2023 Editor's Choice Dog-Friendly Hotels
Best pet-friendly hotels in the UK
The Castle Hotel
Bishop's Castle
Bowser will enjoy the garden and views of the Shropshire hills at this 18th-century coaching inn just as much as you. There’s no extra charge for a dog here, and a welcome box is provided with treats, leads, bedding, toys, bowl and towel.
The Felin Fach Griffin
Brecon
Dogs are very welcome at this popular foodie inn run by the Inkin brothers. They are allowed in bedrooms, the bar and the Tack Room restaurant, and get their own bowls, towels and biscuits. There is currently no charge, but let them know your dog is coming when you book.
Captain’s Club Hotel
Christchurch
Dogs can sunbathe on the terrace and watch the boats drift by at this popular spa hotel on the River Stour, then relax with you in the lounge and bar. Beds and bowls are provided for overnight stays (£20 per night) in suites and family rooms.
The Sun Inn
Kirkby Lonsdale
This ‘splendid inn’ with a reputation for great food welcomes dogs, including in the public rooms and dog-friendly area of the restaurant. Water, biscuits, mat, towel, treats and walking map are provided. There is a dog shower outside. One dog is £20 per night; two £30.
The Falcondale
Lampeter
There are 14 acres of grounds to sniff out here, plus exhausting walks along the Ceredigion Coast Path. Dogs are allowed in the conservatory dining room. There are blankets, towels, bowls, poo bags, treats and a torch for late walks. £10 per night; no charge for three nights or more.
The Meikleour Arms
Meikleour
This Georgian inn near the River Tay allows dogs to stay in its Stable Cottages and Walled Garden Cottages (no extra charge). Pooches can also soak up the atmosphere with you in the pub and restaurant. You can’t leave them alone in your room, but local dog-sitting services are available.
The Three Blackbirds
Newmarket
This smart–rustic village pub welcomes ‘well-behaved’ dogs in most rooms, and provides a bed, bowl, treats and tennis ball to keep Bonzo happy. There’s a Muddy Paws package, and a Dog Menu featuring cooked sausages, chews, a pig’s ear to gnaw, and ‘Bottom Sniffer Beer’. £15 per night.
The Star
Alfriston
Dogs with a taste for the finer things in life will enjoy the Polizzis’ stylish hostelry. Dog-friendly rooms have doors to a patio, dog beds, star-printed bowls. If Spot is intellectually inclined, there is a dog bed in the library. Walk on the South Downs. £25 per night.
Budock Vean
Falmouth
Set in 65 acres on the tranquil Helford river, this spa hotel welcomes ‘canine companions’ in selected bedrooms and holiday cottages, and areas such as the conservatory and outdoor terrace. Bowls, blankets and bed covers are provided; the woodland walk is perfect for a morning’s scamper. £10 per night.
Woolley Grange
Bradford-on-Avon
Your dog can enjoy the run of this family-friendly Jacobean manor with spa, swimming pools, glamping and 14-acre grounds. Fido gets a bed, bowl, towels, biscuits, poo bags and an outdoor ‘dog shower’ and is allowed most places except the restaurant (dog-listening service free of charge). £15 per night.
2022 Editor's Choice Dog-Friendly Hotels
Best pet-friendly hotels in the UK
Ty Mawr
Brechfa
Biscuits, bowls and a warm welcome await four-legged friends at this hotel with gardens bordering the River Marlais with plenty of good local walks. Owners Paul Bennett and Melissa Hurley don’t charge for Fido to stay either.
Widbrook Grange
Bradford-on-Avon
They even host doggie birthday parties here, but if your pup isn’t celebrating, just book it into a special afternoon tea, with wet food, organic dog biscuits, a puppichino and a tennis ball to take home. There’s optional Pawsecco, too.
The Old Coastguard
Penzance
Furry friends can sit with you while you eat in the bar and join you on the Sun Deck in this Cornish pub. Blankets and biscuits, treats and towels are supplied, and there’s no charge for well-behaved dogs to stay in your room.
The Hare and Hounds
Tetbury
Dine with your dog at your side in sight of an enormous canine mural in Jack Hare’s bar, or in the garden, with its doggie bins and dog wash. You can go for walks at Westonbirt Arboretum, too, which is just ten minutes away.
