Lake District Ambleside
5 Lowfield, Ambleside
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated August 2026 · paw rating built from 1 verified guest review 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 Ambleside / the Lake District and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
Worth knowing
- Paw rating sits on a single confirmed pet review - expect movement as more data arrives
- Pet limits: max 1 pet - research-verified; the fee isn't published, so confirm the charge when you book
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 1 pet-mention guest review 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 10 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 8.3/10 - 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
- One well behaved dog is welcome, and an additional charge applies.
Pet-friendly summary
5 Lowfield is a self-catering apartment a few minutes' walk from the middle of Ambleside, with its own parking, which matters more than it sounds in a village where kerbside space disappears by nine in the morning. Dog owners book it as a walking base: leave the car where it is for the week and start most days on foot.
One well-behaved dog is welcome and an additional charge applies. Guests travelling with a dog rate the location and the parking most highly, which is a fair summary of what the flat is for. It is a comfortable, straightforward apartment rather than a place with pet extras laid on.
The walking is the reason to be here. Rothay Park and the river path are a few minutes away for the short morning leg, the Stock Ghyll Force waterfall walk climbs straight out of the village, and Loughrigg Fell, Wansfell and the Fairfield ridge all start within walking distance or a very short drive. Ambleside itself is unusually good for dogs: most of the cafes, several of the pubs and the outdoor shops are happy to have one in.
Best suited to a couple or small family walking the central fells with one dog, who want a tidy self-catering base in the village and are not looking for an enclosed garden or on-site pet facilities. It earns a 4.3 out of 5 paw rating.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- On-site parking for walking trips
- One dog welcome for a charge
- Village centre a few minutes away
- Fell walks start from the door
- Straightforward flat, no pet extras
About this hotel
5 Lowfield is a 3-star self-catering apartment in Ambleside, in the central Lake District, with its own parking and the village centre a few minutes' walk away. It holds an 8.3 out of 10 guest score across 10 reviews and welcomes one dog for an additional charge.
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Location
5 Lowfield, Old Lakes Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DH
