NO ONE wants to leave a beloved family member behind when they go away on holiday – and although many hotels will accommodate dogs, some make them more welcome than others.
Luckily, The Good Hotel Guide 2025 has just been released online with some top properties for pooches.
We asked the editors to name six of the best places for a night away with a four-legged friend . . .
Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
THE owners, staff and Bruce the spaniel are delighted to welcome dogs to this whitewashed 16th century inn, in a market town between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales.
The cosy bar – with low beams and log burner – as well as a part of the restaurant, are entirely dog friendly, as are most of the rustic-chic bedrooms.
They charge £20 per stay for one dog and £30 for two, for which you get a Pooch Pack of towel, bowl and treats, a trail map and an outdoor shower.
The food is hearty pub grub – just the job after a day’s walk on the wild side.
GO: B&B doubles cost from £115. See sun-inn.info.
Chagford, Devon
YOUR dog has the run of Dartmoor at this country house hotel, a former flour mill with the River Teign flowing through the grounds.
Certain public rooms and two bar tables, the gardens, exercise paddock and a number of the smart bedrooms are dog-friendly.
For a nightly charge of £12, canine guests can look forward to a goodie box and a breakfast sausage, while water bowls, spare leads and walking maps are available on request.
Washing facilities and towels are also provided.
Visitors praise the ambience, the cheery, efficient service, well-equipped rooms and nightly changing menus of locally-sourced dishes.
GO: B&B doubles cost from £160. See millendhotel.com.
Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts
NOT only can dogs look forward to a sausage at breakfast, they can even host a doggy birthday party at Nick and Charlotte Dent’s eccentric Georgian farmhouse, filled with upcycled paraphernalia and old agricultural equipment.
Doggy afternoon tea is £10.50 and includes a tennis ball to take home.
Although a sleepover will cost £20 for a furry friend, the rustic-chic bedrooms are nice and affordable for their accompanying people, and the charge includes an accessories-filled tote, ball, treats and walking maps.
The Kitchen Restaurant is the one canine no-go area, but the same farmhouse cuisine is available in the conservatory.
GO: B&B doubles cost from £91. See widbrookgrange.co.uk.
Beaulieu, Hants
IN a charming village roamed by free-ranging ponies and donkeys, and with that great adventure playground the New Forest on the doorstep, this arts and crafts-style hotel is great for families.
Dogs are welcome in selected snug rooms, where a charge of £35 a night secures a Beco Pets hamper, bed and bowls.
There is also pet-friendly dining in the hotel’s Monty’s Inn.
The pricier panelled Terrace Restaurant is for humans only, but who needs tempura lemon sole when you can chow down on good old fish and chips with your furry pal at your side?
GO: B&B doubles cost from £200. See montaguarmshotel.co.uk.
Bolton Abbey, North Yorks
A 17th-century inn on the Duke of Devonshire’s vast estate is today a luxury country house hotel, where posh pooches to the manner born can command a four-poster dog bed for £50.
Otherwise, it is £15 per dog per night to stay in one of the designated bedrooms.
Apart from the spa and fine-dining restaurant, all public areas are dog-friendly, including the brasserie.
New Canine Retreat packages include welcome treats, a Canine Delights menu with doggy wine or beer if desired, and a hot outdoor dog bath for mucky pups.
Dales, fells, woods and riverside walks beckon.
GO: B&B doubles cost from £260. See devonshirehotels.co.uk.
Peebles, Scottish Borders
YOU may pay quite a bit for a room at the Victorian Scottish baronial hotel, on a 28-acre estate, but Fido gets to stay for nothing – and is presented with a goodie bag.
Dogs allowed in all but two bedrooms and, though they are barred from the restaurant and Maguire Lounge, they can join you at a table in the bar.
The gently rolling Borders countryside makes for great walks.
GO: B&B doubles cost from £340. See cringletie.com.
