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Tupenny Cottage, Cotswold Water Park
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated August 2026 · paw rating built from 8 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 Poole Keynes / the Other UK and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.5/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Pet fee: £20 per pet per stay - research-verified; confirm at booking
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 8 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 56 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.5/10 - 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 policy at a glance
- Pet fee: £20 per dog, per stay.
- Dogs are asked to stay off the furniture, and any dog hairs should be cleared up before you leave.
Pet-friendly summary
Tupenny Cottage sits on a working farm at the edge of the Cotswold Water Park, and the setting does most of the work for anyone arriving with a dog. The Thames path runs past the property, so walks start at the door and head off in either direction without the car coming out. Sheep, chickens and ponies are the nearest neighbours, and the whole place is quiet enough that it has been used as a bolthole for a nervous dog over fireworks weekend.
The cottage is a self-contained house for two, which removes the shared corridors and lifts that make hotel stays awkward with a dog. Guests travelling with pets describe a well-equipped kitchen, a bath as well as a shower, and a welcome pack of local recommendations from the owner, who is easy to reach during the stay. Fresh eggs and orphan lambs come with the farm, and there is a small shared garden with a bistro set outside.
The thing to plan around is that the garden is not enclosed. Dog owners who wanted somewhere secure to let a dog out unsupervised have found the cottage layout does not allow for it, so this suits a dog that is happy on a lead, or reliable off it, rather than one that needs a fenced run. The approach is a single-track lane with a deep ditch along one side for about half a mile, which can mean reversing to a passing place if you meet another car.
For a couple with one steady dog who want river walks, farm animals and genuine quiet, Tupenny Cottage is a strong pick, and it earns a 4.8/5 paw rating.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Thames path walks from the door
- Working farm setting with animals
- Quiet enough for a nervous dog
- Shared garden is not enclosed
- Single-track lane access
- £20 per dog, per stay
About this hotel
Tupenny Cottage is a four-star self-catering house for two on a working farm at Old Mill Farm, Poole Keynes, on the edge of the Cotswold Water Park in Gloucestershire. The Thames path runs past the property, and sheep, chickens and ponies share the site. It suits couples looking for a quiet rural base with walking from the door.
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Old Mill Farm, Poole Keynes, Poole Keynes, GL7 6ED