Peak District Bakewell
Cherry Cottage, Youlgreave
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated October 2026 · paw rating built from 3 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 Bakewell / the Peak District and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 8.8/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Paw rating is based on 3 reviews - limited sample, treat as directional
- 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: 3 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 41 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 8.8/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: October 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
Cherry Cottage is a stone cottage in Youlgreave, a working Peak District village in Bradford Dale a few miles south of Bakewell, and it is one of the more practical Peak bases for anyone travelling with a dog. The reason is the garden: it is fully enclosed, and dog owners bring it up again and again as the thing that makes the cottage work. Off-street parking comes with it, which is genuinely scarce in the village and saves hunting for a space with a dog in the car.
The walking is the other half of the appeal. The cottage sits within easy reach of the river, the woods and the dale paths, with a straightforward three to four mile route into Bakewell and a wide choice of longer circuits from the door. Guests travelling with dogs describe it as well suited to walkers, and several have come back for a second stay. The village has a shop and pubs of its own, and the area is consistently described as friendly.
Inside, the cottage is well equipped and warm, with modern appliances, straightforward heating and an open fire, and it is regularly described as very clean on arrival. It is an older building, though, and small maintenance faults do crop up - a door handle and a drawer handle working loose, a shower leaking through a light fitting on one stay, a toilet valve needing attention, and kitchen knives past their best. None of it stopped guests recommending the place, but it is the sort of house where you may end up fixing something small yourself.
Cherry Cottage is best suited to dog owners who want a secure garden, a parking space and Peak District walking straight from the door, and who will not be put off by the odd rough edge in an old stone cottage. It earns a 4.5/5 paw rating.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Fully enclosed garden praised by dog owners
- Off-street parking, scarce in the village
- Peak District walking straight from the door
- Easy riverside walk into Bakewell
- Older cottage with occasional maintenance niggles
About this hotel
Cherry Cottage is a four-star, whole-house holiday let in Youlgreave, a Peak District village on the River Bradford about four miles from Bakewell. It is a traditional stone cottage with an enclosed garden, off-street parking, an open fire and modern appliances, within walking distance of the village shop and pubs.
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Location
Stoneyside, Bakewell, DE45 1WH
