Cotswolds & Oxfordshire Broadway
Lion Cottage, Broadway
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated July 2026 · paw rating built from 3 verified guest reviews mentioning pets
Bring your dog if
- You want a whole-property rental - no shared lobbies or corridors to navigate with your dog
- You're basing yourself in Broadway / the Cotswolds & Oxfordshire and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.2/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Paw rating is based on 3 reviews - limited sample, treat as directional
- Pet fee and any size restrictions aren't published - confirm directly with the property before booking
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 3 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 130 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.2/10 - 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-friendly summary
Lion Cottage is a comfortable, modern dog-friendly house tucked into the centre of Broadway, and it works nicely for owners who want to explore the Cotswolds on foot with a dog in tow. Taking the whole house means a dog has its own quiet base, and guests travelling with dogs are quick to say how easy it was to bring them along, including families arriving with a couple of small dogs.
The location is a real strength for dog owners. It is a short, roughly five-minute walk into the middle of Broadway, where the shops, bakery, cafes and pubs are close together and many welcome dogs, and the wider Cotswold countryside and the Cotswold Way are easy to reach for longer walks. After a day out, the house is clean, well equipped and roomy enough to spread out in.
There is a secure garden, which is handy for letting a dog out, though it is worth knowing that it sits on a noticeable slope, so it suits an able-bodied dog better than an older or less steady one. It is a small thing to plan around rather than a real drawback, and most guests with dogs simply use the village and countryside walks for proper exercise.
Lion Cottage suits dog owners, from couples to small families with one or two dogs, who want a central, good-value Broadway base with easy village access and Cotswold walking close by. For a dog-friendly Broadway break it is a solid, practical choice.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Dogs welcome, including a couple of small ones
- Secure garden (on a slope)
- Five-minute walk into Broadway village
- Whole house, modern and well equipped
- Handy base for Cotswold Way walks
About this hotel
Lion Cottage is a modern, well-equipped self-catering house in the centre of Broadway, one of the Cotswolds' prettiest villages. The whole-house rental has a secure garden and sits about a five-minute walk from the village shops, cafes and pubs, and holds a strong 9.2 guest rating on the booking listing. It makes a handy Cotswold base.
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Location
The Lion, Staddlestone Mews, Station Road, Broadway, Broadway, WR12 7DE
