friendly 17th-century village pub, named after local tumuli, with restaurant, smart bedrooms and alfresco dining.
Lords of the Manor
Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire
'Taste of the Cotswolds' Special Offer
Homewood
Bath, Somerset
'Complimentary Night' Special Offer
The yellow submarine in the 'beautiful grounds' and the hedge sculpture of a giraffe set the scene at this 'playful, quirky hotel', in a traditional honey-stone building.
The Nare
Veryan-In-Roseland, Cornwall
'Four Day Break' Special Offer
Hartwell House
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
'Three Nights for the Price of Two' Special Offer
The Horn of Plenty
Gulworthy, Devon
Up to 25% off Dinner, Bed and Breakfast Special Offer
With glorious views over the Tamar valley and a good choice of rooms and suites, this former mine captain's house has long been a gastronomic destination.
The Cavendish
Baslow, Derbyshire
Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer
Bedruthan Hotel and Spa
Mawgan Porth, Cornwall
'Winter Warmer' Two Night Break Special Offer
The Pheasant
Helmsley, Yorkshire
10% Discount Special Offer
The Scarlet
Mawgan Porth, Cornwall
'Essence of Scarlet' Special Offer
The Dog at Wingham
Canterbury, Kent
Super Special Two Night Special Offer
Forss House
Thurso, Highland
'Magical Christmas' Special Offer
Under the big skies of Caithness, wrapped in woodland and a curve of the River Forss, this Georgian mansion offers the grandeur of Scottish country house living but with modern-day warmth and comforts.
Cary Arms & Spa
Babbacombe, Devon
Early Bird Special Offer
Ty Mawr
Brechfa, Carmarthenshire
Stay and Dine Jan/Feb Special Offer
The Feathered Nest
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
25% Discount Two-Night Special Offer
Inventive cooking of beautifully presented dishes impress at this gastropub overlooking the Evenlode valley, with four rooms that are smart but not ostentatiously 'designer'.
The Eastbury Hotel & Spa
Sherborne, Dorset
'Garden Escape' Special Offer
Behind the pretty façade of a Georgian town house in an affluent market town, this hotel is a perfect retreat, with small spa, oasis garden and croquet lawn.
The Brisley Bell
Norfolk
'Spring Stay 20% Discount Plus Free Bottle of Gusbourne bubbly' Special Offer
More Dog friendly hotels for New Year
Lake Isle
Uppingham, Rutland
Corse Lawn House
Corse Lawn, Gloucestershire
This beautifully proportioned Queen Anne-style mansion, in a hamlet between the Cotswolds and the Mendip hills, is as traditional as its owner, Baba Hine, who has been at the helm for more than 46 years.
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.
Brockencote Hall
Chaddesley Corbett, Worcestershire
The Acorn Inn
Evershot, Dorset
Thomas Hardy fans will be in their element at this local watering hole in Dorset, which was the model for 'The Sow and Acorn' in Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
Kilcamb Lodge
Strontian, Highland
In a 'beautiful location on the shore' of Loch Sunart where otters swim in the waters and red squirrels scamper around the land, this 18th-century lodge offers country-house comforts and plenty of Scottish flair, ranging from tartan fabrics to home-made shortbread.
Hotel Tresanton
St Mawes, Cornwall
Lime Wood
Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Red Lion at East Chisenbury
East Chisenbury, Wiltshire
Polurrian on the Lizard
Mullion, Cornwall
Gilpin Hotel and Lake House
Windermere, Cumbria
Lakeland luxury at its finest comes courtesy of Gilpin, with its Michelin-starred dining, private hot tubs in the majority of its indulgent rooms and attentive staff. Its flagship rooms are extravagantly large glass-cube spa suites that extend over a pond and offer private garden, spa room and circular bath.
Hart's Hotel
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Modern mixes with medieval on the ramparts of what remains of Nottingham Castle, with this sleek hotel the perfect place to escape the bustling city.
The Yan at Broadrayne
Grasmere, Cumbria
Refreshingly different from some more traditional Lake District offerings, this contemporary hotel is in a beautiful setting overlooking Grasmere.
Beechwood Hotel
North Walsham, Norfolk
Agatha Christie memorabilia, murder-mystery weekends and Art Deco touches set the tone at Hugh and Emma Asher's creeper-clad hotel, former home of the author's doctor friends, in a bustling market town.
The Dabbling Duck
Great Massingham, Norfolk
They have all their ducks in a row at this wisteria-decked gastropub-with-rooms overlooking the green in a village where mallards glide on old abbey fishponds.
The White Swan
Pickering, Yorkshire
Helen Browning's Royal Oak
Swindon, Wiltshire
'Bags of character and a warm vibe' are on offer at this pub with rooms on an organic farm in a pretty l village on the Marlborough Downs.

George and Dragon
Clifton, Cumbria
With smartly refurbished interiors and imaginative, locally sourced, restaurant-quality food, this dog-friendly country inn on the Lowther Estate is a happy mix of pub informality and country-house comforts.
Talland Bay Hotel
Talland-By-Looe, Cornwall
Old Downton Lodge
Ludlow, Shropshire
Amid rolling hills, where Shropshire nudges Herefordshire, Pippa and Willem Vlok's restaurant-with-rooms comprises a picturesque set piece of medieval and Georgian farm buildings.
The Bell at Skenfrith
Monmouthshire
The Middleton Lodge Estate
Richmond, Yorkshire
The Sun Inn
Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
Coul House
Strathpeffer, Highland
It's been more than 20 years since Susannah and Stuart Macpherson opened the doors of this beautiful Georgian building to guests, but readers assure us that everything 'continues to be excellent', with 'good food and wine', and a friendly, warm welcome.
Chewton Glen
New Milton, Hampshire
The Wentworth
Aldeburgh, Suffolk
'Our favourite hotel in the whole wide world,' writes a devotee of this seafront grande dame, run by the same family for 104 years.
The Gallivant
Sussex
Rothay Manor
Ambleside, Cumbria
A Regency beauty with spectacular views from the balconies, this stylish, dog-friendly country house hotel has a relaxed vibe, beautifully designed bedrooms, and a fine-dining restaurant.
The Barnsdale
Oakham, Rutland
Part of the nascent and fast-growing Signet Collection, this hotel, has an easy-going vibe, smart bedrooms, some very affordable, some with views over Rutland Water, relaxed brasserie dining and, now, an outdoor spa.
The Old Bridge
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Much loved by readers, this hotel, restaurant and social hub beside the Great Ouse is justly as popular as ever under its new owners.
The UK has a variety of dog-friendly hotels for New Year... Enojoying New Year with your pooch is special. Across the UK, hoteliers are as fond of welcoming your dog as you are, which is why they absolutely include them in the seasonal festivities. Amongst the UK's dog friendly hotels for New Year, you will lovely pubs with rooms and spacious country house hotels. Not wanting pets to miss out on being pampered, many of the hotels really make the extra effort for guests who bring their dogs.