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Visiting Hidcote with your dog
- Published:
- 08 September 2024
Following a successful trial period, dogs on short, fixed leads are welcome at Hidcote. Here’s everything you need to know about visiting with your dog. Please take a look at the Canine Code below, which helps to ensure that everyone can enjoy their day.
Dogs are welcome at Hidcote
Dogs on short, fixed leads are welcome in all areas except for the Manor House and the Old Garden complex*. (*The Old Garden complex includes the Old Garden, East Court Garden, Cedar Lawn, Maple Garden and the White Garden.)
Our pawprint rating system
We’ve been working on making it easier for you to find out how dog-friendly your visit will be before you and your pet arrive. To help with this, we've created a pawprint rating system and given all the places in our care a rating.
Hidcote is rated two paw prints.
This means Hidcote provides water bowls, bins and dog-friendly walks to enjoy in the surrounding countryside before or after your visit. You’ll be able to take your dog into some areas, but not everywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Local Walks
There's a range of walks in the surrounding countryside, which more energetic dogs might enjoy before or after their visit to Hidcote. Walking route cards are available to pick up from Visitor Reception.
Assistance dogs
Assistance dogs can of course access the property and garden at Hidcote at all times and are welcome in all areas.
Hidcote's Canine Code
We’ve worked with our partner Forthglade to come up with this Canine Code, which helps to make sure everyone can enjoy their day:
- Take the lead
- Please keep dogs on short, fixed leads in all areas. If your lead is a retractable one, Visitor Reception will lend you a fixed lead.
- Paws on paths
- Your dog is welcome to walk on mown grass (on a lead), but please keep dogs out of beds, borders and long grass.
- Scoop that poo
- Please always clear up after your dog. There are waste bins in the car park, courtyard and garden.
- Be alert
- While many of us love dogs, not everyone does. And conversely, not all dogs love strangers, so please be mindful of others and their dogs.
- Water features
- There is suspected blue-green algae at Hidcote, which can be extremely harmful to dogs, so please keep dogs away from all water features and the stream.
We welcome your feedback
We’d like to hear about your experience at Hidcote and how we can make visiting with your dog even better. If you’re not visiting with a dog, we’d also like to hear about your experience. Please let us know your thoughts and feedback.
Our partners
We've partnered with natural pet food maker Forthglade so that you and your dog can get even more out of the special places we care for.
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