South West Highampton
Beara Lodge Glamping (Highampton, Devon)
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 Highampton / the South West and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.7/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Paw rating sits on a single confirmed pet review - expect movement as more data arrives
- Pet fee: £0 - the amount is published but not what it covers, so confirm the terms 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 13 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.7/10 - 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
- No pet fee - dogs stay free of charge.
- Dogs are welcome to settle in the safari tent with you.
- Dogs must not be left alone or loose in the tents.
- Dogs should be kept on a lead outside the tent in the glamping field where needed.
- Livestock graze the paddocks and neighbouring fields, so dogs must stay on a lead through the wood and beyond the car park.
- Provided for dogs: bed, blanket and bowl.
Pet-friendly summary
Beara Lodge Glamping is a pair of safari tents set on a private field and meadow at Highampton, in the quiet farmland of north Devon, and it is one of the more thoroughly dog-minded glamping sites in this part of the county. Dogs are welcome to settle in the tent with you, they stay free of charge, and the hosts put out a dog bed, a blanket and a bowl before you arrive.
The provision goes further than the basics. Guests travelling with dogs have found balls, poo bags and towels left for them, and a crate can be requested ahead of a stay. The rest of the welcome runs in the same spirit: logs for the fire pit on the first night, fresh eggs, board games and activities for children, and hosts that guests describe as warm and genuinely present without hovering.
Space is the real draw. Book both tents and the field and meadow are yours, which is what makes this work so well for families with more than one dog. Beyond the field there is a wood to walk through, and the north Devon beaches are around half an hour away by car. The site is secluded and properly quiet.
There are rules, and they are worth reading before you book rather than after. Livestock graze the paddocks and neighbouring fields, so dogs have to stay on a lead through the wood and beyond the car park, and leads are expected outside the tent in the glamping field where the site asks for them. Dogs also must not be left alone or loose in the tents, so this is not a base for days out that a dog cannot join. One practical note from guests: the car park sits some way from the tents, which means a carry with bags, bedding and dog kit at each end of the stay.
With a 4.5/5 paw rating, Beara Lodge suits dog owners who want space and seclusion, are happy to keep a lead on around livestock, and plan to take the dog along wherever they go.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Dogs stay free of charge
- Dog bed, bowl and blanket provided
- Private field when both tents booked
- Leads required near grazing livestock
- Dogs cannot be left alone in tents
About this hotel
Safari-tent glamping on a private field and meadow at Highampton in north Devon, with two tents, a fire pit and a wood beyond the car park. Guest ratings average 9.7 out of 10 across 13 reviews. The site is secluded and quiet, with the north Devon beaches around half an hour away by car.
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Beara Lodge, Highampton, Highampton, EX21 5JJ