Cotswolds & Oxfordshire Ducklington
The Clealings
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated July 2026 · paw rating built from 8 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 Ducklington / the Cotswolds & Oxfordshire and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.4/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Pet fee: £25 per pet - research-verified; confirm at booking
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 8 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 4 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.4/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: July 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: 25 pounds per dog, payable at the property.
Pet-friendly summary
The Clealings is a spacious five-bedroom dog-friendly holiday house in Ducklington, near Witney on the edge of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds. Set in its own extensive, well-kept grounds, it is the kind of large family cottage built for groups travelling together with children and dogs, and it has earned a loyal following of guests who return year after year.
For dog owners, the grounds are the headline. The house sits in generous, enclosed land where dogs can run around safely off-lead, which is exactly what makes a group holiday with pets relaxed rather than stressful. Guests travelling with dogs describe them loving the space, and several mention that the dogs are as keen to come back as the humans. Inside, the house is well furnished and thoroughly equipped, with a particularly good kitchen, clean linen, log fires for cooler months and thoughtful touches like a welcome tea tray, plus lovely views across the surrounding fields.
One honest point is worth flagging: while the grounds are ideal for the dog on-site, a couple of guests found it tricky to set off on foot from the property for a walk without using narrow or busy roads. In practice that means driving a short distance to proper off-lead walks in the surrounding countryside, which is easily done but worth planning for. There is also a charge of 25 pounds per dog, payable at the property.
The Clealings is best suited to larger families and groups travelling with dogs who want a spacious countryside house with big, secure grounds for the dog to run, and who are happy to drive a little way for their main dog walks.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Extensive enclosed grounds for dogs
- Spacious 5-bedroom family house
- Log fires and welcome tea tray
- Loved by returning dog owners
- Drive a short way for off-lead walks
- GBP25 per dog
About this hotel
The Clealings is a spacious five-bedroom dog-friendly holiday house in Ducklington near Witney, on the edge of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds. Set in extensive grounds with log fires, a well-equipped kitchen and room for larger groups, it makes a comfortable countryside base for families travelling with children and dogs.
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Location
Aston Road, Ducklington, OX29 7XA
