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Maple Cottage, Great Strickland
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated August 2026 · paw rating built from 5 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 Great Strickland / the Other UK and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.7/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- 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: 5 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 21 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.7/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: August 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
Maple Cottage is a whole-house rental in the Westmorland village of Great Strickland, and the feature dog owners keep coming back to is the garden: it is fully enclosed, big enough to matter, and reached straight from the house. For anyone who has spent a holiday clipping on a lead every time the dog needs to go out, that alone makes the cottage worth a look.
Because the whole house is yours, there are no shared corridors, no other guests and no lobby to steer a lively dog through. Guests travelling with dogs consistently describe the setup as low-stress, and several have brought more than one. The house sleeps six, so it works for a family or for two couples splitting the cost.
The hosts get a lot of credit. Arrival instructions are clear, the house is properly prepared, and there are welcome treats left out on arrival. Interiors are the other recurring theme, with the cottage decorated well above the standard of an average holiday let, comfortable beds throughout and a large, fully equipped kitchen diner.
Great Strickland sits between the Pennines and the Lake District rather than inside the national park. Village lanes and field walks start at the door, and the drive to Keswick or Kendal is short and easy, so it works best as a quiet base for day trips rather than as a walk-out-into-the-fells cottage.
Two practical notes. No pet fee, weight limit or maximum number of dogs is published for the property, so confirm the terms when booking, particularly for a larger dog. Checkout is at 10am, which some guests find early with a full house to pack up. Neither dents a 4.7/5 paw rating: for dog owners who want a secure garden and a proper house to themselves, this is a strong pick.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Fully enclosed garden off the house
- Whole house with no shared corridors
- More than one dog welcomed
- Village walks from the doorstep
- Quiet base close to the Lake District
About this hotel
Maple Cottage is a four-and-a-half-star holiday home for six in Great Strickland, a quiet village in Westmorland between the Pennines and the Lake District. The whole house is let to one party and comes with an enclosed garden and a fully equipped kitchen. Penrith, Keswick and Kendal are all within an easy drive.
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Maple Cottage, Great Strickland, CA10 3DF
