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Dog friendly pubs with rooms
Few things are more peaceful than sitting by a fire with a well-earned drink and a sleeping dog at your feet. But not all pubs will welcome your pet, particularly if you are staying the night.
Greyhound Inn, Letcombe Regis
Featured Hotels with Special Offers
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.
The Dog at Wingham
Canterbury, Kent
Super Special Two Night Special Offer
The Rose & Crown
Barnard Castle, Co. Durham
'Summer Escape' Special Offer
Cuckoo Brow Inn
Ambleside, Cumbria
Two Night 15% Discount Special Offer
The Crown Inn
Surrey
Midweek Two Night Stay Special Offer
History feels very present at this half-timbered, jettied medieval inn overlooking village green, with a choice of atmospheric four-poster rooms and contemporary accommodation, real ales on tap, and an eclectic menu served in a panelled dining room.
The Feathered Nest
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
25% Discount Two-Night Special Offer
The Brisley Bell
Norfolk
'Spring Stay 20% Discount Plus Free Bottle of Gusbourne bubbly' Special Offer
The Black Swan
Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
Summer Weekender Special Offer
The Star
Alfriston, Sussex
'Summer Ramblers Retreat' Special Offer
There is star quality indeed at Olga and Alex Polizzi's updated version of a historic Tudor inn, in a charming medieval South Downs village.
The Felin Fach Griffin
Brecon, Powys
Winter Escape Special Offer
The Cat Inn
West Hoathly, West Sussex
15% Discount Two Night Stay Special Offer
The Gurnard's Head
St Ives, Cornwall
Winter Escape Special Offer
The Castle Hotel
Bishop's Castle, Shropshire
'20% Discount Summer' Special Offer
The Greyhound Inn
Wantage, Oxfordshire
'Lazy Sunday Sleepover' Special Offer
The White Hart Inn
Colchester, Essex
Two Night Spring Special Offer
Cross the causeway to an island renowned for its seafood and tuck into some of its best at this 'lovely dog friendly foodie retreat', left empty and derelict from 2013 until Piers Baker (see The Sun Inn, Dedham), stepped in to revamp it in 2021.
The Beech House and Olive Branch
Clipsham, Rutland
Special 25th Anniversary Midweek Two Night Break Special Offer
The Sun Inn
Colchester, Essex
Two Night Spring Special Offer
The Old Coastguard
Penzance, Cornwall
Winter Escape Special Offer
The Bull Inn
Totnes, Devon
July Mid-Week Stay Special Offer
Ethical sourcing and sustainability are at the heart of this organic pub with beautifully styled rooms and imaginative food featuring local and seasonal produce.
The White Horse
Chilgrove, West Sussex
Summer Sip and Stay Special Offer
With the Goodwood Estate down the road and the South Downs on the doorstep, this rural, dog-friendly former coaching inn is popular with Barbour-wearing country-sports enthusiasts and hikers.
More Dog friendly pubs with rooms
The Coach & Horses
Lymm, Lancashire
Away from the crowds but close to good walking in the Ribble valley, this traditional coaching inn, refurbished in style, is both friendly village local and foodie hotspot, with impressive and glamorous bedrooms, onsite microbrewery, fine-dining and tasting-menus in the restaurant, pub classics and light bites at lunch.
The Bath Arms
Horningsham, Wiltshire
The ancient stone-built Bath Arms in woodlands on the Longleat estate 'is a welcome sight after a long journey', and doesn't disappoint within, with 'appealing menus' 'attentive and pleasant staff' and great-value, well-decorated rooms.
The Lord Poulett Arms
Hinton St George, Somerset
'Gardez la Foi' reads the Poulett family motto over the door of this thatched, ham-stone village pub, and the trio behind the Beckford group (see The Beckford Arms, Tisbury) have kept absolute faith with their winning concept here. The ambience is friendly and relaxed.