The Sun Inn
Kirkby Lonsdale
Four-legged guests receive a ‘pooch pack’ with towel, bowl, treat and dog-trail map. They can clean up in the dog and boot shower before curling up by the fire in the bar or joining their owners in the dog- friendly dining area.
No.15 by GuestHouse
Bath
Just over the road from dog-friendly Henrietta Park, this city hotel can organise walkies and doggie day care should you want a break. Back at base, there are unlimited dog treats in the pantry and blankets in the bedrooms.
The Harper
Holt
With a roll-top bath and shower to wash dirty paws after a romp on Norfolk’s beaches, towels in the lobby to dry them, and a plush dog bed in the bar, The Harper clearly cares for its four-legged guests as much as its two-legged ones.
The Three Blackbirds
Newmarket
While their owners enjoy excellent pub meals, pampered pooches can tuck into items from their own menu, including venison jerky and Tailwagger Creek wine (0% alcohol). Six bedrooms are dog friendly and there are walkies from the door.
Moor of Rannoch-Restaurant & Rooms
Rannoch Station
There’s no charge for dogs staying at this remote outpost amid miles of moorland. When you return from exploring, there are towels for mucky puppies, comfy cushions in front of the fire, and a free sausage the next day for breakfast.
Paschoe House
Crediton
Doggie day or dinner care is on offer here, and there’s plenty of together time, too, with pets allowed in the library bar, morning room and some bedrooms. There’s a dog bin by the front porch, towels to wipe dirty paws, and treats and toys.
2021 Editor's Choice Dog-Friendly Hotels
Best pet-friendly hotels in the UK
The Rose & Crown
Barnard Castle
In addition to a ‘Dog Hall of Fame’ on the website, where you can send in a photo of your satisfied mutt lounging in the bar, this village inn makes a fuss of guest pooches with beds and Welly-bix treats. There is also a drying area and there are no extra charges.
Talland Bay Hotel
Talland-By-Looe
A Cornish beach on the doorstep, a blanket, bowl, feeding mat and doggy treat, sausage breakfast and chicken dinner – what more could your beloved best friend wish for? They can also join you for a meal in the conservatory.
Widbrook Grange
Bradford-on-Avon
Snoopy not only has a comfy bed and treats here but can also enjoy a doggy afternoon tea, with a tennis ball to take home, wet food, organic dog biscuits and puppichino. Or splash out with a bottle of Pawsecco, a healthy drink for pets.
The Castle Hotel
Bishop's Castle
A dog welcome box (mat, bowl, towel, lead, treats, poo bags), cooked sausage at breakfast, great local walks on the doorstep and no supplementary charge make this
a perennial favourite with Guide hounds.
Enniscoe House
Ballina
Dogs are allowed in all the public rooms except the restaurant at this grand, family- owned Georgian house. Book a ‘Dog Lovers’ package, which includes a treat box and your pet’s photo on the hotel’s Facebook page. Fame for Fido at last.
Eddrachilles Hotel
Scourie
A £10 fee entitles four-legged guests to the BowWOW service – personalised pampering that includes bedding, towels, washing facilities (with warm water, mind), mats and cushions. They are allowed in one part of the restaurant, where a ‘three-bark’ rule applies.
The Rose & Crown
Snettisham
This gregarious pub has always welcomed dogs in all areas except the dining room. Now two refurbished garden-access rooms, with a special welcome pack for mutts, have been designed to appeal particularly to pet owners and families.
The Gurnard’s Head
St Ives
There are no fees for pets at this Cornish pub-with-rooms that welcomes dogs as much as their owners. It has restaurant tables where Fido can sit with you, and rooms with doggy biscuits, blanket, bowls and towels.
Grove of Narberth
Narberth
Six dog-friendly rooms, with French doors leading on to the garden or a terrace, plus towels, blanket, treats and a doggy dining menu, means pets should enjoy their stay here just as much as you do. There is a charge of £20 per night.
