North East England Eshott
Starwood, Eshott
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated September 2026 · paw rating built from 3 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 Eshott / the North East England and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- Pet-mentioning reviewers spoke positively about the dog-friendly setup
Worth knowing
- Paw rating is based on 3 reviews - limited sample, treat as directional
- Pet limits: max 2 pets, Breeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 are not allowed 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: 3 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 11 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 7.7/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: September 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 two dogs per booking.
- The cabin has an enclosed rear garden.
- Dogs must be kept on a lead while on the park.
- Owners are asked to clean up after their dogs.
- Dogs must never be left unattended.
- Tell the park the breed of your dog before you book.
- Assistance dogs stay free of charge and are the only dogs allowed inside the park facilities.
- Breeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 are not allowed on the park.
Pet-friendly summary
Starwood is a log cabin on Felmoor Holiday Park, between Felton and Eshott in mid-Northumberland, and for dogs it is close to ideal: a large, fully enclosed garden backing onto the cabin's own patch of woodland, with space to potter, sniff and tear about safely off the lead inside the fence. Every party that brought a dog scored the stay top marks, and the cabin earns a 4.7/5 paw rating.
Dog owners consistently point to that enclosed garden and to the privacy - the cabin faces a little forest rather than neighbouring lodges - while the owner is repeatedly described as friendly and helpful, meeting guests on arrival and sorting problems quickly. A pub doing well-reviewed food sits a few minutes' walk away on the park, though only assistance dogs are allowed inside the park's facilities, so that is an outing without the dog, and away from your own garden dogs are asked to stay on a lead anywhere on the park. Northumberland's beaches and castles are an easy drive for bigger days out.
Be aware the wider review picture is more mixed than the dog owners' scores. The cabin's overall guest average sits at 7.7/10, and recent feedback flags upkeep: a persistent drain smell from a bathroom, roof windows that let rain in during heavy weather, a general tired-around-the-edges feel, and on one stay a lingering animal smell in the main bedroom. The hot tub also costs an extra £80 to use, which several parties say was not visible when they booked through third-party listings, and with no cover it is only really usable in dry weather.
Smaller niggles get mentions too - a temperamental shower and a shortage of kitchen basics like mixing bowls - so treat this as a comfortable, characterful base rather than a polished one.
Best suited to dog owners who prize a secure garden and woodland privacy over show-home finish; as an off-lead-safe Northumberland base with a pub in walking distance, it is hard to beat.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Large enclosed garden, safe off the lead
- Private woodland behind the cabin
- Pub within walking distance
- Hot tub use costs extra
- Upkeep more mixed than the dog scores
About this hotel
Starwood is a four-star log cabin on Felmoor Holiday Park near Felton, between Morpeth and Alnwick in Northumberland. The two-bedroom cabin has a large enclosed garden with its own woodland area, a hot tub available for an extra charge, and a pub on the park a short walk away. Check-in is from 3pm, with checkout by 10am.
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Felmoor Holiday Park Felton, Eshott, NE65 9QH
