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The Black Horse Inn
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated September 2026 · paw rating built from 1 verified guest review mentioning pets
Bring your dog if
- You're happy with a standard hotel-room stay where the property explicitly welcomes dogs
- You're basing yourself in York / the Yorkshire 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 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
- Shared corridors and common areas mean nervous or vocal dogs may find it harder to settle
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 59 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.3/10 - 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
- Dogs are welcome in the pub downstairs, which has a garden
Pet-friendly summary
The Black Horse Inn is a pub with rooms on Monkgate in York, a few steps outside the city walls and about five minutes' walk from the centre. It solves the two problems dog owners usually run into on a city break at once: where to put the car, and what it costs to bring the dog. Parking on site is free, which in York is worth real money, and guests who have brought a dog report no extra charge for it.
The practical side of arrival is handled well, with detailed messages beforehand and staff expecting you. Some rooms are at the back of the building, and those are noticeably quieter once the pub closes, which is the room to ask for if your dog is unsettled by noise. Feedback on the rooms themselves is strong, with the size of the bathrooms and the showers mentioned often.
Being a working pub is the main character of the place and the main thing to think about. Dogs are welcome downstairs in the bar, so an evening does not mean leaving one upstairs, and there is a garden for a quieter spot when the weather allows. There is a quiz night, live music and jam nights through the week, and a well-stocked bar of local ales at fair prices, which is a good evening if you want one and a noisy one if you do not. The inn also sits on a main road, so the front of the building is not silent. A dog that is relaxed around a busy bar will do well here; a nervous one will find it a lot.
Housekeeping is not flawless, and a missed towel has been noted, but an overall guest score of 9.3/10 across fifty-nine reviews puts that in proportion.
Beyond the pub and garden, the published detail is thin, so confirm the number of dogs allowed and any conditions when you book, and mention parking at the same time, as the space needs reserving. With one detailed review from a dog owner, and a positive one, the paw rating stands at 4.5/5. Best suited to owners of a sociable dog who want to walk the walls in the morning and not move the car again all weekend.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Free on-site parking in central York
- No extra charge reported for dogs
- Dogs welcome in the pub and garden
- City walls a few steps from the door
- Quieter rooms at the back of the pub
About this hotel
The Black Horse Inn is a traditional pub with rooms on Monkgate in York, a few steps outside the city walls and about five minutes from the centre on foot. It offers free on-site parking, a bar of local ales, and regular quiz and live music nights.
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Location
29 Monkgate 29 Monkgate, York, YO31 7PB
