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Forss House Hotel, dog-friendly hotel in Scottish Highlands
Daisy CuratedResearched & Verified4 Star · United Kingdom
Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom

Forss House Hotel

Georgian house in twenty acres of Caithness woodland with a hound welcome

This hotel is part of the Daisy Curated Collection. Its information has been researched and verified, but Daisy has not yet personally stayed here. When she does, this page will be upgraded to a full Daisy Verified inspection.

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A Georgian country house in twenty acres of woodland on the River Forss, five miles west of Thurso at the top of the Scottish mainland. It is a fishing and shooting house by background, with a whisky bar and a walled garden. Dunnet Head, Britain's most northerly point, and the Orkney ferry are both a short drive. Three named bedrooms take up to two dogs each, at a published nightly rate.

What we've verified

Pet fee GBP 20
Weight limit no limit kg
Up to 2 dogs
4.7 from 377 reviews
Garden / terrace access
Why it's in the collection

The River Forss runs through the hotel's own woods down to Crosskirk Bay, a small shingle and sand cove about a mile away, and Dunnet Head and Thurso's east beach are both a short drive.

Best suited for

Dogs go in the Master Double, Master Twin or Classic Twin, up to two per room.

The open question

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Pet pricing

GBP 20, Per dog per night on the bed and breakfast rate

Verified Experience Snapshot

What we've confirmed, at a glance.

Pet fee
GBP 20
Weight limit
no limit kg
Max dogs
2
Restaurant
To verify
Bar
To verify
Breakfast
To verify
Beach
To verify
Pool
No
Garden / terrace
Yes
Spa / wellness
No
Lobby
To verify
Hotel photography

The property.

Where dogs can go

Verified with the hotel, honestly marked.

RestaurantTo verify
BarTo verify
Breakfast buffetTo verify
LobbyTo verify
Spa / wellnessNo
Main poolNo
Garden / terraceYes
BeachTo verify
Unattended in roomTo verify

Up to two dogs per room, in the Master Double, Master Twin or Classic Twin only. The twenty acres of grounds and woodland are open to dogs, including the river. The rate is GBP 20 per dog per night on the bed and breakfast tariff.

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Practical details

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Pet policy & fees+

Pet fee: GBP 20, Per dog per night on the bed and breakfast rate

Weight limit: no limit kg. Maximum dogs: 2.

Dogs go in the Master Double, Master Twin or Classic Twin, up to two per room.

In-room amenities+

A hound welcome with treats and a tote bag of useful bits for the stay. Twenty acres of estate woodland and river frontage to walk before breakfast.

Contact+

Address: Forss, Thurso KW14 7XY, UK

Phone: +44 1847 861201

Website: forsshousehotel.co.uk · Google 4.7 from 377 reviews

Compare

How it measures up.

Against two other stays in Scottish Highlands, on the things that actually decide a trip.

Forss House HotelScottish HighlandsAtholl Palace HotelScottish HighlandsBallachulish HotelScottish Highlands
Dogs at breakfastunknownNounknown
Dogs at dinnerunknownNounknown
BarunknownNounknown
Beach accessunknownNoneunknown
Pool for dogsNoNoNo
Garden / terraceunknown
Pet feeGBP 20GBP 10GBP 30
Stars4 Star4 StarUnknown Star
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Information last verified 2026-09-20