Lake District Keswick
Brigham Farm Apartments
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated July 2026 · paw rating built from 10 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 Keswick / the Lake District and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
Worth knowing
- Pet fee: £30 per pet - research-verified; confirm at booking
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 192 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 8.1/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: July 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
- Dogs are welcome in the ground-floor apartments only: Eamont, Greta and Duddon.
- Pet fee: 30 pounds per stay.
- Please request a dog in advance of arrival.
- Shared garden and parking on site; the garden is not fully enclosed, so keep dogs on a lead.
Pet-friendly summary
Brigham Farm Apartments is a practical, genuinely dog-friendly base for exploring Keswick and the northern Lake District. Set just a short walk from the town centre, it offers self-catering apartments with private parking and a shared garden, which makes it an easy choice for a walking holiday with a dog in tow.
Dogs are welcomed in the ground-floor apartments, and owners travelling with pets regularly highlight how convenient the setup is. The garden comes up again and again as a real plus, handy for early-morning and late-night trips outside, and the location means you can be on a footpath or heading into town within a few minutes. Guests describe the owner as helpful and easy to deal with, and the parking takes the usual Keswick headache out of arriving with a car full of dog and walking gear.
A few things are worth knowing before you book. Dogs are only accepted in the ground-floor apartments (Eamont, Greta and Duddon), so make sure you book one of those rather than an upstairs flat. There is an additional charge of around 30 pounds per stay for a dog, and you need to let the property know in advance that you are bringing one. The garden is shared and not fully enclosed, so dogs that like to wander will need to stay on a lead out there.
The apartments themselves are comfortable and well equipped for self-catering, though they are on the older side and a few guests have found them dated or variable on cleanliness. For dog owners that matters less than the essentials, which Brigham Farm gets right: a welcoming attitude to dogs, a garden, parking, and a strong position for getting out into the fells.
For walkers who want a no-fuss, dog-friendly spot within strolling distance of Keswick and the lake, Brigham Farm Apartments is a solid pick and earns a 3.8/5 paw rating. Just remember to book a ground-floor apartment and flag your dog when you reserve.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Dog-friendly ground-floor apartments
- Shared garden for dogs
- Short walk into Keswick
- Ample on-site parking
- Handy base for fell walks
About this hotel
Brigham Farm Apartments is a collection of self-catering apartments in Keswick, in the heart of the Lake District, just a short walk from the town centre. The property offers private parking, a shared garden and free WiFi, with dog-friendly ground-floor apartments available.
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Brigham Farm Apartments, Low Brigham, Keswick, CA12 4JN
