The Falcon at Hatton

The Falcon at Hatton is a pub with rooms on the Birmingham Road at Hatton, a few miles outside Warwick, and dogs are part of the normal run of business rather than an exception: every guest room takes pets, and dogs are welcome in the pub and restaurant as well. The bedrooms sit in a cottage-style annex on the far side of the car park, which turns out to be the detail that matters most, because you can park by the door and walk a dog in and out without crossing the bar. The charge is £10 per dog, per stay.

What guests with dogs mention most is that the welcome is genuine rather than grudging. Staff greet dogs on arrival and are happy to point out local walks, and the restaurant is an unusual draw for a Warwickshire pub with rooms: the kitchen turns out authentic Indian cooking alongside pub classics, and it collects more enthusiasm than the bedrooms do.

Hatton sits in open Warwickshire countryside with footpaths and the Grand Union Canal towpath nearby, and Warwick, Kenilworth and the Hatton Locks flight are all a short drive. Warwick town centre is close enough for an afternoon out.

The rooms are the weak point and worth going into with your eyes open. Not all of them are on the ground floor and the stairs are not flagged at the time of booking, which has caused real problems for guests who need step-free access, including those travelling with assistance dogs. Room condition is inconsistent too, with reports of stained carpets, damage to walls and equipment that did not work, and one of the pet-friendly rooms being too small to be comfortable. The Birmingham Road is busy and the traffic noise carries. If a ground-floor annex room matters for your dog, ask for one explicitly when you book rather than on arrival. With those caveats, The Falcon at Hatton earns a 4.3/5 paw rating and suits dog owners who want an inexpensive, genuinely dog-welcoming base near Warwick with a very good dinner attached.