Lincolnshire Coast & Wolds Boston
Appletree Holiday Park
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated September 2026 · paw rating built from 10 verified guest reviews mentioning pets
Bring your dog if
- You're basing yourself in Boston / the Lincolnshire Coast & Wolds and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 8.9/10 overall on booking platforms
- Pet-mentioning reviewers spoke positively about the dog-friendly setup
Worth knowing
- Pet limits: max 2 pets, no size limit provided the dog fits through the door. Dogs covered by the Dangerous Dogs Act are not accepted, including XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro and Japanese Tosa types, and neither are dogs that are legally required to be muzzled - research-verified; the fee isn't published, so confirm the charge when you book
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 10 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 244 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 8.9/10 - 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
- Please note that dogs are only allowed in the pet-friendly rooms upon request and subject to approval. Please note that dogs will incur an additional charge of GBP 45 for stays of 6 nights or fewer and GBP 60 for stays of 7 nights or more per pet. A maximum of 2 dogs is allowed per accommodation.
- Every type of accommodation on the park takes dogs, from the classic caravans to the exclusive range
- Dogs must be house trained and kept under control or on a lead at all times where that applies
- Size and breed rules: All sizes welcome, as long as the dog fits through the door. Dogs covered by the Dangerous Dogs Act are not accepted, including XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro and Japanese Tosa types, and neither are dogs that are legally required to be muzzled
- Pet-friendly accommodation types: "8 Berth Superior Caravan Pet Friendly", "Heartwood Hot Tub 7 (5+2) Pet Friendly".
Pet-friendly summary
Appletree Holiday Park sits in flat Lincolnshire fen country at Hubbert's Bridge, a few miles west of Boston, and it is set up for dogs in a way that goes beyond simply tolerating them. Dogs stay in designated pet-friendly caravans and lodges, and the welcome pack waiting in the van is one of the things owners bring up most often - a treat box or gift bag for the dog, handed over alongside the usual arrival paperwork.
The charge is worth planning for. Dogs cost £45 per pet for stays of six nights or fewer and £60 per pet for seven nights or more, they have to be booked into a pet-friendly unit, and the park approves them on request rather than automatically. Up to two dogs can stay per accommodation.
Once you are there, the park is easy going. Guests with dogs describe a quiet site with plenty of room to walk, a bar and restaurant that welcome dogs, and staff who take the pet side of a booking seriously. There is a dedicated dog walk at the far end of the site, and the wider fen lanes give you flat, uncomplicated walking. The golf course, splash park, crazy golf and play areas make it a reasonable choice if you are travelling with children as well as a dog.
Two things temper the picture. Cleanliness in the pet-friendly caravans is the recurring complaint - more than one dog owner has arrived to find carpets and upholstery that needed covering up before the dog could settle, which stings at £45 a stay. Another family walking the on-site dog path found dead rats and birds along it and worried about what their dogs might pick up. There is also no outdoor bin near the vans for poo bags, so you will be carrying them back to the main block.
It earns a 4.5/5 paw rating: a genuinely dog-welcoming park with good facilities and thoughtful touches, best suited to owners who will check the state of the caravan on arrival and are happy to budget the pet supplement into the cost of the break.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Dog welcome packs in pet-friendly caravans
- Bar and restaurant open to dogs
- Dedicated dog walk on site
- Pet supplement charged per dog per stay
- Cleanliness of pet-friendly vans varies
About this hotel
Appletree Holiday Park is a three-star holiday and caravan park at Hubbert's Bridge, a few miles west of Boston in the Lincolnshire fens. Accommodation runs from eight-berth caravans to hot-tub lodges, and the site carries a bar and restaurant, a golf course, crazy golf, a splash park and play areas. Designated pet-friendly units take up to two dogs.
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Location
Hubbert's Bridge, Boston, Lincolnshire, Boston, PE20 3QX