Ross-on-Wye and the Wye Valley turned out to be the strongest part of the county by a clear margin, mainly because Ross-on-Wye Town Council runs its own curated dog-friendly accommodation list — a genuine local-authority source, not an aggregator. Hereford city itself is a near-blank: Travelodge’s own branch page is the only hotel-level source we found with pet-friendly wording on it, and Premier Inn’s two Hereford branches default to the chain’s standard assistance-dogs-only policy, so don’t assume either Premier Inn is dog-friendly without phoning first. Kington came back a genuine zero for hotels and B&Bs.
Ross-on-Wye and the Wye Valley
- Inn on the Wye, Kerne Bridge, HR9 5QS, around 3 miles from Ross-on-Wye — dogs welcome throughout the main building, restaurant and bar, £10 per stay for up to 2 dogs, and 6 chalet rooms have their own exterior access, which suits dog owners well. Confirmed via the town council’s directory and the property’s own listing.
- The Bridge House, Wilton, HR9 6AA — a boutique B&B/hotel confirmed dog-friendly by the council’s own site, though no fee or room-limit detail is published; phone 01989 562655 to check specifics.
- The King’s Head Hotel, 7 High Street, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 5HL — confirmed dog-friendly by the council, again with no published fee detail.
- The Royal Hotel, Royal Parade, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 5HZ (Greene King Inns) — listed dog-friendly by the council; the Greene King Inns group policy (dog-friendly rooms limited and first-come-first-served, £10 a night extra, guide dogs exempt) is likely but not branch-confirmed, so treat the fee as indicative rather than guaranteed.
- Old Court Hotel, Symonds Yat West, HR9 6DA — confirmed dog-friendly by the council, and worth knowing about if you’re walking the Herefordshire bank of the Wye Gorge, since the famous Symonds Yat Rock viewpoint itself sits just over the county line in Gloucestershire.
- The Hostelrie at Goodrich, HR9 6HX — confirmed dog-friendly by the council; we couldn’t find further detail elsewhere.
- Broadmeadow Touring Park, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7BW — confirmed dog-friendly with dedicated dog-walking areas; general pitch rate is around £23 a night for two adults, dog fee not separately stated.
- Weir End Farm Glamping, Brampton Abbotts, HR9 7JE — listed dog-friendly by the council.
Hereford city
This is a genuine gap. Travelodge Hereford, Pomona Place, HR4 0EF, states on its own branch page that pet-friendly rooms are available, but gives no fee or room-count detail — phone 08719 846343 to check before booking. Premier Inn Hereford Holmer and Premier Inn Hereford City Centre (Old Market) don’t mention any local override to the chain’s standard assistance-dogs-only policy, so we’re not listing either as dog-friendly. A few Hereford-area campsites (Campsite 360 Degrees, Broadmeadow Glamping, Byecross Farm Campsite) show up as dog-friendly on the Pitchup booking platform, with no independent corroboration and no fees stated.
Leominster, Ledbury and Bromyard
- The Feathers Hotel, 25 High Street, Ledbury, HR8 1DS — dogs allowed (2 max), pet-friendly rooms limited and by request, £15 extra per night. This comes from a single booking-platform source, so worth a confirming call before you travel.
- The Inn at Bromyard, 19-21 High Street, Bromyard, HR7 4AA — dogs allowed, £10 extra charge, single-sourced the same way.
- Leominster has no confirmed dog-friendly hotel. The Talbot Hotel on West Street explicitly states “pets not allowed,” so it’s excluded here rather than left ambiguous.
- A handful of campsites near Ledbury (Woodside Country Park, Malvern Hills View Glamping) and Bromyard (Bromyard Downs Campsite, Kingfisher Trout Lake Camping) and Leominster (Hen House Hideaway, Pearl Lake Leisure Park) show up as dog-friendly on Pitchup, single-sourced with no fees stated.
Kington
Honest answer: we couldn’t verify a single dog-friendly hotel or B&B in Kington. The Burton Hotel on Mill Street has a confirmed address but no pet policy we could retrieve from any source, including its own site — that’s a gap, not a confirmed no, so it may be worth a phone call if you’re set on staying in the town itself.
One geography note worth flagging: this part of the Welsh border is easy to get wrong. Hay-on-Wye is in Powys, Wales, not Herefordshire, so campsites and hotels there belong to a different county’s guide, and a couple of candidates that turned up in Kington-area searches (Pentwyn Dingle and Lodge Paddock, Rockbridge Park) are genuinely in Powys and have been left out. Letton Campground, sometimes described loosely as “near Hay-on-Wye,” is confirmed as actually sitting on the Herefordshire side.
A new room, new smells, a different bed — some dogs take a stay away from home completely in their stride, and others take a night or two to settle. If yours is the second kind, bringing their own bed and a calming bite can take the edge off that first evening. If the unsettled behaviour doesn’t ease once they’re used to it, that’s worth a word with your vet.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Premier Inn Hereford dog-friendly?
Not as standard. Neither Premier Inn Hereford branch (Holmer or City Centre) mentions a local exception to the chain’s usual assistance-dogs-only policy, so check directly before assuming you can bring a pet dog.
Where’s best for dog-friendly accommodation in Herefordshire?
Ross-on-Wye and the Wye Valley, by a clear margin. Ross-on-Wye Town Council runs its own dog-friendly accommodation directory, giving several well-confirmed options including Inn on the Wye at Kerne Bridge and the Old Court Hotel at Symonds Yat West.
Is there dog-friendly accommodation in Kington?
We couldn’t verify one. The Burton Hotel has a confirmed address but no retrievable pet policy, and no other hotel or B&B in the town turned up a confirmed dog-friendly listing.
Written by Georgiana & Figo, who has strong opinions about which hotel beds beat his own.