2020 Editor's Choice Dog-Friendly Hotels
Best pet-friendly hotels in the UK
Talland Bay Hotel
Talland-By-Looe
You don’t have to be a sausage dog to qualify for a breakfast banger and chicken dinner at this cliff-top hotel. You’re welcome (accompanied) on the beach, in the brasserie or on the terrace; you can borrow a blanket, shower under a tap; £12.50 a day.
Widbrook Grange
Bradford-on-Avon
Dog-friendly rooms have garden access at this farmhouse turned hotel (dog bed provided). Fido can join you as you chow down in the conservatory. Doggy afternooon tea brings wet food, organic biscuits and puppichino. They’ll even throw in a tennis ball.
The Cat Inn
West Hoathly
Harvey the spaniel welcomes canine company at this cosy, beamed village pub. Winnie the Pooh’s Ashdown Forest offers great walking, and when it’s time for a little something there are dog-friendly tables in the bar.
The Castle Hotel
Bishop's Castle
The Castle Hotel is a truly dog-friendly establishment, with walks in The Shropshire Hills AONB suitable for all dogs (and humans) starting from the front door of this 18th-century hotel. A “Dog Welcome” pack is provided for every dog including feeding trays, bowls, leads and towels all at no charge, plus refrigerator space if needed. You can eat with your canine companion in any of the bar areas at breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The Dog at Wingham
Canterbury
It would be a funny kind of Dog that sniffed at canine guests, and your four- legged friend is positively welcomed in all areas of this pub/restaurant-with-rooms, where biscuits and water bowls await in the bar; £25 per stay.
The Falcondale
Lampeter
Pooches and their people can dine together from separate menus at this Italianate villa. A blanket, water bowl and treats are provided on arrival, and Freya the husky can advise on great doggy days out. £10 per
dog a night.
Moor of Rannoch-Restaurant & Rooms
Rannoch Station
A wee sausage at breakfast and a cosy fireside cushion await canine guests at this remote hotel in a vast moorland landscape. A hose pipe and towels are provided for muddy paws, and no area is off limits, but dogs must be on a lead around wildlife.
The Luttrell Arms Hotel
Dunster
Canine guests are welcomed with their own bed and ‘plenty of fuss’ at this historic hotel. Most bedrooms and the bar are dog friendly. The beach is nearby. Ask advice on the best walks. A ‘small additional fee’ applies.
Forest Side
Grasmere
There are six dog-friendly rooms at this fabulous hotel in 43 acres of wooded grounds. A bed, bowls, water, food and treats are supplied to pups prepared to mind their Ps and Qs. Maximum two at £25 per dog per night (assistance dogs stay free).
2019 Editor's Choice Dog-Friendly Hotels
Best pet-friendly hotels in the UK
Talland Bay Hotel
Talland-By-Looe
Most rooms are dog-friendly at this fun hotel between beach and countryside. You can dine with your canine companion in the brasserie or on the terrace. A £12.50 nightly charge includes a banger for breakfast and a chicken dinner.
Lords of the Manor
Upper Slaughter
Home-baked biscuits, blankets, treats, toys and acres of grounds await lucky mutts at this smart hotel in the heart of the Cotswolds. Pampered pooches are allowed in public rooms (not the dining room) and in specially prepared bedrooms for £30 a night.
The Traddock
Austwick
Dog-owners can choose any room or suite for £5 a dog-night (maximum two), and eat in the bar, at this hotel in the Yorkshire Dales. In prime walking country, it has washing facilities for when you return after mud larks.
The Castle Hotel
Bishop's Castle
A mat, bowl, towel, lead and treats are all provided at this town hotel amid great walking country. You can eat in the dog- friendly bar and use the large garden free of charge (but no dips in the pond, please).
Trigony House
Thornhill
Walkies start at the door of this former sporting lodge, where dogs enjoy gourmet treats and have access to house and grounds. A free bed, towels, bowls and breakfast sausage are offered. Extras include a dog-sitter and spa therapies.
The Wentworth
Aldeburgh
It costs just £2 a night for a dog to stay at this friendly seafront hotel. The restaurant and (in summer) the main beach are out of bounds, but bounding is allowed on nearby beaches. You can eat together in the bar, the conservatory or alfresco.
