North East England Swarland
Livvi Rosa's Lodge, Swarland
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated October 2026 · paw rating built from 9 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 Swarland / the North East England and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.2/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Pet limits: Dogs listed under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 are not permitted anywhere on the park - research-verified; the fee isn't published, so confirm the charge when you book
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 9 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 134 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.2/10 - 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
- Percy Wood has a large fenced dog exercise field where dogs can run off the lead.
- Dogs must be kept on a short lead at all times on the park, unless they are in the exercise area.
- Owners must clean up after their dog and use the bins provided.
- Dogs must not be left unattended in the accommodation or in a vehicle.
- A dog that causes a nuisance can be asked to leave the park.
- Dogs listed under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 are not permitted anywhere on the park.
Pet-friendly summary
Livvi Rosa's Lodge is a lodge with a private hot tub on a wooded country park at Swarland in Northumberland, and it is one of the more straightforwardly dog-friendly places to stay in this part of the county. A woodland walk starts a few steps from the door, the park keeps a large fenced exercise field where dogs can run off the lead, and the walking routes around the site draw consistent praise from the people using them. The plot is quiet enough that the loudest thing is usually the hot tub.
The lodge is spacious and kept to a high standard. Guests consistently describe it as spotless on arrival, with enough room for a family of four to spread out, comfortable beds, a proper fridge freezer and oven, good WiFi, and a towel warmer that earns its place on the walk back from the hot tub on a cold evening. A gift basket, prosecco and biscuits waiting on arrival come up repeatedly, along with extra bedding, salt and pepper and a full set of kitchen equipment. The host is described again and again as friendly and quick to reply.
The setting does the rest. The park sits in open Northumberland countryside with a golf course and club house alongside, and the coast, Alnwick and the Northumberland National Park are all within easy reach for a day out with a dog.
Little goes wrong here, and what does is minor. The path through the golf course to the club house is a dog walking route rather than a made-up footpath, and it turns boggy and treacherous in wet weather, so it is not a shortcut for anyone with a pushchair. The hot tub cover is showing its age, and the pillows are flat. Nothing here suggests a problem for a dog.
Livvi Rosa's Lodge suits a couple or a family bringing one or two dogs who want a hot tub, woodland walks from the door and no complications. It earns a 4.7/5 paw rating.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Enclosed off-lead dog exercise field on site
- Woodland walk a few steps from the lodge
- Quiet plot with a private hot tub
- Consistently described as spotless on arrival
- Short lead required elsewhere on the park
- Boggy path through the golf course
About this hotel
Livvi Rosa's Lodge is a self-catering lodge with a private hot tub on a wooded country park at Swarland, near Felton in Northumberland. It sleeps a small family, with a full kitchen, comfortable beds and a towel warmer, and sits beside a golf course with a club house. Alnwick and the Northumberland coast are short drives away.
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Location
30 Whin Fell Swarland, Swarland, NE65 9JW
