Peak District Matlock
The Bell Chime, Matlock
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated August 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 Matlock / the Peak District and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.3/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Paw rating is based on 3 reviews - limited sample, treat as directional
- 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: 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 50 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.3/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: August 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
The Bell Chime is a renovated three-bedroom town house on Church Street in Matlock, sitting right beside the parish church it takes its name from, and it lands well with dog owners for a simple reason: Matlock is an easy-going town to have a dog in. Guests travelling with one describe the town, the walks and the local pub two minutes away as welcoming across the board, and families arriving with both a toddler and a dog have been made comfortable in all of it.
The house itself is a proper base rather than a bolthole. Three bedrooms means a choice of rooms, the kitchen is fully equipped, the beds and linen draw consistent praise, and there is a sunny garden with a view over the town. It is a five-minute walk down into the centre, and there is good walking straight out of the door with the Derwent Valley and the Peak District beyond.
The constraint to know before booking is that pets are not permitted to be left unsupervised in the property, and there is no door at the bottom of the stairs to keep a dog downstairs while you are elsewhere in the house. Guests with an older dog have found this the one thing they would change. If your routine involves leaving a dog settled while you go out to eat, this is not the house for it.
The other things worth knowing are smaller. The windows are stiff and hard to open more than a little, which matters more in warm weather with a dog in the house, and the church bells do chime, though guests find them charming rather than disruptive. The property's booking listing publishes no pet fee and no cap on numbers, so settle both with the property directly.
Best suited to a family or a group who want a town-centre house with Peak District walking on the doorstep, and who are happy to take their dog along with them rather than leave it behind in the house. It earns 4.7/5.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Dog-friendly town, pub two minutes away
- Pets cannot be left unsupervised
- No door at the bottom of the stairs
- Sunny garden with views over town
- Five minutes from Matlock town centre
About this hotel
The Bell Chime is a four-star renovated three-bedroom house on Church Street in Matlock, Derbyshire, next to the parish church and a five-minute walk from the town centre. It has a fully equipped kitchen and a sunny garden with views over the town, with the Derwent Valley and the Peak District on the doorstep. Guest ratings average 9.3 out of 10 across 50 reviews.
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Location
90 Church Street, Matlock, DE4 3BY
