Dog-Friendly Hotels in Essex

Apartment/Flat · Billericay

Cosy Cabin is a compact four-star self-catering cabin on Potash Road, set in paddocks on the edge of Billericay in Essex. It sleeps one or two, with self check-in, air conditioning and direct access to the surrounding fields and a lake beyond them. Guests score it 9.2/10 across 47 reviews.

3 pet reviews

Hotel · Billericay

Great Blunts Stables is a five-star conversion of the old stables at Stock Brook Manor, a golf and country club on the western edge of Billericay in Essex. Rooms open onto the club's grounds, a full English breakfast is included, and room guests can use the swimming pool. Chelmsford and Brentwood are both a short drive away.

2 pet reviews

Inn · Braintree

The White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns is a three-star former coaching inn at Bocking End in central Braintree, Essex. It has a pub and restaurant on the ground floor, free parking and a short walk to the railway station, and holds an 8.3/10 guest score across more than 1,400 reviews. A limited number of rooms accept dogs.

2 pet reviews

Hotel · Chelmsford

Travelodge Chelmsford is a three-star budget hotel at the Army and Navy on Parkway, on the southern edge of Chelmsford in Essex. It offers simple, comfortable rooms with a lift to the upper floors, a cooked breakfast and shops directly opposite. The riverside paths and the town centre are both within walking distance.

2 pet reviews

Apartment/Flat · Clacton on Sea

Awave From It All is a self-contained holiday flat on Hillman Avenue in Clacton-on-Sea, a few steps from the seafront. It suits two, comes with its own driveway and a small outdoor area at the back, and is fitted out to a modern standard with a fully equipped kitchen.

3 pet reviews

Entire House · Colchester

Klara's House is a three-bedroom holiday house in West Mersea, on Mersea Island off the Essex coast near Colchester. It has a large enclosed garden, off-street parking and a well-equipped kitchen, and sits a short walk from the beach, harbour and village shops. It holds a 9.9/10 guest score across 83 reviews.

14 pet reviews

Boat/cruise · Colchester

Judith Barge is a converted barge moored at King Edward Quay on the River Colne in Colchester, Essex, let as self-catering accommodation. It has a full kitchen, a modern bathroom, a deck for sitting out and parking alongside. It holds a 9.7 out of 10 guest score across 189 reviews, and sits within reach of both the town centre and the university campus.

5 pet reviews

Guesthouse/bed and breakfast · Dedham

Sunrise Studio is a three-star studio annexe on Ardleigh Road just outside Dedham in Essex, in the Stour valley between Colchester and Manningtree. It is a self-contained room for two with self check-in, off-road parking and a continental breakfast left in the fridge.

9 pet reviews

Entire House · East Bergholt

The Haywain is a modern single-storey holiday lodge at Flatford, on the edge of East Bergholt in Suffolk. Rated four stars, it is let as a whole property with decking and several outdoor seating areas, and sits on footpaths running down to Flatford Mill and the River Stour.

3 pet reviews

Hotel · Feering

Travelodge Colchester Feering is a three-star roadside hotel on the northbound A12 at Feering, between Kelvedon and Marks Tey in Essex. It offers plain, spacious rooms with parking on site, a short drive from Colchester and the Blackwater estuary, and holds an 8.5/10 guest score across 84 reviews.

1 pet review

Apartment/Flat · Felsted

A studio apartment above a garage in the garden of a period cottage at Felsted, a quiet village in the Essex countryside north of Chelmsford. It has its own kitchen, a wall-mounted fire, a large bed and off-road parking, and looks out over the cottage garden and the fields beyond.

5 pet reviews

Hotel · Grays Thurrock

Ibis London Thurrock M25 Hotel is a two-star hotel on Weston Avenue in West Thurrock, close to junction 30 of the M25 and the Lakeside retail area. It offers modern, compact rooms, free on-site parking, a bar and an on-site restaurant, and holds an 8.1/10 guest score across more than 2,900 reviews. Dogs are accepted for an additional charge.

1 pet review

Inn · Great Waltham

The Compasses Inn is a four-star country pub with rooms at Littley Green, a hamlet in the parish of Great Waltham, north of Chelmsford in Essex. It pairs a well-regarded real ale bar and kitchen with a handful of quiet bedrooms above, and holds a 9.3/10 guest score across 499 reviews. Quiet farmland walking starts at the door.

