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The Poldark Inn, Delabole
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated August 2026 · paw rating built from 2 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 Delabole / the Other UK and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 8.5/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Paw rating is based on 2 reviews - limited sample, treat as directional
- Pet fee and any size restrictions aren't published - confirm directly with the property before 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: 2 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 667 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 8.5/10 - 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
The Poldark Inn sits on Treligga Downs above the north Cornish coast near Delabole, and it is one of those pubs where dogs are simply part of the normal traffic. There is a gated garden facing the sea where a dog can roam, which is unusual enough at a coastal inn to be the main reason to book, and guests travelling with dogs come back to it repeatedly.
The location is the other draw. A public access path runs from the inn towards the coast, so a beach walk can start at the door rather than after a drive, and the stretch of coast path between Tintagel and Port Isaac is close by. There is a large free car park, which matters in Cornwall in season, and the sunsets over the water get mentioned about as often as the food.
Inside, the bar is where the dogs are, and there are a lot of them. Guests without dogs describe the inn as somewhere they would think twice about; guests with dogs treat that as the point. On busier evenings dogs in the bar have set each other off barking, so a reactive dog will find it hard work while a sociable one will be in its element. Food is home-cooked, generously portioned and good value, and the owners get consistently warm notices.
The caveats are about condition rather than welcome. The inn is dated in places and cleaning is inconsistent, with grime reported on fittings and in cupboards, and some rooms are small. Breakfast is limited in choice, though fine over a short stay, and the wi-fi is unreliable.
It suits dog owners who want a coastal walking base with a garden and a proper pub attached, and who care more about the path to the sea than about the decor being new. It earns a 4.1/5 paw rating.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Gated sea-facing garden for dogs
- Coast path access from the inn
- Bar full of other dogs most evenings
- Large free car park on site
- Dated rooms and patchy cleaning
About this hotel
The Poldark Inn is a country inn at Treligga Downs near Delabole, on the high ground above the north Cornish coast between Tintagel and Port Isaac. It has a bar and restaurant serving home-cooked food, a large free car park, sea views from parts of the site and an 8.5/10 guest score across more than 650 reviews.
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Treligga Downs, Delabole, PL33 9DQ