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The Old Parlour
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated May 2026 · paw rating built from 1 verified guest review 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 Exbourne / the Other UK and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
Worth knowing
- Paw rating sits on a single confirmed pet review — expect movement as more data arrives
- Pet fee and any size restrictions aren't published — confirm directly with the property before booking
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 1 pet-mention guest review 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.
- Last refreshed: May 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
- One well-behaved dog welcome.
- Property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.
- Photo ID and credit card required at check-in.
Pet-friendly summary
Paw rating: 4.0 / 5 based on a single confirmed pet-traveller review. The sample is small and the verified guest raised a specific concern that owners of nervous or reactive dogs need to know about up front.
The Old Parlour is a 4-star self-contained whole-house rental at Southey Farm near Exbourne in rural west Devon. The property's pet policy is clear: one well-behaved dog is welcome on request, which sets a sensible expectation for the property. The one confirmed pet-traveller — a returning guest, so they liked enough about the place to come back — praised the cottage and grounds themselves but flagged a critical pet-relevant detail: the owner's own puppy has free run of the estate during the day, including occasionally walking right up to the patio doors of the rental. For confident, sociable dogs that's a non-issue. For nervous dogs, reactive dogs or dogs that don't enjoy unsolicited canine company, it created enough friction that the guest couldn't enjoy leaving the patio doors open and ultimately chose not to return.
That's important context, not a deal-breaker. The cottage itself is described as beautiful with stunning grounds, and the working-farm setting in rural west Devon offers genuine countryside walking access on quiet lanes and footpaths. As a whole-house rental, dogs aren't sharing the interior with strangers, and the surroundings are well clear of urban noise.
Best suited to: owners of a single confident, sociable dog who'll enjoy the open farm setting and won't mind occasional polite encounters with the host's young dog. Less suitable for nervous, reactive or strictly indoor dogs.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- One well-behaved dog welcome
- Owner's puppy roams the grounds
- Stunning estate setting
- Whole-house rental
- Best for sociable, confident dogs
About this hotel
The Old Parlour is a 4-star self-contained whole-house rental at Southey Farm near Exbourne in rural west Devon. The cottage sits in working-farm grounds with quiet rural surroundings within driving distance of Dartmoor's northern edge.
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The Old Parlour, Southey Farm, Exbourne, EX20 2TE
