Lake District Brisco
Crossroads House, Brisco
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated October 2026 · paw rating built from 2 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 Brisco / the Lake District and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.1/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Paw rating is based on 2 reviews - limited sample, treat as directional
- Pet fee: £7 per pet - check whether that is per night, per stay or per week when you book
- Shared corridors and common areas mean nervous or vocal dogs may find it harder to settle
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 2 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 463 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.1/10 - 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 policy at a glance
- We are dog friendly. When travelling with pets, please note that an extra charge of £7 per dog applies.
Pet-friendly summary
Crossroads House is a four-star bed and breakfast in Brisco, a hamlet a few miles south of Carlisle where the M6 and the northern Lake District are both within easy reach. It is a handsome old building run as a small guest house, and dogs are part of the arrangement rather than an exception - the owners keep dogs of their own. It earns a 4.5/5 paw rating.
The pet terms are refreshingly plain: dogs are welcome and there is a £7 charge per dog. That is at the low end for a bed and breakfast of this standard, and no weight limit or breed restriction is published alongside it, though it is worth confirming numbers when you book.
What guests praise is the ordinary stuff done properly. Rooms are clean and comfortable, the building has character, and breakfast is cooked to order and generous. The hosts get consistently warm write-ups for being welcoming and quick to respond, and dog owners note being made to feel that bringing an animal was not an imposition.
Two things to weigh. The house sits at a crossroads and passing traffic is audible at night in some rooms, so pack earplugs if you are a light sleeper and expect a reactive dog to notice; late arrivals coming and going have been heard as well. Beds have been described as on the firm side. Neither is a reason to look elsewhere: for an overnight stop on the way north, or a base for Hadrian's Wall and the northern Lakes with a dog in tow, Crossroads House is good value and unfussy about pets.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- £7 per dog, no weight limit published
- Owners keep dogs of their own
- Cooked-to-order breakfast and welcoming hosts
- Traffic noise from the crossroads at night
- Handy base for Carlisle and Hadrian's Wall
About this hotel
Crossroads House is a four-star bed and breakfast in Brisco, a hamlet about three miles south of Carlisle in Cumbria. It has cooked-to-order breakfasts, comfortable rooms in a period building and quick access to the M6, and scores 9.1/10 across 463 guest reviews - a practical base for Hadrian's Wall and the northern Lakes.
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Location
Brisco, Brisco, CA4 0QZ