Peak District Ashbourne
Slade House, Ashbourne
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated October 2026 · paw rating built from 12 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 Ashbourne / the Peak District and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 8.5/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Pet limits: max 3 pets - research-verified; the fee isn't published, so confirm the charge when you book
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 12 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 2 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 8.5/10 - 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
- Up to 3 pets per booking
Pet-friendly summary
Slade House is a spacious farmhouse on a working farm near Waterhouses, on the Staffordshire side of the Peak District, and it is one of those places where families bring the dogs along year after year. Groups describe it as a proper home from home with walks from the doorstep, and it holds a 4.8/5 paw rating. Up to three pets are allowed.
What stands out is how far the owners, who live on the farm, will go to make dogs fit in. The garden is large, but not every part of it is fully enclosed, and dog owners describe sheep gates and fencing being put up across steps and around the smaller front garden so a puppy or a cockapoo could not slip out. If you need a secure space, mention it when you book.
The welcome is generous too, with homemade cake and brownies, milk, fizz and flowers waiting on arrival, and the owners are quick to answer a text if anything comes up. Inside, the farmhouse kitchen has a log burner, the bedrooms are comfortable and there is room for a big party with children and several dogs.
Walking is the main draw. Footpaths cross the fields almost from the back door, and Dovedale and Ilam Park are close by. The one firm rule is that dogs need to be on a lead in the fields because sheep graze there, so a long training lead is worth packing. There are also friendly farm dogs and other animals about, which suits most dogs but is worth knowing if yours is reactive.
For a family or group with dogs looking for a well-run countryside base in the southern Peak District, Slade House is a very easy recommendation.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Owners add gates to secure the garden
- Field walks straight from the door
- Dogs on leads around grazing sheep
- Homemade cake on arrival
- Room for big families and several dogs
- Close to Dovedale and Ilam Park
About this hotel
Slade House is a four-star farmhouse holiday let on a working farm near Waterhouses, in the Staffordshire Moorlands on the southern edge of the Peak District, with an Ashbourne postal address. It sleeps a large family group, with a farmhouse kitchen, a log burner, two en-suite bathrooms and a big garden, and sits within easy reach of Dovedale and Ilam Park.
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Location
Ashbourne, DE6 2BB
