Cotswolds & Oxfordshire Tetbury
Cat and Custard Pot Inn
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated August 2026 · paw rating built from 3 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 Tetbury / the Cotswolds & Oxfordshire and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.1/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Paw rating is based on 3 reviews - limited sample, treat as directional
- Pet fee and any size restrictions aren't published - confirm directly with the property before booking
- Shared corridors and common areas mean nervous or vocal dogs may find it harder to settle
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 3 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 593 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.1/10 - 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
- Well behaved dogs are welcome throughout the pub
Pet-friendly summary
The Cat and Custard Pot Inn is a proper Cotswold village pub with rooms, in the hamlet of Shipton Moyne just outside Tetbury, and it takes dogs seriously rather than merely tolerating them. Well behaved dogs are welcome throughout the pub, bar and restaurant and bedrooms alike, so you are not shut in your room at mealtimes while everyone else eats by the fire.
That is the detail dog owners keep coming back to. Guests travelling with dogs describe spotlessly clean, spacious rooms, a fire in the dining room on cold evenings and staff who make both halves of the party feel at home. The food does a lot of the work too: breakfast in particular comes up again and again, and the kitchen will adapt dishes for dietary requirements. Walks start from the door through classic south-Cotswold countryside, with the lanes and bridleways around Shipton Moyne and Tetbury on the doorstep.
On cost, dog owners have mentioned a charge of around £20 for the dog, which some felt was on the high side for a village inn. It is worth budgeting for and confirming when you book, as the amount is not published on the property's booking listing. There is no separate pet package or dedicated dog room type here; the welcome is simply that dogs go where you go.
It suits couples and small groups after a food-led short break with their dog rather than a self-catering setup, and there is no private garden, so the walking is the outdoor space. For a dog-friendly Cotswolds weekend built around a genuinely welcoming village pub, the Cat and Custard Pot earns its 4.5/5 paw rating.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Dogs welcome in bar and restaurant
- Around £20 charge per dog
- Spotless and spacious ensuite rooms
- Cotswold walks straight from the door
- Breakfast is a consistent standout
About this hotel
The Cat and Custard Pot Inn is a four-star Cotswold pub with rooms in Shipton Moyne, a small hamlet a few minutes from Tetbury. It offers comfortable ensuite bedrooms above a bar and restaurant known for its cooking, with country walks starting from the door and the south Cotswolds all around.
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Location
The Street, Tetbury, GL8 8PN
