Devon Moretonhampstead
Little Gate Cottage
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 Moretonhampstead / the Devon and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
Worth knowing
- Paw rating is based on 2 reviews - limited sample, treat as directional
- Pet limits: max 2 pets - research-verified; the fee isn't published, so confirm the charge when you book
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 10 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 8.4/10 - 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
- Up to 2 pets per booking.
- A charge of 25 pounds applies for a second dog.
Pet-friendly summary
Little Gate Cottage sits in North Bovey, a small Dartmoor village a couple of miles from Moretonhampstead, and the walking is the reason to bring a dog here. Open moor, wooded river valleys and quiet lanes start more or less at the door, so a stay does not depend on driving somewhere to exercise the dog.
Two dogs are allowed, with a £25 charge for the second. The cottage has an allocated off-road parking space, which matters more than it sounds on Dartmoor lanes, and guests describe it as well equipped and comfortable, with milk left in for arrival.
The village pub comes up repeatedly in guest feedback, both for the quality of its food and for welcoming dogs, which makes the evenings straightforward: no driving out and no leaving the dog behind. Moretonhampstead, a couple of miles up the road, covers shops and supplies, and the rest of the moor opens up from there.
Two things temper it. The furnishings are dated in places rather than freshly done, and the garden has been found overgrown, so it is not a reliable enclosed space for letting a dog out unsupervised. Plan on lead walks from the door instead. Guests have also arrived to a thin supply of consumables and been expected to top them up. None of that undermines the setting, and Little Gate Cottage earns a 4.2/5 paw rating: an unfussy, genuinely well-placed Dartmoor base for people whose priority is getting the dog onto the moor every day.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Moorland walks straight from the door
- Dog-friendly village pub with good food
- Second dog charged at 25 pounds
- Allocated off-road parking space
- Garden overgrown, not securely enclosed
About this hotel
Little Gate Cottage is a self-catering cottage in North Bovey, a small Dartmoor village a couple of miles from Moretonhampstead in Devon. It has an allocated off-road parking space and sits within walking distance of the village pub, with open moorland walks and wooded valleys starting close to the door.
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Littlegate Cottage, North Bovey, Moretonhampstead, TQ13 8RB