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Best Dog-Friendly Hotels in Peak District, United Kingdom
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Bakewell, the Chatsworth estate, the Hope Valley and Dovedale

Best Dog-Friendly Hotels in Peak District

United Kingdom

10 dog-friendly luxury hotels.

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Where can my dog actually go?

The Peak District is easy country for a dog. Most of it is an hour's drive from Manchester, Sheffield, Derby and Nottingham, nearly every smart hotel takes dogs in some rooms, the pubs let them into the bar, and Chatsworth welcomes dogs on a lead across the park and the garden. Ten hotels on our list take dogs. The exception at the top is Fischer's Baslow Hall, which doesn't take dogs at all.

What separates them is where your dog eats, because the local rule is bar yes, main restaurant no. The Pilsley Inn on the Chatsworth estate lets dogs dine with you in the main inn and the bar, which makes it the best dining pick. At Wildhive Callow Hall near Ashbourne dogs have the sitting rooms and the terrace, where you can order from every menu. Riverside House in Ashford-in-the-Water keeps a separate dining room just for dogs and their owners. The Cavendish at Baslow lets resident dogs into the Garden Room restaurant and onto the terrace, and The Beeley Inn seats dogs in the inn area but not the Brasserie. The Rutland Arms in Bakewell has pet-friendly tables you pick when you book. The Peacock at Rowsley keeps dogs out of its dining rooms but allows them in the bar, the gardens and the private dining room when it's free. Losehill House in the Hope Valley is the clear no, dogs stay in their room and the grounds and don't go into the restaurant, bar or lounges.

Fees are lowest where they're charged per stay. Bagshaw Hall is GBP 15 per dog for the whole stay, Riverside House GBP 25 per stay and Callow Hall GBP 30 per dog per stay with a bed, blanket and bowl included. The Rutland Arms charges GBP 20 a night per room, covering up to two dogs. The three Chatsworth inns are GBP 20 per dog per night, Peak Edge GBP 30 and The Peacock GBP 45, plus a GBP 200 card pre-authorisation. No hotel here publishes a weight limit, and Peak Edge allows small dogs only in its garden room. For a big dog, Wildhive Callow Hall has the most room, with ground-level Hives and Treehouses, 35 acres of its own and a dog wash for muddy days.

Two things to check before you book. Peak Edge takes one dog per room and The Peacock never lets you leave the dog alone in the room, so dinner has to include the dog. And Losehill House publishes two different rules, dog rooms on one page and dogs in the Mews Apartments only on another, so ring and ask which applies before you book.

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  1. 01
    The Pilsley Inn

    Dogs dine with you in the main inn and the bar, and every Farmhouse Four Poster and Family room takes them. GBP 20 per dog per night for up to two, weight limit not published. Dog tables are limited, so mention the dog when you book, and Chatsworth Park is about 20 minutes across the fields.

    GBP 20 · max Unknown kg

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    Wildhive Callow Hall

    Dogs are in the sitting rooms and on the terrace, where you eat from every menu, and the room comes with a dog bed, blanket and bowl, wellies to borrow and a dog wash. GBP 30 per dog per stay. They're not in the Garden Room restaurant or upstairs in the main house.

    GBP 30 · max Unknown kg

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    Riverside House Hotel

    A dining room kept just for dogs and their owners, plus the bar and the garden in warm weather. Dogs stay in the three ground-floor Garden Rooms that open onto the gardens by the Wye. A flat GBP 25 cleaning fee per stay, number of dogs and weight limit not published.

