Yorkshire Snainton
The Lodge, Snainton
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated September 2026 · paw rating built from 9 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 Snainton / the Yorkshire and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.9/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Pet fee: £50 (max 2 pets) - the amount is published but not what it covers, so confirm the terms when you book
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 9 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 9.9/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: September 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: £50. The period is not stated on the property's booking listing, so check with the owner whether that is per stay or per pet.
- Up to two pets per booking.
Pet-friendly summary
The Lodge is a large old house in Snainton, between the North York Moors and the coast at Scarborough, and it is built for the kind of holiday where three generations and a dog turn up at once. Parties of sixteen and seventeen have stayed comfortably, with two reception rooms, a wood-burning stove, an annexe, a hot tub and a kitchen equipped for cooking for a crowd.
The garden is the reason it works for dogs. It is enormous, and guests with dogs describe it as the best thing about the property, somewhere children and dogs can run about for hours without anyone leaving the grounds. Reports on how secure it is do not agree, though, and that is the point to settle before you book. Several parties have let dogs off the lead in it happily. Others found the boundary incomplete, or gates that would not stay shut. Given that the house sits directly on the A170 with traffic passing at speed, a dog who bolts is not a good fit here until you have walked the boundary yourself.
That road is the other caveat. There is noticeable traffic noise towards the front of the house. Most guests say they stopped hearing it within a day or two, but a noise-sensitive dog may take longer to settle. Inside, the house is warm, comfortable and lived-in rather than pristine, which is the right character for muddy paws and a big group.
With a 4.5/5 paw rating, The Lodge suits large family gatherings bringing one or two steady dogs who want space, a hot tub, and the moors and coast within easy reach.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Enormous garden for dogs and children
- Fencing and gates reported inconsistent
- House sits directly on the A170
- Fifty pound pet fee, up to two pets
- Hot tub and space for large groups
- Moors and coast within easy reach
About this hotel
A large character house in Snainton, on the A170 between Pickering and Scarborough. It sleeps big groups across the main house and an annexe, with two reception rooms, a wood-burning stove, a hot tub and an extensive garden. The North York Moors and the Yorkshire coast are both within easy reach. Guest ratings average 9.9/10.
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Location
Snainton, YO13 9AN