The Sun Inn
Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
The Gunton Arms
Thorpe Market, Norfolk
No Twenty9
Norfolk
'Offering a buzzy, stylish stay', this quirky venture 'has plenty of attitude within its Georgian exterior', starting with the propeller behind the chrome bar counter, writes an inspector.
The Star Inn at Harome
Nr Helmsley, Yorkshire
The Double Red Duke
Bampton, Oxfordshire
Eat inside or dine alfresco under a striped parasol, at this exceptional gastropub with super-stylish rooms, some for a family, some dog friendly with access to the garden.
The Beckford Arms
Tisbury, Wiltshire
The Cricket Inn
Kingsbridge, Devon
The Meikleour Arms
Meikleour, Perth And Kinross
A picturesque cottage-style Georgian coaching inn within a verdant designed landscape on the Lansdowne's estate is today a dog-friendly hotel, pub and anglers' dream.
The Pear Tree Inn
Melksham, Wiltshire
This gastropub-with-rooms is set in a beguilingly pretty 17th-century Bath stone inn with mullioned windows and cascading wisteria, and lovely gardens outside.

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.
The Rose & Crown
Snettisham, Norfolk
The Black Bull
Sedbergh, Cumbria
In 'England's book town', under mighty Howgill Fells on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, this is just the place for a drover's platter and a pint – or Korean beef, shiso and sesame with a shot of wasabi vodka.
Crown & Anchor Inn
Hungerford, Wiltshire
Rescued from closure by two local couples, this gastropub at the heart of a picturesque village, has stylish bedrooms and cooking of a very high order.
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.
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.
Red Lion at East Chisenbury
East Chisenbury, Wiltshire
The Bell at Skenfrith
Monmouthshire
The White Swan
Pickering, Yorkshire
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 Inn at Whitewell
Clitheroe, Lancashire
The Halfway Bridge
Petworth, West Sussex
At the heart of the South Downs National Park, this village pub with rooms is the rural sister of the seaside Crab & Lobster, Sidlesham (see entry). It is country but no bumpkin.
The Talbot Inn
Frome, Somerset
A 'popular pub in a beautiful village', this 15th-century coaching inn with its old arched carriageway has been beautifully made over in casual-chic style. It was a second venture for Dan Brod and Charlie Luxton, with Matt Greenlees (see also The Lord Poulett Arms, Hinton St George, and The Bath Arms, Horningsham).
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.
The Ship Inn
Elie, Fife
The catch of the day could be Shetland hake in the restaurant or nifty fielding on the sands at this pub-with-rooms overlooking the Firth of Forth, with its own beach cricket team.
The Three Daggers
Westbury, Wiltshire
With its own farm shop, brewery and spa barn with outdoor hot tub and sauna as well as a kiddies' playground, this 'buzzy boozer' is 'so much more than a pub with rooms', writes our inspector.
Sculthorpe Mill
Fakenham, Norfolk
An 18th-century watermill in farmland on the River Wensum, close to the market town of Fakenham, has a new lease of life as a buzzy gastropub with rustic-chic bedrooms, good pub fare in the bar, and inventive use of local produce in the restaurant.
Artist Residence Oxfordshire
South Leigh, Oxfordshire
Few things are more peaceful than sitting by a fire with a well-earned drink and a sleeping dog at your feet. But not all pubs will welcome your pet, particularly if you are staying the night.
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The UK's variety of pubs with rooms have become a hospitality favourite for those wishing to escape with their four legged friends. From dog-friendly pubs in Sussex to Scotland and those in historic towns, to country escapes offering superb food, drink and bountiful landscapes to explore, here's a selection of more dog friendly pubs with rooms.
For those who have a beloved pet, you will know that no holiday is complete without their presence. As a nation of dog lovers, it will perhaps come as little surprise that some of the best hotels, restaurants with rooms, and inns in the UK, have put much care and attention into welcoming four legged friends - in some cases almost as much attention as they give their owners!