Britain’s best doggie hotels
One of the toughest things about going on holiday can be leaving your beloved pet behind.
Leading British accommodation guide, the Good Hotel Guide, has named the top 10 pooch-friendly hotels in response to the demands of a nation of dog lovers.
“Dog-friendly hotels have certainly risen in popularity in recent years and many hotels have made changes to accommodate this,” says co-editor, Good Hotel Guide 2016, Adam Raphael.
“A number of the guide’s dog-friendly establishments provide bowls and bedding and others even have dog-sitters at the ready.”
Here is what four-pawed guests can expect:
BLAGDON MANOR
Ashwater, Devon
A welcome is assured from chocolate labradors Cassia, Mace and Saffron at this restaurant-with-rooms, set in 1.2 hectares close to Dartmoor. For Stg10 ($A21) a night, your dog gets a fleece blanket, a bowl and treats.
Image: TripAdvisor
THE TRADDOCK
Austwick, Yorkshire
Dogs with impeccable manners can stay here for Stg5 per dog/night (maximum two dogs in a room), join owners in lounges and the bar (if kept on a lead), and romp in the gardens. There is a garbage bin, poop bags on request, and a hose and towel for a freshen-up.
Image: thetraddock.co.uk
THE CARY ARMS
Babbacombe, Devon
“We want our guests to experience the very best during their stay – including your four-legged friends,” say Peter and Lana de Savary, whose secluded hotel has two dog-friendly ground-floor rooms (Stg20 per dog/night). A welcome pack includes bed, bowl, treats and a book of local walks.
Image: caryarms.co.uk
OVERWATER HALL
Ireby, Cumbria
Dogs on leads are “genuinely welcomed” at no extra charge, in one lounge, the bar and the bedrooms at this Georgian mansion, set in 7.3ha amid wonderful walking country. The owners also provide a pet-sitting service for days when it is raining cats and dogs, and a visit to a museum or gallery is preferable to a Lakeland hike.
Image: overwaterhall.co.uk
CROWN AND CASTLE
Orford, Suffolk
Dogs can stay in the five garden rooms at this character-full hotel in coastal Suffolk (Stg6 per dog/night). Co-proprietor and chef Ruth Watson pens welcome notes to four-legged guests, bakes them organic cheese biscuits, and can provide bowls, poop bags, leads, towels and a protective bedcover.
PLUMBER MANOR
Sturminster Newton, Dorset
The Prideaux-Brune family welcomes canines to four courtyard bedrooms at their 17th-century manor house (Stg10 per visit charge). Dogs are not allowed in the main house, but the courtyard rooms have direct access to the gardens.
Image: plumbermanor.co.uk
CLIVEDEN
Taplow, Berkshire
Your pedigree chum gets the five-star treatment at this stately home in 101.2ha of National Trust woodland, with a map of walks provided. For Stg30 a night, dogs aged at least one year are welcome in bedrooms and most public areas. They can eat a la carte from a menu that runs from dry food (Stg15) to fillet steak and rice with light gravy (Stg27).
Image: clivedenhouse.co.uk
PRINCE HALL
Two Bridges, Devon
Dogs arriving at Fi and Chris Daly’s small Devon hotel are greeted with treats and have the run of the grounds (one or two dogs stay free; three or more an additional Stg5 per dog/night). Dog-in-residence Polo has the lowdown on great walks and cosy corners for a nap.
Image: princehall.co.uk
KILCAMB LODGE
Strontian, Scotland
Sally and David Ruthven-Fox lay on bags, treats, towels, toys, mats and bowls for canine guests, and help resident dog Spike with his Facebook page. The four dog-friendly rooms have garden access, with advice on forest and beach walks.
Image: kilcamblodge.co.uk
THE FALCONDALE
Lampeter, Wales
Pudgeley and Major welcome visiting dogs at Chris and Lisa Hutton’s Italianate hotel in 5.7ha grounds. For Stg10 a night, they get bowls, treats, blankets, towels, throws, a poop bag and a guidebook to walks in the Cambrian Mountains and around Cardigan Bay. They can even, by arrangement, have breakfast and dinner with their owners in the conservatory.
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