    GBP 25 · max Unknown kg

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Before you go

What happens when you get there

Eating with your dog
Expect the bar, not the main dining room, and book the dog's table with the room. The Pilsley Inn, Riverside House, Callow Hall and the Cavendish have the clearest dining setups. At Peak Edge breakfast is room service or a table in the Red Lion bar. Bagshaw Hall says most of Bakewell's bars, restaurants and shops take dogs, but check when you book a table.
Chatsworth
Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome in the garden and the park. Only assistance dogs go into the house, the farmyard and the adventure playground, and there are posts to tie a dog up briefly outside the farmyard and playground. If you want to see the house, bring someone to walk the dog.
Moorland and livestock
On open access land, meaning the moors, heath and commons like Kinder, Bleaklow, Stanage and Froggatt, dogs must be on a lead of no more than 2 metres from 1 March to 31 July, and near livestock all year. It doesn't apply to Chatsworth Park, the Monsal Trail or riverside paths, though sheep are in many fields and a lead near stock is good sense everywhere.
Getting there
Most people drive. From Ireland, dogs can't fly into the UK in the cabin, so take the ferry to Holyhead or Liverpool and drive. Coming straight from Ireland you don't need an approved route or a tapeworm treatment, but microchip and rabies vaccination rules still apply.
Trains
National Rail allows up to two dogs free, on a lead or in a carrier and never on the seats. The Hope Valley line from Sheffield to Manchester stops at Hathersage, Hope and Edale, and there are lines to Buxton and Matlock.
Leaving the dog
Peak Edge and The Peacock at Rowsley don't allow dogs to be left alone in the room at any time. Other hotels don't publish a rule, so ask before you book dinner.
Vets
There's no 24-hour clinic in the park. Out of hours, Vets Now Chesterfield in Clay Cross (01246 930569) is nearest to Chatsworth, Rowsley and Peak Edge, Vets Now Sheffield (0114 438 4889) covers the Hope Valley and Vets Now Derby (01332 405502) covers Ashbourne and Dovedale.
Best walks
The Monsal Trail along the old railway through the Wye valley and over the Monsal Head viaduct, from the old Bakewell station or Hassop Station. The Wye riverside paths from Bakewell, Ashford-in-the-Water and Rowsley. Chatsworth Park from Baslow, Beeley or Pilsley via Edensor, with the Derwent running through it. Baslow Edge above the Cavendish and Beeley Moor behind the Beeley Inn. Lose Hill and the Great Ridge to Mam Tor from the Hope Valley. The Tissington Trail from Ashbourne and Dovedale near Callow Hall.
When to go
There are no beaches, so no summer bans. The season that matters is 1 March to 31 July, when dogs stay on a short lead on the moors, and spring lambing puts sheep in many fields. From August the moorland lead rule lifts, though a lead near sheep and cattle is still the rule all year. In winter the moors are exposed, and paths can be wet underfoot at any time of year, which is why Callow Hall lends wellies and has a dog wash.

Dog-friendly hotels in Peak District

Questions we get asked

Dogs in Peak District

Is the Peak District dog friendly?+

Yes, very. Ten hotels on our list take dogs, the pubs routinely let dogs into the bar, and Chatsworth welcomes dogs on a lead in the park and garden. The one thing to plan for is dinner, because most main dining rooms are a no and the dog eats with you in the bar, on the terrace or in a separate room.

Which Peak District hotels let dogs in the restaurant?+

The Pilsley Inn lets dogs dine in the main inn and the bar, and the Cavendish allows resident dogs in the Garden Room restaurant and on the terrace. Riverside House has a separate dining room for dogs and their owners, and Wildhive Callow Hall serves every menu on the terrace and in the sitting rooms. The Rutland Arms has pet-friendly tables you choose when booking.

Can my dog come to breakfast in a Peak District hotel?+

It's rarely published. Peak Edge gives you room service or a table in the bar area, and The Peacock at Rowsley keeps dogs out of its dining rooms. Most others don't say either way, so ask when you book.

How much do Peak District hotels charge for dogs?+

GBP 15 per dog per stay at Bagshaw Hall, GBP 25 per stay at Riverside House and GBP 30 per dog per stay at Callow Hall. GBP 20 a night per room at the Rutland Arms for up to two dogs. GBP 20 per dog per night at the Cavendish, the Pilsley Inn and the Beeley Inn, GBP 30 at Peak Edge and GBP 45 at The Peacock at Rowsley.

Where should I stay in the Peak District with a big dog?+

No hotel here publishes a weight limit, so give the breed when you book. Wildhive Callow Hall has the most space, with ground-level Hives and Treehouses and 35 acres of meadow and woodland. Peak Edge allows only small dogs in its garden room.

Can I take two dogs to a Peak District hotel?+

Yes. The Cavendish, the Pilsley Inn, the Beeley Inn, The Peacock and the Rutland Arms all take up to two dogs a room, and the Rutland Arms covers both for one GBP 20 nightly charge. Peak Edge takes one dog per room only.

Can dogs go into Chatsworth House?+

No, only assistance dogs go into the house, the farmyard and the adventure playground. Dogs on a lead are welcome in the garden and across the park. The Cavendish, Beeley Inn and Pilsley Inn all put you on foot into the park.

Where should I stay in the Peak District with a dog?+

On the Chatsworth estate at the Pilsley Inn, the Cavendish or the Beeley Inn if you want to walk straight into the park. In or near Bakewell at the Rutland Arms, Bagshaw Hall or Riverside House for the Monsal Trail and the Wye. Near Ashbourne at Wildhive Callow Hall for Dovedale and the Tissington Trail.

Research updated 2026-09-27. Policies change, always confirm with the hotel.