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Dog-friendly hotels and B&Bs in the Wye Valley: fees and room rules compared

Dog fees for places to stay in the Wye Valley range from free to £50 per dog per stay. Most hotels limit dogs to named or ground-floor rooms and ask you to book direct. Two well-known Symonds Yat inns take no dogs in rooms at all.

  • Varies by venue – book direct
  • Not clear: 3
  • Checked 25 October 2026

At a glance

Places to stay compared
16 that take dogs, plus 3 that don't take pet dogs in rooms
Free
Symonds Yat Rock Lodge; Monmouth Caravan Park (up to 2 dogs per pitch, per tourism listing)
Per-stay fees
£10 for up to 2 dogs (Inn on the Wye); £15 (Swan at Hay); £50 per dog (Old Court self-catering, Aug 2025)
Per-night fees
£5 (King's Head); £10 (Riverside Hotel, per listing); £15 per animal (Hope & Anchor); £15 per pet (Forest Holidays); £20 per dog (Royal George)

Not clear from the source

  • Fees are 'apply' or 'not stated' for the Royal Hotel Ross, the Royal Lodge, the Wye Valley Hotel, the Beaufort and Wilton Court. Ask before booking.
  • We found no independent B&B or guest house in the area whose own website states a pet-dog policy. Tintern's community site lists some B&Bs as dog friendly, but we couldn't confirm their policies on their own sites.
  • The Hostelrie at Goodrich has rooms, but its rooms website blocked our checks, so its room policy isn't included.

The short version

Three things decide whether a Wye Valley stay works for your dog:

  1. Is there a dog room left? Many hotels have only one or a few, and several insist you book direct by phone or email.
  2. Is the fee per night, per stay, or per dog? The difference adds up quickly over a long weekend.
  3. Where can the dog go once you're in? The bar is usually fine, but the restaurant often isn't.

Everything below is taken from each venue's own website, or a clearly marked tourism listing, on 25 October 2026.

Fees and room rules at a glance

Place Town Type Dog fee (as stated) Room rule Source
Symonds Yat Rock Lodge Hillersland, nr Symonds Yat Self-catering "Pets stay for free" "All our self-catering apartments are dog friendly" rocklodge.co.uk
Monmouth Caravan Park Monmouth Touring park No extra cost 2 dogs per pitch, on leads at all times Visit Monmouthshire listing
The King's Head Hotel Ross-on-Wye Hotel £5 per night "most of our rooms"; tell them in advance kingshead.co.uk
Inn on the Wye Kerne Bridge Inn £10 per stay, up to 2 dogs (book direct) Dogs welcome throughout, incl. restaurant and bar innonthewye.co.uk
The Riverside Hotel Monmouth Hotel £10 per night "by arrangement" (tourism listing; own site silent) Visit Monmouthshire listing
The Swan at Hay Hay-on-Wye Hotel £15 per stay Coach House rooms swanathay.co.uk
The Hope & Anchor Ross-on-Wye Pub with rooms £15 per animal per night, plus possible damage charge 3 pet-friendly rooms thehopeandanchor.co.uk
Forest Holidays Forest of Dean nr Christchurch / Symonds Yat Cabins £15 per pet per night Pet-friendly cabins; up to 4 pets; never unattended forestholidays.co.uk
The Royal George Tintern Hotel £20 per night per dog, non-refundable Ground-floor dog rooms only; damage disclaimer theroyalgeorge.com
Old Court Hotel self-catering Symonds Yat West Cottage and apartments £50 per dog per stay (Aug 2025 rates) Cottage and barn apartments rates PDF
The Royal Hotel Ross-on-Wye Hotel (Greene King) "Dog charges apply" – amount not stated Limited dog rooms; must pre-book greenekinginns.co.uk
The Royal Lodge Symonds Yat East Hotel "additional charges apply" – amount not stated Dog-friendly room; book direct royalhotel-symondsyat.com
The Wye Valley Hotel Tintern Hotel Not stated One dog room, by direct contact only; dogs limited to the bar thewyevalleyhotel.co.uk
The Beaufort Hotel Chepstow Hotel Not stated Dogs welcome in bedrooms and throughout beauforthotelchepstow.com
The Lion Inn Trellech Pub with cottage Not stated "mention if you are bringing a dog"; room rule not stated lioninn.co.uk
Wilton Court Wilton, Ross Restaurant with rooms Not stated "by prior arrangements only" – old page (2006/07 tariff) wiltoncourthotel.com

Where dogs can't stay

  • Ye Old Ferrie Inn, Symonds Yat West: "We don't allow dogs in any of our accommodation." Source
  • Saracens Head Inn, Symonds Yat East: "Regretfully we do not allow pets to stay". Source
  • Parva Farmhouse, Tintern: the site mentions only guide dogs, "welcome in certain bedrooms and public areas". Source

What about B&Bs?

We looked for independent B&Bs and guest houses whose own websites spell out a dog policy, and didn't find one in this stretch of the valley. Tintern's community 'Dog Friendly Tintern' page lists a couple of B&Bs, but we couldn't find the same policy on their own sites, so they aren't included here. If you're set on a B&B, ring and ask three questions:

  • Which rooms take dogs?
  • What's the fee?
  • Can the dog come into the breakfast room?

Wader's tip

Price a long weekend before you book. For two dogs over three nights, here's what each place's stated fees come to (where a fee is given):

Place Two dogs, three nights
Rock Lodge £0
Inn on the Wye £10
Swan at Hay £15 (per stay, if it covers both dogs)
King's Head £15 (if the fee is per room, not per dog)
Hope & Anchor £90
Forest Holidays £90
Old Court self-catering £100
Royal George £120