Lake District Keswick
The Coledale Inn, Keswick
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated July 2026 · paw rating built from 6 verified guest reviews mentioning pets
Bring your dog if
- You're happy with a standard hotel-room stay where the property explicitly welcomes dogs
- You're basing yourself in Keswick / the Lake District and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.1/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Pet fee: £0 per pet (max 3 pets) - research-verified; confirm at booking
- Shared corridors and common areas mean nervous or vocal dogs may find it harder to settle
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 6 pet-mention guest reviews sourced from major booking platforms - guests who explicitly mentioned travelling with a dog. Each review is screened for pet-relevance, then judged for sentiment to compute the paw rating.
- Not a personal visit. We don't stay at every hotel we cover - we summarise patterns from real guest reviews, paraphrased and never quoted verbatim. Full standard on our editorial policy page.
- Wider context: The property has 1,572 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.1/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: July 2026. Policies and pricing drift; we re-check on a rolling basis. Confirm specifics with the property at the moment you book.
- How the paw rating works: Full detail on the methodology page, including the three verification gates and known limitations.
Pet policy at a glance
- Dogs stay free of charge, up to three dogs per booking.
- No size restrictions; small, medium and large dogs are all welcome.
- Dogs are welcome in the lounge, bar and restaurant, though not the main breakfast room (you can eat in the bar with your dog).
- Dogs may be left unattended in the room.
Pet-friendly summary
The Coledale Inn is a family-run country inn in Braithwaite, a village a couple of miles west of Keswick in the northern Lake District, within walking distance of the Coledale and Whinlatter Forest trails. Built in 1824 and set in its own gardens, it holds a strong overall rating across a very large number of reviews and is a well-established favourite with walkers travelling with dogs.
The dog welcome here is unusually generous. Dogs stay free of charge, up to three per booking, with no size restrictions at all, so large breeds that many places turn away are welcome. Dogs are allowed in the lounge, bar and restaurant, which means an evening meal with your dog at your feet rather than a dog shut in the room, and guests report the whole place is relaxed and easy about dogs. Several are long-standing regulars on their third or fourth visit. The inn is popular enough with dog owners that one guest without a dog felt there were a few too many, which tells you how central they are to the place.
Beyond the dogs, the inn is praised for good food and beer, comfortable en-suite rooms, friendly staff and a peaceful setting with mountain views and walks from the door. A couple of guests mention some confusion over the dog fee, so it is worth confirming the free-dog policy at booking.
It suits couples, families and walking groups travelling with one or more dogs, including larger breeds, who want a genuinely dog-friendly Lakeland inn with bar dining and immediate access to the fells.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Dogs stay free, up to three per booking
- No size restrictions, large breeds welcome
- Dogs allowed in the bar and restaurant
- Walking distance to Coledale and Whinlatter trails
- Long-standing regular dog guests
- Confirm the free-dog policy at booking
About this hotel
The Coledale Inn is a family-run country inn in Braithwaite near Keswick, in the northern Lake District, dating from 1824. Very highly rated across a large number of reviews, it offers bar and restaurant dining, comfortable en-suite rooms and an unusually generous dog policy, close to the Coledale and Whinlatter trails.
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Location
Coledale Gardens, Keswick, CA12 5TN
