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Woolley Grange Hotel
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 Bradford on Avon / the Other UK and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 8.8/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Pet fee: £25 per pet per night - research-verified; confirm at 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 187 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 8.8/10 - 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
- When travelling with pets, please note that an extra charge of £25 per pet, per night applies.
Pet-friendly summary
Woolley Grange is a Jacobean manor house on the edge of Bradford on Avon, run as a family hotel with grounds, a pool and enough going on to fill a weekend, and dogs are folded into that rather than tolerated at the margins. Owners arriving with a dog find treats, towels and a dog bed put out in the room, which is the detail that comes up again and again, and staff are described as warm about the whole thing rather than merely permitting it.
Dogs stay for £25 per pet, per night, and they are welcome in the restaurant as well as the bedrooms and grounds, which is not something every country-house hotel allows. That is a genuine draw if you want to eat properly without leaving the dog upstairs. It cuts both ways, though: guests without dogs have found large dogs at neighbouring tables uncomfortable at dinner, so if your own dog is unsettled by a busy dining room, or you were hoping for a hushed evening meal, it is worth knowing in advance.
The house itself is the reason to come. There are antique furnishings, high-ceilinged rooms and extensive gardens, and the atmosphere is relaxed rather than formal. Staff have a reputation for flexibility, going out of their way over things like meals outside normal hours. It makes a good base for the Wiltshire countryside, with the town and the Kennet and Avon Canal towpath close by for walks and Bath a short drive.
The caveats are consistent. The hotel is emphatically family-oriented, so expect children and dogs everywhere: excellent if that is your holiday, wrong if you wanted an adult retreat. Several guests have found the furnishings tired and the gardens under-tended, and the evening menu draws the most criticism, with limited choice, uneven cooking, and prices judged high for what arrived, side vegetables included.
Woolley Grange earns a 4.3/5 paw rating. It suits families travelling with both children and a dog who want a country-house setting where the dog can join them at dinner, and who will take a tired edge and an underwhelming dinner menu in exchange.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Treats, towels and dog beds in rooms
- Dogs welcome in the restaurant
- Charged at £25 per dog, per night
- Extensive grounds for on-site walks
- Busy with children and other dogs
About this hotel
Woolley Grange is a four-star Jacobean manor house hotel on the edge of Bradford on Avon in Wiltshire, run as a family country-house hotel with extensive gardens, a swimming pool and a restaurant. Bath and the Kennet and Avon Canal are both close, and the hotel is geared toward families with young children.
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Location
Woolley Grange, Bradford on Avon, BA15 1TX
