Cotswolds & Oxfordshire Stow-on-the-Wold
Stanway House near Stow-on-the-Wold
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated August 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 & Oxfordshire 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
- Paw rating sits on a single confirmed pet review - expect movement as more data arrives
- Pet fee: £20 - the amount is published but not what it covers, so confirm the terms when you book
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 21 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 8.5/10 - 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: £20 (the property does not state whether this covers the stay or each night).
- Dogs must not be left alone in the cottage at any point unless they are settled in a dog cage.
- Dogs are not allowed in the bedrooms or upstairs.
- Dogs must be kept off all the furniture in the cottage.
- Dogs must be on a lead in the shared farm gardens, though not in your own private cottage garden.
Pet-friendly summary
Stanway House is an eight-bedroom farmhouse let at Flagstone Farm near Upper Swell, a couple of miles from Stow-on-the-Wold in the north Cotswolds. It is built for large parties, with eight bedrooms and eight bathrooms, and the farm setting means a dog can be let out into open countryside rather than walked to a scrap of green.
Dogs are welcome for a charge of £20, and the house leaves out poo bags along with the rest of the arrival extras, which tells you the owners expect them. The rules are specific and worth reading before you book: dogs stay downstairs only, with the bedrooms and the upstairs off limits, they must be kept off the furniture, and they cannot be left alone in the cottage unless they are settled in a crate. In the shared farm gardens dogs go on a lead; your own private cottage garden is the exception.
There is a farm dog on site. For most visiting dogs that is a bonus, but if yours is reactive around other animals it is the sort of thing to know in advance rather than discover in the yard.
The walking is the real draw. Footpaths run straight off the property into Cotswold farmland, the gardens are well kept for a gentle amble before breakfast, and Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water and the Slaughters are all a short drive. Parking is generous. Taxis, on the other hand, are hard to arrange locally, so plan on the car if you want an evening out.
Stanway House earns a 4.5/5 paw rating and suits a big group with a steady, biddable dog: one that will settle downstairs, walk on a lead past livestock, and crate happily if the party heads out for dinner. Owners of a dog that expects to sleep in the bedroom should look elsewhere.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Poo bags left out with the arrival extras
- Dogs downstairs only, not in the bedrooms
- Countryside walks straight from the door
- Resident farm dog on site
- Crate needed if dogs are left alone
About this hotel
Stanway House is a large eight-bedroom, eight-bathroom holiday home at Flagstone Farm near Upper Swell, a couple of miles from Stow-on-the-Wold in the north Cotswolds. Built for big group stays, it offers extensive indoor space, well-kept gardens, a barbecue and ample parking, with footpaths running straight off the property into open farmland.
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Location
Stanway House, Flagstone Farm, Upper Swell, Stow-on-the-Wold, GL54 1ER
