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Woodpecker Lodge, Camelot Holiday Park
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated August 2026 · paw rating built from 10 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 Longtown / the Other UK 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
- 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: 10 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 247 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.2/10 - 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
Woodpecker Lodge sits on Camelot Holiday Park just off the A7 north of Carlisle, and it has quietly become one of the more reliable dog-friendly stopovers on the drive between England and Scotland. Most guests who bring a dog are breaking a long journey, and the place is set up for exactly that: arrive mid-afternoon, let the dog stretch its legs, cook a proper meal, and get away early the next morning.
The park has a dedicated dog-walking field, and that is the feature dog owners mention most - somewhere to properly run a dog after several hours in the car, rather than a strip of verge by the road. The lodge itself is clean and well equipped, with two toilets, which is a genuine luxury with a full car. Dog bowls and a ball have been left out for arriving four-legged guests, and the hosts are easy to reach and send clear directions for finding the pitch.
The listing does not set out pet terms in detail, so agree the number of dogs and any charge with the owner when you book. Two practical limitations come up in guest feedback. The decking has no gate, so it is not somewhere to leave a dog unsupervised, and the setting is genuinely rural - there is nothing within walking distance, so an evening meal means driving or self-catering. The lodge is also compact: comfortable for a couple or a small family with a dog, tight for six people and a dog over more than a night. The occasional cleanliness slip has been reported, though spotless is by far the more common verdict.
Best suited to dog owners breaking the drive to or from Scotland, or to anyone wanting a quiet, low-cost base near the border with somewhere to run a dog on site. It earns a 4.6/5 paw rating.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Dog-walking field on the park
- Reliable stopover to and from Scotland
- Dog bowls and a ball provided
- Decking area has no gate
- Nothing within walking distance
About this hotel
Woodpecker Lodge is a self-catering lodge on Camelot Holiday Park, just off the A7 north of Carlisle and a few miles from the Scottish border. It has two bathrooms, a well-equipped kitchen and a quiet rural setting, with a dog-walking field on the park itself. Most guests use it as a stopover on longer journeys.
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Location
A7, Longtown, CA6 5SZ
