Dog Friendly Hotel New Forest

Dogs welcome at Woodlands Lodge

Woodlands Lodge Hotel prides itself on being an inclusive destination where well-behaved dogs can enjoy a stay in the New Forest as much as their owners. A true dog friendly hotel in the New Forest.

Here’s what we offer our four-legged guests
(and their obedient owners)

Dogs are welcomed in the bar and lounge common areas
Guests with dogs are welcome to dine and take breakfast in these two rooms
We offer 7 dog friendly guest rooms – 2 with direct garden access
There is a £10 nightly surcharge per dog staying with us
Dogs receive a welcome pack containing a dog treat, blanket & towel on arrival
An outside tap is provided to clean mucky paws before entering the hotel
We enjoy direct forest access for impromptu strolls and doggie walks

To view our house ‘rules’ for our dog guests, please click here.

Wondering what to do at Woodlands Lodge?

Our New Forest Hotel, and the immediate area, offers a wealth of activities and attractions to entertain the young and old(er) alike. Once you’ve exhausted the forest trails and paths directly surrounding the Hotel. Our team will happily recommend a suitable itinerary to help you make the most of your stay in The National Park.

If you have any questions or would like to chat through your plans, we’ll gladly offer our insight and share our local area recommendations with you.

We find that the majority of our guests enjoy being able to access the forest by foot directly from their New Forest hotel, and Woodlands Lodge offers the perfect location to indulge this. Our Woodlands Walk is about 5 miles in length, and great for guests traveling with dogs in tow.

Ask a member of our team for a map or click on the below to download directions.

Woodlands walk

Here are a few useful links to websites with details of some great New Forest walks as well as dog friendly days out to enjoy in the forest:

Hampshire County Council
New Forest Explorers Guide
Visit Hampshire Doggie Days Out
Visit Hampshire Dog Walks

What our

Guests Say

Woodlands is perfect for a break with your dog as our dog Max will testify! We can confidently recommend this hotel without hesitation. Penny, Stuart & Max the dog, December 2020

Ozzie, our border collie, is quite impressed with hotel life, having a bed to lie on in the bar and lots of people admiring him, plus the delicious chew bone left for him in the room on top of the dog towels. Thank you to all for a much needed mini break. Cherry and Ozzy, December 2020

This is the third time we have stayed at the hotel and have always enjoyed our stay. Excellent customer service and very dog friendly. Thank you to all the team. Beverly H, December 2020

We had a lovely break at Woodlands with our 2 dogs. Breakfast and all the staff we encountered were so good. Also the fact that the dogs were so welcomed and catered for was excellent, as was the direct access from the room to the garden and forest. Lily, September 2020

This is a lovely dog friendly hotel so if you have dog, would definitely recommend it. (We never had a dog with us but loved how they are thought of with dog cushions , various water bowls dotted etc and are definitely thought of as one of the family.) Kimmy, August 2020

The most dog friendly hotel I have ever been to, dog blanket, dog towel and a rice bone waiting for your hound in your room on arrival and plenty of dog beds around the bar area and in the lounge where you can have your dog with you whilst you eat, absolutely fantastic. Terri Cleary, August 2020

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