South Coast Bournemouth
The Charlesworth
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated June 2026 · paw rating built from 4 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 Bournemouth / the South Coast and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
Worth knowing
- Paw rating is based on 4 reviews - limited sample, treat as directional
- Pet fee: £10 per pet - research-verified; confirm at 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: 4 pet-mention guest reviews sourced from Agoda - 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 446 Agoda guest reviews overall, averaging 8.0/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: June 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
- Pet fee: £10 per dog per night - CONFIRM AT BOOKING
- Car parking: £5 per day on-site
- Dog-friendly pub DIRECTLY across the road for meals
- Central Bournemouth location near beach and park
- Friendly host couple - consistent positive mentions
- WiFi unreliable - not suitable if working remotely
- Occasional housekeeping issues (damp towels reported)
Pet-friendly summary
The Charlesworth is a 3-star guesthouse at 35 Tregonwell Road in Bournemouth (BH2 5NT), in the same Tregonwell Road cluster as the (verified-not-pet-friendly) Tregonholme Hotel - so worth getting the names right when booking. Agoda rates The Charlesworth 8.0/10 across a deep 446-review pool; 4 confirmed pet-traveller reviews average 7.5/10.
The pet policy is transparent and reasonable: £10 per dog per night plus £5 per day for car parking. The £10/night fee is competitive (mid-range UK pricing - below the £25/night at Moonfleet Manor, above the FREE at Arden Edinburgh). Both fees should be confirmed at booking - one confirmed pet-traveller specifically noted the extra charges were not made clear at the Agoda booking stage, which is something to verify when you book.
The pet welcome is consistent across the small sample: "very warm friendly welcome from all people there", "very accommodating, lovely couple that own the place, allowed the dog and the baby", "staff friendly and accommodated late check in and our dog", "I'd stay again at the Charlesworth". The host couple are specifically called out positively across multiple reviews.
Location works for dog families. The Tregonwell Road area sits near central Bournemouth - one reviewer described it as "amazing location near beach and park and some lovely restaurants and bars" and specifically called out "a great dog friendly pub across the road that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner" - useful if the on-site breakfast doesn't work for early dog walks. Another reviewer noted leaving early "to take my dog to a dog show" - the format is structurally compatible with dog-traveller schedules.
Two practical caveats from the confirmed pet-traveller pool:
- Internet was terrible for one reviewer who needed to work during the stay. For dog owners who plan to work remotely while their dog rests in the room, this is a real point - the WiFi reliability is a known weak spot.
- Towels were old and smelt damp when wet - flagged by the same low-internet reviewer. A 3-star guesthouse at this price band has occasional housekeeping wear; not a universal complaint.
The pet policy on Agoda discloses £10 per dog per night via the confirmed review (Agoda's structured fields show fee_disclosed=false but the consistent £10/night figure across reviewers makes this the working assumption). Confirm directly at booking. No specific weight limit or breed restriction.
Data caveat: this opinion rests on 4 confirmed pet-traveller reviews against a deep 446-review Agoda pool. The signal is consistently positive on welcome, location, and host attentiveness; honest practical caveats on WiFi reliability and occasional housekeeping issues.
Best suited to: dog owners (single or possibly multi-dog) wanting a central-Bournemouth guesthouse with reasonable £10/night pet fee and a dog-friendly pub directly across the road for meals; less suited to those who need reliable hotel-grade WiFi for remote work or who would mind occasional damp-towel housekeeping issues.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Pet fee £10/dog/night - CONFIRM at booking
- £5/day on-site parking
- Dog-friendly pub directly across the road
- Central Bournemouth location
- Friendly host couple consistently praised
- WiFi unreliable + occasional damp-towel issues
About this hotel
The Charlesworth is a 3-star guesthouse at 35 Tregonwell Road, Bournemouth (BH2 5NT). £10/night pet fee. Dog-friendly pub across the road. Central location, friendly host couple. 8.0/10 Agoda across 446 reviews.
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35 Tregonwell Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5NT
