Dog Friendly Places to Stay in Cumbria

A dog friendly caravan, camping and glamping park near Keswick looking down to Derwentwater, with a dog exercise area, a warm water dog wash and walks in every direction.

A National Trust dog friendly campsite looking up to the Langdale Pikes, with up to two dogs per pitch and trails to tarns and summits straight from the meadows.

A dog friendly camping and caravan park 3 miles from Bowness-on-Windermere, with views over Windermere and the fells and a dog friendly room in Fellside Bar.

A dog friendly farm campsite in Patterdale at the southern end of Ullswater, overlooked by Place Fell, with fell walks and lakeside paths close at hand.

A traditional, dog friendly campsite in the village of Buttermere, with panoramic views of the mountains and lakes and plenty of walks nearby where dogs can run free.

A dog friendly walker's paradise near Brothers Water with dogs welcome throughout the campsite, shop, bar and on-site pub (The Brotherswater Inn).

A family run, dog friendly campsite on the shores of Ullswater at the foot of Barton Fell, with two lakeside camping fields and a working farm all around.

A dog friendly campsite on a working Lakeland sheep farm at the entrance to the Great Langdale Valley, where you turn up, pick your spot and walk out from the field.

A five star ground floor apartment in a stately regency style villa at Grange over Sands, sleeping four on one level, with a wood burner, an open fire, an enclosed garden and one dog welcome.

A comfortable semi-detached house for five on the edge of Hawkshead, with two separate lounges, a wood burner and an open fire, and an enclosed garden with a patio, one dog welcome.

A beautifully updated cottage for four at Seatoller in the heart of Borrowdale, with an open fire, valley views from an enclosed garden and two dogs welcome, fell walking from the door.

A converted Wesleyan chapel for four in Santon Bridge at the mouth of Wasdale, with an open fire, a large securely fenced garden and three dogs welcome.

A charming 17th century terraced cottage in the hamlet of Skelwith Fold near Ambleside, with a wood burner, a book nook, an enclosed front garden and two dogs welcome.

A lovingly restored cottage for six in Pooley Bridge by Ullswater, with a wood burner, sandstone floors, an enclosed south-facing garden and one dog welcome.

A spacious detached house for eight at Hayton near the Solway Coast, with a large enclosed garden, a private hot tub and an outdoor bar with BBQ, three dogs welcome.

A traditional 18th century farmhouse for nine at Castlerigg near Keswick, with views of Derwentwater, a wood burner, a lawn garden with a play area and two dogs welcome.

An eighteenth century cottage for six at Helton on the quiet eastern edge of the Lake District, with panoramic views, an enclosed terraced front garden and two dogs welcome.

A beautifully presented Georgian cottage for four on a quiet street in the heart of Keswick, with an electric Aga, a wood burner, a private suntrap patio garden and two dogs welcome.

A four bedroom stone house for nine at Little Salkeld in the Eden Valley, with a private hot tub, a doggy spa with bath and shower, an enclosed garden and two dogs free.

The former Lake District home of W H Auden at Threlkeld, sleeping eight, with three wood burners, fell views, an enclosed rear garden of extensive lawns, and two dogs welcome.

A cottage for four on a gentle rise above Esthwaite Water near Hawkshead, with a lake view conservatory, a wood burner and an enclosed rear garden and patio, two small dogs welcome.

A five bedroom house for ten in the centre of Cartmel with a wood burner, a beamed dining room and an enclosed garden of patio and lawn, two dogs welcome.

A luxurious former hunting lodge in the heart of Grizedale Forest with eight en suite bedrooms, a vast lounge, a raised deck and a large garden, for sixteen guests and six dogs.

A luxurious lodge pod for two on Hadrian's Wall near Irthington, with its own decking and hot tub and walks straight from the door, one dog welcome.

A luxurious lodge pod for two on Hadrian's Wall near Brampton, with a private deck, a hot tub and walks from the door, two dogs welcome.

A luxurious lodge pod for two on Hadrian's Wall at Irthington, with a private deck, a hot tub, walking routes from the door and one dog welcome.

A romantic lodge pod for two on the World Heritage Site of Hadrian's Wall, with private decking, a hot tub and direct access to Hadrian's Walk, one dog welcome.

A two bedroom cottage for four in the centre of Grange over Sands, with two dogs welcome, a light filled conservatory, an enclosed garden and bay views from both bedrooms.

A handsome stone barn conversion for five on the lower slopes of the Old Man of Coniston, overlooking Coniston Water, with a log burner, an enclosed front garden and two dogs welcome.

A traditional detached stone house for six at Tirril in the Lake District, with fell views, a wood burner, a stone floored sunroom and a hot tub in the enclosed garden, two dogs welcome.

A detached bungalow for four above Whitehaven, all on one level, with an enclosed lawned garden, sea views to the Isle of Man and two medium sized dogs welcome.

A Victorian town house for eight in Kirkby Lonsdale, over four floors, with an enclosed rear garden, an outside shower for dogs and two dogs welcome.

