South Coast Lyme Regis
Half Moon Cottage, Lyme Regis
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated July 2026 · paw rating built from 1 verified guest review 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 Lyme Regis / the South Coast and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 10.0/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Paw rating sits on a single confirmed pet review - expect movement as more data arrives
- 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: 1 pet-mention guest review 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 1 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 10.0/10 - 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-friendly summary
Half Moon Cottage is a whole-house holiday let in Lyme Regis, the Dorset coastal town on the edge of the Jurassic Coast, and it makes a comfortable, dog-friendly base for exploring this stretch of seaside. As a self-contained cottage rather than a shared building, it gives dogs and their owners the run of the place, with no corridors or neighbours to navigate.
The welcome for dogs is a genuine one. A guest travelling with dogs described arriving to a thoughtful welcome pack and a cottage kitted out with everything both they and their dogs needed, all spotlessly clean. That kind of preparation, with the practical touches for dogs already in place, is exactly what makes a trip with a pet easier.
One thing to be ready for: the cottage sits at the top of a steep hill. Lyme Regis is famously hilly away from the seafront, so this is par for the course locally, but owners of older or smaller dogs, and anyone carrying bags up from the car, should factor in the climb. The payoff is a quiet position a little above the bustle, with the town, the Cobb and the beaches a walk away downhill.
Feedback on Half Moon Cottage is still limited, but what there is points firmly in the right direction for dog owners after a clean, well-equipped whole-cottage stay on the Dorset coast. It is best suited to those who want self-catering independence with their dog rather than hotel-style service.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Whole cottage, dogs have the run of it
- Welcome pack and dog-ready kit
- Short walk down to the seafront
- Steep hill up to the cottage
- Spotlessly clean self-catering
About this hotel
Half Moon Cottage is a self-catering holiday house in Lyme Regis, the historic coastal town on Dorset's Jurassic Coast. Set on a hill a short walk above the seafront, it offers a clean, well-equipped whole-cottage stay within reach of the town, the Cobb harbour and the beaches.
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3 Woodville Silver Street, Lyme Regis, DT7 3HT
