Yorkshire Settle
The Golden Lion at Settle
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated September 2026 · paw rating built from 3 verified guest reviews mentioning pets
Bring your dog if
- You're happy with a standard hotel-room stay where the property explicitly welcomes dogs
- You're basing yourself in Settle / the Yorkshire 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 3 reviews - limited sample, treat as directional
- Pet fee: £20 per pet per stay - research-verified; confirm at booking
- 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: 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 909 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.1/10 - 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
- Pet fee: £20 per dog, per stay.
- Dogs are allowed in the bar area but not in the areas kept for dining only.
- Dogs are welcome in the bedrooms - request a pet-friendly room when booking.
- Dogs are welcome at the pet-friendly outdoor courtyard tables.
- On-site pet amenities: tartan dog blankets, dog towels, and a self-serve beer keg with water for dogs.
- Guests are asked to bring their own dog bed and towels.
- Dogs should be clean and dry before they come into the inn.
- Please do not let your dog jump up at or pester other guests or their pets, or disturb others by barking.
- Service animals are explicitly welcomed.
Pet-friendly summary
The Golden Lion is a coaching inn on Duke Street in the middle of Settle, which puts the Yorkshire Dales, the Settle-Carlisle line and a good stretch of walking country within reach of the front door. It is set up for dogs rather than merely resigned to them: tartan dog blankets and dog towels are part of the welcome, and there is a self-serve keg in the bar that dispenses water for them.
Dogs cost £20 per dog per stay, and they are welcome in the bedrooms and in the bar, including the courtyard tables outside. The inn asks that you flag the dog when you book, bring your own dog bed and towels, and bring the dog in clean and dry - reasonable requests for a stone inn in walking country. It also asks that dogs are not left to bark or to pester other guests and their pets.
The one restriction worth planning around is dining. Dogs are allowed in the bar but not in the areas kept for dining only, so an evening meal with a dog means eating in the bar, where you order at the counter rather than getting table service. Guests who booked an evening table expecting to be waited on have found that a jolt, particularly against the price of the food, so go in knowing which room you will be sitting in.
Staff draw consistent praise for being friendly and accommodating, and the rooms are well finished, though they run small - noticeably so with two dogs rather than one. The inn also fronts the main road, and weekend night noise carries into the rooms at the front.
Best suited to walkers who want a proper Dales inn with the dog beside them at the bar, and who would rather eat casually than formally. It earns a 4.2/5 paw rating.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Dogs welcome in bedrooms and bar
- Tartan blankets and towels provided
- Water keg behind the bar
- Dining rooms remain dog-free
- Dales walks from the door
About this hotel
The Golden Lion at Settle is a four-star coaching inn on Duke Street in the centre of Settle, North Yorkshire. It combines traditional bar and dining rooms with modern bedrooms, and sits within walking distance of the Settle-Carlisle railway and the surrounding Dales walking country.
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Location
Duke Street, Settle, BD24 9DU
