Lake District Keswick
The Mary Mount Hotel
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated June 2026 · paw rating built from 5 verified guest reviews mentioning pets
Bring your dog if
- You're happy with a standard hotel-room stay where the property explicitly welcomes dogs
- You're basing yourself in Keswick / the Lake District and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - Agoda guests rate this 8.9/10 overall
Worth knowing
- Pet fee: £0 per pet - research-verified; confirm at booking
- Shared corridors and common areas mean nervous or vocal dogs may find it harder to settle
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 5 pet-mention guest reviews sourced from Agoda - 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 1,635 Agoda guest reviews overall, averaging 8.9/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: June 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-friendly summary
The Mary Mount Hotel sits in Borrowdale, on the lakeshore of Derwentwater, three miles south of Keswick. The format is a family-run country hotel with multiple accommodation types under one site - the main hotel building, plus Four Oaks Cottage (a separate whole-property rental), Woodlands Annexe rooms and a self-contained Lodge. For dog owners the appeal is structural: lakeside walks straight from the door into Borrowdale's footpath network, a settled and clearly-disclosed pet policy, and accommodation flexibility that suits anything from a single couple with one dog through to a family group with multiple pets.
Practical bits to know in advance: dogs stay free of charge in the hotel's pet-friendly rooms (officially confirmed on the hotel's own site, which is unusual in the Lake District at this quality of property). The pet policy is laid out in a separate document the hotel will send on request - worth asking for at booking if you're travelling with anything other than a small, well-behaved dog. Dogs aren't allowed in the main restaurant, but the bar has its own seating area with a roaring fire and is set up specifically for guests with pets, so the practical experience is that the dog is with you for dinner just in a different room.
The hotel itself is set on the shore of Derwentwater rather than in Keswick town centre, which is the point. Lakeside walks start from the property's grounds. Borrowdale itself - one of the more atmospheric Lake District valleys - opens up to the south, with Catbells, Castle Crag and the Borrowdale fells all within easy reach. Keswick town is a 10-minute drive for shops and restaurants; the regular Keswick-Borrowdale launch service offers car-free options when you want a different walk.
Accommodation flexibility is the standout for groups. Two couples plus a dog work in the main hotel; a family wanting a self-contained space picks Four Oaks Cottage; a couple wanting a quieter base picks the Lodge. Several review pools mention the family-run welcome - the same family has run the hotel for decades, and dogs in the hotel are clearly normal rather than tolerated.
Best suited to: dog owners who want a lakeside Borrowdale base with multiple accommodation options, value free pet stays and a clear policy, and prefer a family-run welcome to a corporate-chain experience. Less suited to anyone needing modern boutique design or who needs the dog at the table in the main dining room rather than in the bar.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Dogs stay free in pet-friendly rooms
- Four accommodation types under one site
- Lakeside walks straight from the door (Derwentwater)
- Dogs in the bar, not the restaurant
- Family-run for decades
- Borrowdale fells access
About this hotel
The Mary Mount Hotel is a family-run lakeside hotel on Derwentwater in Borrowdale, three miles south of Keswick. Multiple accommodation types (Main Hotel, Four Oaks Cottage, Woodlands Annexe, The Lodge). Dogs stay free in pet-friendly rooms; not allowed in the main restaurant but welcome in the bar with its own roaring fire.
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Borrowdale, Keswick, CA12 5UU
