Wild Thyme & Honey, Canine Pleasant Lodge in The Cotswolds Assessment – woofwagwalk.co.uk

Nestled within the coronary heart of England, the Cotswolds is famend for its rolling hills, charming villages of honey colored stone, and timeless magnificence. However past its picturesque landscapes and historic attract, the Cotswolds stands out as an exceptionally dog-friendly vacation spot. Lately we spent a couple of idyllic days at Wild Thyme and Honey, a 24 bed room, canine pleasant boutique nation inn in Ampney Crucis close to Cirencester.  I’m not exaggerating after I say I used to be blown away by how welcoming to canine this beautiful resort is, actually you and your pooch will need for nothing when you select to remain right here.

We stayed in one of many resort’s Riverside Suites which had great views of Ampney Brook and the cricket pitch past.  The room itself was completely beautiful, seamlessly mixing rustic appeal with trendy comforts, suppose pure wooden flooring (a canine ship with canine) uncovered Cotswold Stone, a free standing bathtub and separate bathe room with a heavenly energy bathe.

Canine are greeted with a heat welcome with a cushty canine mattress, blanket and canine bowl for every canine visitor to make sure they really feel simply as pampered as their human companions.  There have been additionally complimentary Forthglade Treats awaiting the women within the room, as  Forthglade  Ambassadog’s, Maya and Lucia discovered this notably thrilling!

It was extraordinarily refreshing to not be met with an extended listing of canine don’ts. Make no mistake Wild Thyme & Honey is a resort the place you’ll be able to actually loosen up along with your four-legged pal with out having to fret in case your pooch jumps on the mattress or returns the odd woof greeting to a neighbouring visitor.  The overall atmosphere across the resort is so stress-free that though there have been a number of doggy friends in residence there have been only some of those muffled woof greetings exchanged in the entire time we had been there, after all Maya and Lucia acknowledged the opposite canine presence from time to time, properly it could have been impolite to not, proper?

From a human perspective the room was simply beautiful and the eye to element was second to none, from the cozy mattress dressed with fantastic linens to the great Verden luxurious bathing merchandise, white fluffy towels and bathtub robes, a Nespresso machine and the decanter of Sloe Gin, all the things was excellent. The Wild Thyme & Honey theme is subtly included in features of the resort’s design such because the honey bee motif handles on the bed room furnishings attracts, and a few lovely planting alongside the surface partitions of the Inn.
A novel contact, properly I’ve by no means encountered it earlier than anyway, was the ‘Honesty Pantry’ this was stocked with chilly water, small bottles of milk and additional espresso pods and many others that you can assist your self to if wanted.
One other good contact was that there was a lit lantern outdoors each occupied room and a small bottle of recent milk was left outdoors you door within the morning.

Maybe the true spotlight of Wild Thyme & Honey is the cosy non-public courtyard for friends, with throws and an open hearth and the surface bar space that with its picket benches and throws is harking back to a Swiss ski resort. We completely liked stress-free on this space with a espresso or a cocktail within the evenings.
Canine are welcome to dine with you too within the adjoining Crown Pub, that is an expertise in itself and deserves it’s personal publish – maintain your eyes peeled!

So far as Maya and Lucia had been involved their favorite factor about this resort was the cricket pitch which was actually 10 metres away simply over the bridge from our room.  I believe a lot of the doggy residents agreed and all took full benefit of this house to play a sport of fetch on their strategy to the general public foot path simply throughout the grass. The resort even have Hunter Wellies out there for rent simply in case it’s moist, so there is no such thing as a excuse for pet dad and mom to not get on the market haha. Severely although, what a wonderful asset for these needed late night walkies and there’s even a canine poop bin located simply as you cross again over the bridge.

I’m unsure there’s wherever within the UK that’s fairly like The Cotswolds to take a dog-friendly vacation. There are such a lot of points of interest that welcome canine, we visited The Cotswolds Wild Life Park and  Broadway Tower however there are quite a few different selections resembling Cotswold Lavender, Cotswold Seashore and Nation Park and  Westonbirt Arboretum.

There’s no scarcity of lovely locations to stroll your canine both and we loved walks at Barrow Wake, Leckhampton Hill and Cleeve Frequent throughout our keep.
No go to to The Cotswolds could be full with out visiting one of many well-known picturesque Cotswold Villages resembling Decrease Slaughter or Bibury, which by the way is only some miles from the resort. There are a lot of dog-friendly pubs and cafes in these chocolate field worthy locations however bear in mind in summer time they’re extremely busy.

All in all Wild Thyme and Honey might be essentially the most dog-friendly resort we now have ever stayed at, the truth is I’ve struggled to seek out something that didn’t exceed our expectations so for the primary time ever on this weblog we’re going to award it 10 paw plus!

An enormous because of Wild Thyme & Honey for inviting us to remain.

Love Sal, Maya & Lucia xxx

* We obtained a complimentary keep at Wild Thyme & Honey in return for an sincere overview