Southwell Home Stay

Southwell Home Stay is a self-contained annexe in a quiet residential part of Southwell, the small Nottinghamshire minster town, and it suits dogs who are happier in a domestic setting than a hotel. The streets around it are made for evening walks, and guests with dogs tend to end up chatting to the neighbours doing the same thing.

Dogs are charged at £15 per pet, per night, and up to two pets can stay. That is a published rate rather than something to negotiate on arrival, which makes budgeting straightforward. Guests travelling with dogs describe the hosts as flexible and easy to deal with, and check-in is a self check-in with clear instructions, so a late or weather-delayed arrival with a wet dog is not a problem.

The annexe itself is compact, modern and consistently described as spotless, with a comfortable bed, a pull-out sofa bed, off-street parking and a welcome tray of drinks and snacks. The host is a frequent highlight in guest feedback, greeting people on arrival and explaining how everything works. It is a strong performer overall, with a 9.5/10 guest score across more than a hundred reviews.

Manage your expectations on space and fittings. The kitchen is a tea-and-coffee kitchenette rather than somewhere to cook, the bathroom has drawn comments for running cold and needing some updating, the sofa bed is firm, and there are no USB sockets. With a dog in tow, the small footprint is the thing to think about hardest - this is a one-or-two-night base rather than a week-long one.

Southwell Minster is a short walk, Newark and its castle a fifteen-minute drive, and there is easy, flat pavement walking in every direction. For a clean, well-run and genuinely dog-friendly stop in Nottinghamshire at a transparent pet rate, Southwell Home Stay earns a 4.4/5 paw rating.