South West East Worlington
The Horse Gin
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated August 2026 · paw rating built from 11 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 East Worlington / the South West and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
Worth knowing
- No pet fee (max 2 pets) - the property doesn't charge for dogs; research-verified, confirm at booking
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 11 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.
- Last refreshed: August 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
- No pet fee - the property does not charge for dogs, though it is worth confirming when you book.
- Up to 2 pets per booking.
Pet-friendly summary
The Horse Gin is a barn conversion on a quiet farm in mid Devon, and it is set up for dogs in a way very few self-catering properties are. Guests arriving with a dog are met with a homemade cake and a bottle of wine for the humans, and dog biscuits and a dedicated dog towel for the dog - the sort of small, family-run touch that tells you the owners have thought about who actually stays here.
The real draw is the space. The property sits in large grounds with a duck pond, several seating areas and an open field where dogs can be let off to chase a ball, and owners repeatedly describe this as the thing that made the holiday: room to run without getting in a car first. Lindsey and Jonny, the owners, live on site and get consistently warm mentions for being friendly and quick to help without being intrusive.
Inside, it is a high-standard conversion with original oak beams and stone walls, described again and again as spotlessly clean and well equipped, with comfortable beds and good showers. It works for a couple with a dog and takes two couples and a dog between them comfortably.
Two things to weigh up. The garden is not fully enclosed at the front, so a dog inclined to wander needs supervising or a lead. And it is genuinely rural: the nearest beach is a 35 to 40 minute drive on narrow, winding lanes, and there is little within walking distance beyond the countryside itself, though the pub in Witheridge village a few miles away welcomes dogs and gets good reports for food. That remoteness is the point for most guests - the mornings are birdsong and geese rather than traffic. Best suited to dog owners who want peace, a field to throw a ball in and a base for both the north and south Devon coasts, and who do not mind driving to the sea. It earns a 4.4/5 paw rating.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Dog biscuits and a towel on arrival
- Open field for off-lead running
- No pet fee for up to two dogs
- Front garden not fully enclosed
- Owners live on site and welcome dogs
- Nearest beach a 40 minute drive
About this hotel
The Horse Gin is a barn conversion on a farm at East Worlington in mid Devon, set in large grounds with a duck pond, several seating areas and an open field. The owners live on site. It makes a rural base within reach of both the north and south Devon coasts, with the nearest beach around 35 minutes away by car.
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Location
East Worlington, EX17 4SU