Devon Torquay
The Charterhouse
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated October 2026 · paw rating built from 5 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 Torquay / the Devon and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.7/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Pet fee: £5 per pet per night (max 2 pets) - 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: 5 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 361 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.7/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: October 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: £5 per dog per night.
- Maximum 2 dogs per room.
- All sizes welcomed - no weight or breed restrictions.
- Dogs only - other pet species are not accepted.
- 4 of 8 en-suite bedrooms are dog-friendly; the Large Garden Room and Small Garden Room have direct access to the hotel's gardens for easy outdoor breaks.
- Designated leash-free play area on-site - dogs don't need to be leashed indoors or in the garden.
- Dogs may be left unattended in the room (unusual - many small UK hotels prohibit this).
- Dog beds provided in the room.
- Dogs not allowed on furniture or beds.
- Owner must notify property at booking time so a dog-friendly room can be allocated.
- Behavioural rules: not aggressive, clean, free of fleas, owner cleans up immediately, responsible for any damage.
- 150 yards from Livermead Sands beach, which has year-round dog access.
- 50 yards from the Water Meadows path leading to Cockington Village.
- Phone: 01803 605804 to confirm Garden Room availability before booking online.
- Service animals are explicitly welcomed.
Pet-friendly summary
The Charterhouse is a small family-run guesthouse on Cockington Lane in Torquay, and it is one of the more thoughtfully set-up places on the English Riviera for a holiday with a dog. Half of its eight en-suite bedrooms take dogs, and two of them, the Large and Small Garden Rooms, open straight onto the gardens, so a last trip outside at night doesn't mean leading a dog back through the house.
Dogs stay for £5 per dog per night, with up to two dogs to a room and no size or breed limits. There is a leash-free play area in the grounds, dog beds are provided, and dogs can be left in the room unattended, though they are kept off the beds and furniture. It is dogs only, so other pets are not accepted, and the owners ask you to mention the dog when you book so the right room can be held.
Guests with dogs single out the hosts, Lisa and Christophe, as the reason the stay works so well: flexible over breakfast, happy to serve it in the room when a dog is along, and relaxed about the practicalities. Rooms are described as spotless, breakfasts as excellent, and some guests have been coming back for years.
Walks are the other big draw. Livermead Sands, which allows dogs all year, is about 150 yards away, and the Water Meadows path to Cockington Country Park and the village starts just up the lane. The nearest pub is a longer stroll than some expect, so allow for that in the evenings. Owners of cat-wary dogs should also know that the hosts keep cats, which guests often meet around the garden.
The Charterhouse earns a 4.7/5 paw rating. It suits owners of one or two dogs who want a quiet, well-run B&B with garden access and beach and country walks on the doorstep.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Hosts accommodating for dog owners
- Garden rooms with direct outdoor access
- Low £5 per night dog fee
- Dog-friendly beach 150 yards away
- No size or breed restrictions
- Resident cats around the garden
About this hotel
The Charterhouse is a family-run four-star guesthouse on Cockington Lane in Torquay, set back from the coast road in a quiet spot close to Cockington Country Park. It has eight en-suite bedrooms, extensive gardens, an outdoor swimming pool and on-site parking, and sits within a short walk of Livermead Sands and the Torquay seafront on Devon's English Riviera.
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Location
Cockington Lane, Torquay, TQ2 6QT
