Cotswolds Stow-on-the-wold
Oxbow Cottage
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated October 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 Stow-on-the-wold / the Cotswolds 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: £40 per stay - research-verified; confirm at booking
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 11 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.7/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: October 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
- 1 medium sized dog is welcome for an additional £40 per stay.
Pet-friendly summary
Oxbow Cottage is a self-catering cottage on the edge of Stow-on-the-Wold with the one feature Cotswolds dog owners struggle most to find: a secure field-paddock where a dog can run off the lead. Feedback from dog owners so far comes from a single stay, but it was entirely positive, and the paddock was the highlight. It changes the shape of a break, with somewhere safe to burn off energy first thing and last thing without driving to an enclosed field.
The dog terms are clear. One medium-sized dog is welcome for £40 per stay, a fixed charge rather than a nightly one, so it works out better the longer you stay. The terms allow a single dog, so a two-dog household will need to look elsewhere.
The cottage itself is consistently well reviewed, scoring 9.7 out of 10 across its guest reviews, with guests describing it as clean, comfortable and well placed. Stow's market square, shops and pubs are close by, and the lanes and field paths of the north Cotswolds give plenty of variety for daily walks.
Best suited to a couple with one energetic medium-sized dog, such as a spaniel or collie, who want a quiet Cotswolds base with a secure space to run right outside the door. It earns a 4.5/5 paw rating.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Secure field-paddock for off-lead running
- Dog terms disclosed up front: one medium dog, £40 per stay
- Easy reach of Stow's square and pubs
- Clean, warmly reviewed cottage: 9.7 across 11 stays
- One-dog limit - not for multi-dog households
About this hotel
Oxbow Cottage is a self-catering holiday cottage on the edge of Stow-on-the-Wold with a secure field-paddock. Guests rate it 9.7 out of 10 across 11 guest reviews, and one medium dog is welcome for a disclosed £40-per-stay fee.
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Oxbow Cottage, Stow-on-the-wold, GL54 1HP
