Lake District Penrith
Petteril House, Penrith
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 Penrith / the Lake District and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.6/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Paw rating is based on 3 reviews - limited sample, treat as directional
- Pet fee: £35 per pet per stay (max 2 pets) - research-verified; confirm at booking
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 18 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.6/10 - 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
- Pet fee: £35 per pet, per stay.
- Up to two dogs per booking.
- The courtyard at the rear of the property is fully enclosed, so dogs can run free there.
- Dogs must not be let loose in the unfenced parts of the grounds, which are rural with livestock in the surrounding fields.
- Dogs are not allowed upstairs or on the furniture.
Pet-friendly summary
Petteril House sits in a quiet country lane at Greystoke Gill, a few miles from Penrith on the northern edge of the Lake District, and it is a genuinely excellent choice for a group holiday with dogs. This is a whole-house rental, so there are no shared spaces to manage, and the feature dog owners return to again and again is the enclosed courtyard at the rear - fully fenced, so dogs can run free there without anyone worrying about them wandering off.
The house is roomy enough to absorb both people and pets comfortably. Guests have arrived with everything from a Great Dane to a pair of Labradors alongside young children and extended family, and consistently report there was plenty of space for all of them. A drying room, washing machine and tumble dryer - features that walkers mention warmly - are exactly what you want after a wet day on the fells with a muddy dog.
The location works well for owners who want a mix of gentle local walks and bigger Lake District days out. There are dog-walking routes straight from the door, with Penrith about fifteen minutes away for supplies and Ullswater and Pooley Bridge within easy reach. The owners, who live next door, come in for particular praise for being helpful and welcoming without being intrusive. Two dogs can stay, at £35 per dog for the stay - a one-off charge rather than a nightly one, which makes a longer booking far better value than the headline figure suggests.
There are house rules, and they are sensible ones. Dogs are not allowed upstairs or on the furniture, so a bed downstairs is the arrangement rather than a dog that follows you from room to room. Beyond the enclosed courtyard the grounds are open and the surrounding fields carry livestock, so dogs need to stay on the lead out there, and this is red squirrel country, which is another good reason to keep close control on local walks. Within those limits, Petteril House is about as good as a group stay with dogs gets in this corner of Cumbria: the space, the secure courtyard and the drying facilities make it especially well suited to big dogs and to families travelling with two.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Secure enclosed courtyard for dogs
- Room for large dogs, two per booking
- Drying room for muddy paws
- Dog walks straight from the door
- Dogs not allowed upstairs or on furniture
- Near Penrith and Ullswater
About this hotel
Petteril House, listed as North Lake District rural retreat, is a spacious four-and-a-half-star whole-house holiday home at Greystoke Gill, a few miles from Penrith on the edge of the Lake District. It sleeps a large group across multiple bedrooms, with a well-equipped kitchen, a drying room, underfloor heating and a secure enclosed courtyard.
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Petteril House, Greystoke Gill, Penrith, CA11 0UQ