The Felin Fach Griffin
Brecon
It was puppy love for a furry guest this year at this Welsh dining pub, where dogs are greeted with treats and allowed in the bar or under one restaurant table. Resident dogs Max and Lottie enjoy a game; maps are available for walks.
Moor of Rannoch-Restaurant & Rooms
Rannoch Station
Dogs (maximum two) stay free in any bedroom and have the run of this remote hotel surrounded by romantic wilderness. There is a hose pipe for mucky pups, towels for soggy dogs, cushions by the fire, a sausage for breakfast.
The Wellington Arms
Baughurst
Your four-legged friend is allowed even in the dining room at this relaxed, happy place on the North Wessex Downs. Water bowls, luxury dog food and chews are provided. Just don’t let dogs worry the resident Jacob’s sheep.
2018 Editor's Choice Dog-Friendly Hotels
Best pet-friendly hotels in the UK
The Traddock
Austwick
‘A lovely hotel in a lovely village,’ says a fan of this Yorkshire Dales country house hotel that combines comfort and elegance with a homely atmosphere.
Trigony House
Thornhill
In a ‘beautiful’ setting, Jan and Adam Moore’s dog-friendly country hotel in an 18th Century sporting lodge looks out over the hills and is surrounded by trees.
Coul House
Strathpeffer
‘A stunning Georgian building with wonderful grounds’, this 1820s mansion has been run as a hotel by ‘lovely, friendly’ hosts Susannah and Stuart Macpherson since 2003.
The Wentworth
Aldeburgh
The first hotel to feature in this Guide is also one of the most loved among long-standing readers, as dependable as the tides that wash over the sand and shingle beach opposite.
The Falcondale
Lampeter
A 19th-century Italianate villa in 14-acre grounds, with views across the gently rolling Teifi valley, is today a hotel and popular wedding venue with an in-house beauty parlour and romance in its very fabric.
Mullion Cove Hotel
Helston
Where better for a sun salutation than on the cliff-top of the Lizard peninsula at this iconic white, late Victorian hotel, where yoga classes are a regular feature.
2017 Editor's Choice Dog-Friendly Hotels
Best pet-friendly hotels in the UK
The Peacock at Rowsley
Rowsley
‘Really excellent’ food is at the very heart of this lovely Peak District hotel in a 17-century manor house, surrounded by good walking country, and known for its fly-fishing.
Trigony House
Thornhill
In a ‘beautiful’ setting, Jan and Adam Moore’s dog-friendly country hotel in an 18th Century sporting lodge looks out over the hills and is surrounded by trees.
The Sun Inn
Kirkby Lonsdale
This ‘splendid old inn’, in a market town between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales, deftly mixes historic charm – beams, crackling fires and exposed stonework – with an updated, modern touch.
Mullion Cove Hotel
Helston
Where better for a sun salutation than on the cliff-top of the Lizard peninsula at this iconic white, late Victorian hotel, where yoga classes are a regular feature.
2016 Editor's Choice Dog-Friendly Hotels
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Plumber Manor
Sturminster Newton
For close to 50 years the Prideaux-Brune family have welcomed guests to their ancestral Jacobean manor house in an English country garden with the Divelish stream skipping through.
Cliveden House
Taplow
History, opulence and a tantalising whiff of scandal enrich a stay at this palatial Italianate mansion in National Trust gardens and parkland.
The Traddock
Austwick
‘A lovely hotel in a lovely village,’ says a fan of this Yorkshire Dales country house hotel that combines comfort and elegance with a homely atmosphere.
Cary Arms & Spa
Babbacombe
A cosy beamed pub is the warm heart of this hotel, in the shelter of wooded, red sandstone cliffs that reminded the young Queen Victoria of ‘a ballet or a play where nymphs appear’.
Across the UK hotels, inns and pubs with rooms offer guests and their canines just that.
From a 17th century hotel on the edge of the Peak District National Park to a manor house that inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to write The Hound of the Baskervilles. From a clifftop haven on the South Devon coastline to a riverside retreat in the New Forest National Park. While gardens, woodland and coastal paths keep dogs and their owners entertained, the hotels offer comfort in the form of a welcoming environment, fires to rest by and sometimes even biscuits, bowls and dog beds to enjoy as well. There’s even something for their owners.
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