5 pet reviews

Inn · Halstead

The Dog Inn is a three-star traditional inn on Hedingham Road, at the edge of the north Essex market town of Halstead. Rooms sit above a working village pub with off-road parking behind, and the High Street is a few minutes' walk away. It holds a 9.1 out of 10 guest score across 418 reviews.

3 pet reviews

Inn · Harwich

The Alma Inn & Dining Rooms is a 3.5-star inn on Kings Head Street in the old town of Harwich, Essex, a short walk from the harbour front and a few minutes from the international ferry terminal. The sixteenth-century building has been restored as a pub with dining rooms and bedrooms above. Guest ratings average 9.2 out of 10 across 735 reviews.

2 pet reviews

Guesthouse/bed and breakfast · Harwich

Tidal Walk is a self-catering period cottage in Old Harwich, Essex, arranged over three floors a couple of minutes from the waterfront where the Stour and Orwell meet. Pubs, cafes and the Ha'penny Pier are within a short walk, and the property averages 8.1 out of 10 across guest reviews. It suits couples and small families exploring the old town on foot.

2 pet reviews

Holiday park/caravan park · Layer Marney

Rockinghams Farm is a peaceful glamping site set on a 900-acre working farm near Layer Marney in rural Essex, close to Colchester. It offers cosy camping pods with fire pits and barbecues, shared shower and toilet facilities, and miles of woodland and farm walking on the doorstep.

17 pet reviews

Entire House · Maldon

Navigation Cottage is a self-catering house on the historic sea lock at Heybridge Basin, a couple of miles from Maldon in Essex. It overlooks the Blackwater estuary and its nature reserve, and inside a period building with low ceilings it has a large garden, a conservatory and a well-equipped kitchen.

2 pet reviews

Hotel · Margaretting

The White Hart Inn is a traditional country inn at Margaretting, a village in the Essex countryside a few miles south-west of Chelmsford. A handful of en-suite rooms sit above a working pub and restaurant, with parking on site and quiet lanes running out in every direction. Guests rate it 9.3 out of 10 across 48 reviews.

4 pet reviews

Apartment/Flat · Purleigh

A one-bedroom annexe in the Essex countryside at Purleigh, a few miles from Maldon. Rated 4 stars, it has its own entrance, parking beside the building, a wet room and an enclosed patio garden. The property keeps goats, which guests are welcome to visit, and fields and footpaths start close by.

6 pet reviews

Apartment/Flat · Purleigh

Sunnyside Guest House is a self-contained studio in the garden of a private house on the edge of Purleigh, a village in the Maldon district of Essex. It has a double bedroom, an en-suite shower room, a small kitchen area with a fridge-freezer and air fryer, WiFi and off-road parking behind secure electric gates. The grounds are fenced and shared with a separately let main house.

8 pet reviews

Entire House · Rayleigh

A modern three-bedroom house in Rayleigh, south Essex, with an open-plan living, kitchen and dining space across the ground floor. It sleeps a family or small group, comes well equipped with off-street parking and a rear garden, and sits within walking distance of the town's shops and facilities.

3 pet reviews

Entire House · Southend-on-Sea

A self-catering cottage on a residential street in Leigh-on-Sea, at the western end of Southend-on-Sea in Essex. It sleeps a small group across bedrooms and lounge sofa beds, with a well-equipped kitchen, a secure enclosed rear patio and parking directly outside, a short walk from the shops and around fifteen minutes from the seafront.

3 pet reviews

Entire House · Southend-on-Sea

A whole-house self-catering let on a residential street in Southend-on-Sea, aimed at groups, with off-road parking beside the property and a rear garden. The seafront and Southend's pier are a short drive away. It rates 5.9 out of 10 across 29 guest reviews.

2 pet reviews

Holiday park/caravan park · Steeple

Steeple Bay F79 is a privately let holiday caravan on Steeple Bay Holiday Park, on Canney Road at Steeple in the Blackwater estuary marshes of Essex. The park looks across to Osea Island and has a bar and restaurant, a pool, a fishing lake and direct access to the sea wall. Maldon is about twenty minutes away by car.

1 pet review

Apartment/Flat · West Mersea

A stylish waterside apartment in the heart of West Mersea on Mersea Island, Essex, a short walk from the coast and the village's seafood restaurants. Beautifully decorated, quiet and spotless, it makes a peaceful seaside base for exploring the Essex coast, with lovely riverside walks and dog-friendly dining close by.

9 pet reviews