Lake District Windermere
Post Knott Cottage, Windermere Marina Village
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated August 2026 · paw rating built from 2 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 Windermere / 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
- Paw rating is based on 2 reviews - limited sample, treat as directional
- Pet fee: £40 per pet per stay (max 2 pets) - research-verified; confirm at booking
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 2 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 8 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
- Up to two well behaved dogs are accepted by prior arrangement.
- Cats are not accepted.
- Pet fee: £40 per pet, per stay.
Pet-friendly summary
Post Knott Cottage is a four-star self-catering apartment inside Windermere Marina Village at Bowness-on-Windermere, with parking right outside the door and the marina's own grounds to wander. Bowness itself is walkable, which is the practical appeal for anyone with a dog: shops, the lake shore and the pier are all reachable without getting back in the car, and the marina paths make an easy last walk of the evening.
Up to two well-behaved dogs are accepted by prior arrangement, at a fee of £40 per dog per stay, and cats are not accepted - so it is worth ringing ahead rather than assuming a booking is confirmed. Guests travelling with dogs rate the location and the family-friendly run of the marina highly, and the ground-level parking is genuinely useful when you are unloading a wet dog and a week's luggage at the same time.
The apartment is honest about what it is. The interior reads as a little dated, the pillows have drawn comment, and the outlook from the sitting room is over bushes and the working jetty rather than open water. The flat is used regularly by guests with dogs, and dogs tend to register the previous occupants well before their owners notice anything. None of that is a reason to stay away, but it does mean the apartment suits people who care more about the doorstep than the decor.
Best suited to a couple or a family with one or two dogs who want a walkable Bowness base with parking at the door, and who will happily trade a dated interior for the marina setting.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Walkable to Bowness without the car
- Parking directly outside the apartment
- Two dogs by prior arrangement, cats not accepted
- Marina grounds good for an evening walk
- Dated interior with a well-used dog history
About this hotel
Post Knott Cottage is a 4-star pet-friendly self-catering apartment at Windermere Marina Village, a short walk from Bowness-on-Windermere. It has parking outside the door, marina grounds to walk in, and takes up to two dogs by prior arrangement.
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Location
Windermere Marina Village, Windermere, LA23 3JQ
