Lake District Ambleside
Yewfield Self Catering Apartments
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated September 2026 · paw rating built from 8 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 Ambleside / the Lake District and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.2/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Pet fee and any size restrictions aren't published - confirm directly with the property before booking
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 8 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 90 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.2/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: September 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
- Pets are welcome in all of the self catering apartments and in the outside rooms, and are not allowed in the main guest house
- Pets must be kept off the soft furnishings
Pet-friendly summary
Yewfield sits on Hawkshead Hill in 28 acres of its own grounds, between Ambleside, Hawkshead and Coniston, and it is one of the more genuinely practical Lake District bases for a dog. The self-catering apartments have their own entrances, the estate is mostly woodland and grazing rather than manicured garden, and the footpath to Tarn Hows runs from the door, roughly twenty minutes on foot, with Grizedale Forest and Coniston Water not much further. Guests travelling with dogs return again and again, and several rebook before they have left.
The policy is worth reading carefully because it splits by building. Pets are welcome in all of the self-catering apartments and in the outside rooms, but they are not allowed in the main guest house. Breakfast is served in the guest house and self-catering guests can book it, so if you want to eat there someone will need to stay with the dog or settle it in the apartment first. Pets also need to be kept off the soft furnishings. Parties have stayed with two dogs without difficulty.
What guests keep coming back to is the quiet. The property is remote enough that there is no road noise, no close neighbours to worry about if a dog barks, and no shared corridors to negotiate during the day. There is an open fire and armchairs, which earns its keep after a soggy day on the fells, and the hosts have a strong reputation for making dog owners feel welcome rather than tolerated. Hawkshead is a walk away and its pubs are used to dogs.
Two practical notes. The decking outside the apartments is not fenced, so a dog cannot be left out there loose while you sit with a drink. And satnavs do not always route well to Hawkshead Hill, so check the approach before you set off. Cleanliness is occasionally flagged, mostly cobwebs, against 9.2 out of 10 from ninety guest reviews and a 4.6 out of 5 paw rating.
Best suited to owners of one or two dogs who want space, quiet and walks from the door, and who are happy to self-cater. Less suited to anyone wanting village-centre convenience or a secure enclosed garden.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Pets welcome in the apartments only
- Not allowed in the main guest house
- Twenty-minute walk to Tarn Hows
- 28 acres of private grounds
- Quiet setting with no road noise
- Decking is not fenced
About this hotel
Yewfield is a small group of self-catering apartments on Hawkshead Hill, set in 28 acres of grounds between Ambleside, Hawkshead and Coniston. Pets are welcome in the apartments but not in the main guest house. The footpath to Tarn Hows runs from the door, and guests rate the property 9.2 out of 10.
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Yewfield Hawkshead Hill Ambleside, Ambleside, LA22 0PR