A beautifully updated farmhouse for eight in the Lowther Valley near Askham, with a vaulted lounge, a large enclosed garden on three sides, a fire pit and two dogs welcome.

A traditional Lakeland cottage in Threlkeld at the base of Blencathra, with a wood burner, a conservatory with fell views, a spacious enclosed garden and two dogs welcome.

A traditional Lakeland cottage for four in the heart of Keswick, half a mile from Derwentwater, with exposed beams, a sun room, an enclosed patio garden and two dogs welcome.

A beautiful detached cottage for six at Outgate near Tarn Hows, with views across the Esthwaite Valley, a wood burner, a drying cabinet, an enclosed garden and two dogs welcome.

A three storey house for six in the middle of Keswick with a top floor king looking out to the fells, a claw foot bath and an enclosed suntrap garden, two dogs welcome.

Two dogs are welcome at this Keswick terrace townhouse for eight, named after a famous rock climb, with a wood burner, a roll top bath and a private enclosed rear garden.

A five star cottage near Appleby, built in 1714, with a boot room, a wood burner, an enclosed front garden, a large back garden and two dogs welcome.

A traditional Lakeland stone cottage for two in Buttermere village, renovated to a high standard, with a wood burner, a private enclosed garden facing the fells and one dog welcome.

A cottage for four in Grange over Sands that was once a stable, with an open fire, a fully enclosed garden, walks from the door along the promenade or up Hampsfell and one dog welcome.

A characterful house for eight high above the Ullswater Valley at Matterdale, with fell views from every window, a wood burner, walks from the door and two dogs welcome.

A 1930s six bedroom house for twelve under Skiddaw near Keswick, with four fully fenced acres, two wood burners and an AGA, two dogs welcome.

A five star cottage for three on the elevated side of Grange over Sands, two dogs welcome, with a wood burner, an enclosed yard with a heater and a roll top bath.

A contemporary refurbished stone house for six in Alston, with three en suite bedrooms, a cosy wood burner, an enclosed private garden with a hot tub and two dogs welcome.

A spacious, traditional Lakeland house at Watermillock overlooking Ullswater, with a large enclosed garden and lawn with lake views, walks from the door and two dogs welcome.

A traditional Lakeland stone terrace for six on a quiet street in Keswick, with a bay windowed lounge, a log burner, an enclosed suntrap garden and two dogs welcome.

A two bedroom terrace cottage for four in the hamlet of Santon in Wasdale, with an open fire, a garden patio looking to the fells and two dogs welcome.

Two dogs are welcome at this three storey Victorian town house for eight close to the heart of Keswick, with a wood burner and an enclosed west facing courtyard.

A two bedroom stone cottage for four in the Eden Valley village of Dufton, with enclosed lawned gardens front and back, a wood burner, a utility room by the back door and one dog welcome.

A two bedroom cottage for four in the Eden Valley hamlet of Staffield, with a private hot tub, a four poster, an enclosed lawned garden and two small or medium dogs welcome.

An 18th century stable sympathetically turned into a cottage for four above Coniston Water, with its own sunny walled garden, a woodburning stove and lake shore access, one dog welcome in term time.

A charming detached bungalow for two in a quiet Keswick cul-de-sac, a level walk from the town centre, with a wood burner, an enclosed garden and three dogs welcome.

A beautifully finished barn conversion for two at Leadgate near Alston, all on the ground floor, with a large enclosed garden looking to the North Pennines and one dog welcome.

A lovingly restored five star barn for eight at Mawbray on the Solway Coast, with views to Skiddaw and Criffel, a games room, a private hot tub and two dogs welcome.

A single storey three bedroom house for six at Hackthorpe near Penrith, with a fully enclosed lawned garden and a games room in the garage, three dogs welcome.

A spacious luxury hideaway for two at Heversham in south Cumbria, with a log stove under a beamed ceiling, a spectacular bathroom, an enclosed patio garden and two dogs welcome.

A contemporary cottage for eight at Manesty on Derwentwater, at the foot of Catbells, with an enclosed rear garden, lake frontage gardens, a wood burner and one dog welcome.

A newly refurbished three storey townhouse in the centre of Alston for eight guests and two dogs, with stylish modern living spaces and an enclosed yard off the kitchen.

A converted barn for six on a country estate just above Coniston Water, with a walled garden, a woodburner and direct access to the estate's lake shore, one dog welcome in school term time.

A one bedroom cottage for two in the farming village of Wiggonby near Carlisle, with an enclosed lawned garden, a garden room and three dogs welcome.

A three bedroom Lake District home for six less than half a mile from Keswick town centre, with a wood burner, two family bathrooms, a private enclosed yard and two dogs welcome.

A beautiful cottage for four by the River Ea in Cartmel, with a wood burning stove, a walled garden with a heated garden pod, a private riverside bank and two dogs welcome.

A stylish three storey Lakeland cottage for four, a short stroll from the centre of Keswick, with a gas fire, fell views from the top floor, an enclosed sunny rear yard and two dogs welcome.