Cotswolds Blakeney
Rabbits Warren, Blakeney
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated October 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 Blakeney / the Cotswolds and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 8.9/10 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 4 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 8.9/10 - 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-friendly summary
Rabbits Warren is a small self-catering holiday let attached to The New Inn at Viney Hill, deep in the Forest of Dean and about a mile from Blakeney. It is a working country pub with a holiday unit rather than a hotel, and that arrangement suits dogs well: you park directly outside your own door, there is no reception or shared lounge to pass through, and forest tracks start within a few minutes' walk.
The dog welcome here reads as genuine rather than merely tolerated. Dogs are properly accounted for in the unit itself, a small gift is left on arrival, and guests travelling with dogs have eaten in the pub downstairs in the evening rather than driving out to find somewhere that would have them. The food is straightforward country cooking in generous portions.
A few practical points. The unit is set up with two single beds, so couples should check what they are booking. It sits below the bar, and while it is quiet most of the time, Saturday nights bring karaoke through the floor. Access is by keybox and at least one arrival has involved a wrong code and a trip into the bar to sort it out, so allow a little time on the day. There are donkeys in the field nearby and a good many pigeons about, which is charming but worth knowing if your dog is reactive around livestock.
Nothing on the booking listing sets out a pet fee or a limit on numbers, so confirm both with the pub directly.
Best suited to walkers with a dog who want a cheap, no-frills base in the Forest of Dean with a pub on the doorstep.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Dogs properly accounted for in the unit
- Park directly outside your own door
- Forest of Dean tracks within walking distance
- Pub meals downstairs with a dog
- Karaoke through the floor on Saturdays
About this hotel
Rabbits Warren is a compact self-catering holiday let attached to The New Inn at Viney Hill, deep in the Forest of Dean and about a mile from Blakeney in Gloucestershire. It is arranged with two single beds and a fully equipped kitchen, with parking directly outside the door and the pub's bar and restaurant in the same building.
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Location
The New Inn, Viney Hill, Lydney, Blakeney, GL15 4LZ
