South West Exeter
The Ley Arms, Kenn (near Exeter)
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated June 2026 · paw rating built from 8 verified guest reviews mentioning pets
Bring your dog if
- You're happy with a standard hotel-room stay where the property explicitly welcomes dogs
- You're basing yourself in Exeter / the South West and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - Agoda guests rate this 9.6/10 overall
Worth knowing
- Pet fee and any size restrictions aren't published - confirm directly with the property before 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: 8 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 396 Agoda guest reviews overall, averaging 9.6/10 - 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-friendly summary
The Ley Arms is a 5-star country pub-with-rooms in the village of Kenn, about a 10-minute drive from Exeter (Devon, EX6 7UW). It's one of the most thoughtfully dog-friendly small hotels in the FLG South Devon portfolio, with a pub-restaurant that welcomes dogs in most areas and rooms that come specifically equipped for visiting dogs.
The standout pet-amenity touches: dog beds provided in the room (one past guest brought two dogs and was given two beds without asking), and Suite 6 (Marjorie) in particular is consistently praised by pet-traveller guests as the right pick for an indulgent stay with the dog. The rural village setting means lots of doorstep walking, and you're roughly equidistant between Exeter (10 min east) and the eastern edges of Dartmoor National Park (20 min west) for bigger half-day dog walks.
The pet policy: dogs are welcome, with a fee charged per dog per night (the exact amount isn't published in the Agoda listing, so confirm at booking). One past guest noted the per-dog charge felt a bit high for a single night stay with a small, clean, non-shedding dog - so worth confirming the rate before arrival if budget matters. Multi-dog stays are clearly accommodated in practice (multiple pet-traveller stays reference two dogs).
An honest note from the review pool: dogs are allowed in the pub-restaurant dining area, which is part of the charm for many guests but one past guest flagged that other guests' dogs hadn't been kept under proper control during dinner. The hosts can't fully police individual-dog behaviour, so if you're sensitive to other dogs being uncontrolled in close quarters at meal-times, this is worth knowing. Most reviewers describe a relaxed, well-managed environment.
The pub itself is consistently described as beautifully decorated, with excellent food (evening dinner + breakfast both highlighted), warm welcoming staff, and a genuinely-charming rural-pub character. Location is the steady plus: the village setting, easy Exeter access for shopping or train connections, and Dartmoor + Exmouth beach within easy driving distance.
Best suited to a couple or small family travelling with one or two well-behaved dogs who'll appreciate a high-end pub-with-rooms base for an Exeter / Devon countryside break. The 4.8 out of 5 paw rating across 8 confirmed pet-traveller stays is one of the strongest signals in the FLG small-hotel pool - this property genuinely plans for dog-owning guests rather than just permitting them.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Dog beds provided in the room as standard
- Multi-dog stays welcomed (multiple two-dog reviews)
- Dogs allowed in pub-restaurant most areas
- 5-star country pub character (Suite 6 the pet-stay favourite)
- Rural village near Exeter + Dartmoor access
- Per-dog fee charged (one reviewer flagged as steep for single-night small-dog stay)
About this hotel
A 5-star country-pub hotel in the village of Kenn just outside Exeter (EX6 7UW) that's genuinely set up for dog-owning guests: dog beds provided in the room, multi-dog stays welcomed, and dogs allowed in most areas including the pub-restaurant.
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Exeter, EX6 7UW
