Lake District Penrith
Netherdene Country House Bed & Breakfast
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated September 2026 · paw rating built from 7 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 Penrith / the Lake District 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
- 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: 7 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 514 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.1/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: September 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 pets are welcome by prior arrangement, so tell the owners when you book.
- Two of the double rooms are pet friendly and the luxury double is kept pet free.
- A small charge for the pet is added when you check out rather than at booking.
Pet-friendly summary
Netherdene Country House is a small, family-run B&B in Troutbeck, a few miles north-west of Penrith and within easy reach of Keswick, Ullswater and the northern Lake District fells. It has built a strong following among solo travellers and couples bringing a single well-behaved dog, with a quiet rural setting and hosts whose warm, low-key hospitality comes up again and again in feedback from guests arriving with a dog.
The pet-friendly setup is straightforward and consistently praised, though it is narrower than it first looks. Two of the double rooms take dogs and the luxury double is kept pet-free, so the room has to be arranged with the owners when you book rather than assumed. The extra dog charge is modest, with guest feedback putting it at around five pounds, and it is added at check-out rather than taken at the time of booking. The breakfast, a proper cooked Cumbrian start to the day, is one of the most reliably mentioned positives across pet-travelling stays. The B&B also has a small hot-tub shack, described as a treat on a rainy Lakeland day.
Solo travellers with a single dog form a notable share of the pet-stay traffic here. Several solo-with-dog reviewers describe feeling at ease and welcomed, which is useful context if you are planning a quieter walking trip with just yourself and your dog. The location, on the A66 corridor a fifteen-minute drive from Keswick, also makes the property a practical Scotland-to-southern-England stopover.
A practical note for dog owners: the Troutbeck Inn pub is directly across the road and welcomes dogs in its restaurant, so dinner with the dog is straightforward without needing to drive after a day on the fells. Less helpfully, the B&B sits on the A66 corridor rather than in open country, and guests have pointed out that the immediate surroundings are not somewhere you would choose to stroll, so the good walking is a short drive away. The pet charge is not formally published on the booking listing, so confirm the current amount with the hosts when you book.
Best suited to solo travellers and couples with one well-mannered dog who want a quiet rural Lake District B&B with proper breakfasts and easy fell-and-lake access, and who are happy to book a specific room rather than take whatever is free.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Two pet-friendly double rooms, arrange ahead
- Modest dog charge, paid at check-out
- Hosts praised for a warm, low-key welcome
- Hot-tub shack - a rainy-day treat
- Troutbeck Inn pub directly across the road
- 15 minutes from Keswick, easy A66 access
About this hotel
Netherdene Country House is a 3-star bed and breakfast in Troutbeck near Penrith, on the northern edge of the Lake District. The property is family-run with a focus on cooked breakfasts, a small selection of rooms, on-site parking and a hot-tub shack, sitting within easy driving distance of Keswick, Ullswater and the surrounding fells.
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Netherdene, Troutbeck, Penrith, CA11 0SJ
