The Dog At Wingham

United Kingdom , Canterbury
CANTERBURY, Canterbury Road Wingham
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10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2026

Marc

Warm welcome, friendly staff, Great place all round

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2025

Laura

lovely staff amazing food good fire in bar

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2025

Lester

Really nice place, but disappointing road noise

The staff and the food were exceptional.
My room was very nice good Wi-Fi lovely breakfast evening meal was absolutely brilliant.
But I had a room on the front of the building and the road noise is absolutely terrible. If I was on the back of the building it may have been better. Some secondary glazing would be a must.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2025

Wynter

Fabulous!!

Fabulous! A charming little hotel with great food and very accomodating staff.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2025

David

Perfect

Perfect in every way, couldn’t ask for more really. Great place, great people 5*****

Self

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jun 2025

adam

Room too small

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2024

Andrew

Staff were really friendly, professional and efficient
Room price was a bargain with a great quality breakfast included

Definitely recommend

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2024

Darryl

Great room great food. Enjoyed the stay very much.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2024

Kevin

Cosy comfortable room, good facilities and nice staff. Very satisfied all round.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2024

Ashley

5 star food, 4 star comfort.

This hotel is housed in a beautiful, centuries old building with remarkable charm; you'll feel transported to medieval England in a very good way. However, the age of the building does come with some negatives; the stairs to my room (2) were quite steep, and the room itself was just big enough to house the king size bed within it.
Additionally, the walls are quite thin, so you'll hear activity from the restaurant below until about 11pm, and potentially later from adjacent rooms (I could clearly hear my neighbour snoring!).
None of this was an issue for me, as I sleep late and heavy, but I imagine it could be serious for some.
What made the trip worth it however was the food; oh the food! I travel for work and pleasure easily 50+ times a year, and I can honestly say that it's difficult to remember a time I've had better food than this. The chef(s) offer a perfect combination of rustic Britishness with European refinement, and powerful flavours to bring it all home. Honestly, even if the rest of my stay had been a 3 star experience, I would've returned again just 5o experience their culinary delights once more.
To briefly summarise; I cannot recommend this hotel highly enough to food lovers, but advise caution for light sleepers (though they do provide complimentary earplugs).

Business

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2023

Nick

Lovely stay thank you

8/10

Excellent

05 Jun 2023

Rhodri

Restaurant good

Restaurant very good - food is excellent. However if staying be aware that some of the rooms are tiny, and as such I think overpriced.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2023

Jamie

Great food
Great Staff

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2023

James

Small room but very clean and well appointed. Excellent breakfast. Great staff.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

10 Aug 2022

Dave

Good place to stay

Pub is a lovely place to stay, the room i had was small but well equipped and perfectly good for the duration of my stay. The shower was cracking! .. The a la carte menu was not my thing but the food did look really nice. I would stay again if working that way again.

Business

8/10

Excellent

08 Aug 2022

Angela

Comfortable bed and pillows - lovely building, friendly staff. Room and bathroom TINY! And steep twisty stairs to get to it - our room was certainly not suitable for everyone so perhaps put a “steep, tight, twisty stairs access” advice to some rooms ?

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2022

Paul

The hotel was very comfortable, with lots of character. Staff were very friendly & helpful. Food was great.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2021

thomas

Great night at The Dog

This is a very clean and comfortable hotel. The food and drinks are too notch but the highlight is the excellent staff, every one of them.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

05 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

The accommodation at The Dog is just average. Rooms need refreshing and updating with everything looking faded and dated. For £200/night, we expected something special and all we got was dull and ordinary. However, the food - both dinner (extra) and breakfast (included) was outstanding, with good service. Next time I’d stay somewhere else and just eat at The Dog.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Amazing food, pricey but well worth it. Room small but comfortable and reasonably priced. Staff really friendly and attentive.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2020

Paul

Great location, great food, great service.
Room small, but bed soooo comfortable!!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2020

Andy

The dog

Accommodation was excellent, food outstanding.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2020

ian

Lovely stay.

Lovely hotel with excellent food. Friendly staff and great atmosphere. We will be back.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2020

Nicola

Homely place with great service and excellent food

Late stay based on a personal recommendation. I am annoyingly picky by nature but was pleasantly surprised. The room is well formed and comfortable. The restaurant is very inviting and the food...outstanding. It is clear the venue values its patrons and a lot of thought goes into ensuring quality. The staff make the experience. Would 100% recommend.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2020

Christopher

Very good food from a small menu

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2020

ian

lovely stay and meal

Had a wonderful stay and meal. Friendly attentive staff made our stay a pleasure. Booked again!!!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Nice night away

Overall we had a pleasant stay. The breakfast was nice and we enjoyed a nice afternoon in the bar playing boardgames. We were disappointed by our dinner, which was the main attraction for us. The portions were very small and both dishes (pork and brill) were far too salty - my partner couldn't actually eat his as it was so salty. We stayed in room one which was very small and directly above the bar / kitchen so very noisy until gone midnight, and again from 7ish. Wingham is a pleasant village and we enjoyed walking around. The staff were friendly and helpful.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Dec 2019

Karen

A stand out B&B in the heart of Kent

Lovely cosy Inn with excellent food menu and cooked to a high standard. Quiet room even though it sits on a main road, the cosy room we were given had al other amenities, including a hair dryer and tea/coffee making facilities. The only point I would make is that the stairs to the rooms are quite steep so you would have to enquire directly if they have rooms for elderly or disabled as it is a 15th century property.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

The staff at the Dog were very welcoming and professional. Our room was spotless. The breakfast was excellent

Friends_and_family Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Smart

Food very good and clearly better than the local pub grub, but you do pay a little extra. The discretionary payment for service appears automatically? Rooms small and try to avoid the noisy kitchen extraction fan side of the building. Smart pub and restaurant. Plus the very very small give away starter is bit of a waste of time.

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2019

Verified traveler

Lovely pub.

Great stay and welcoming staff on arrival. Booked in and was shown the room straightaway. Breakfast was so tasty!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Loved everything..sadly we had to leave early due to family circumstances..

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2019

Veronica

Lovely one night stay for my husband's 70th

The hotel is really lovely and everything is done to the guest's satisfaction. Comfortables, nicely furnished, dog friendly, great food, especially the breakfast. Wingham is a sweet, historic village and there are dog walks nearby. Staff are very pleasant and friendly.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2018

David

Anniversary stay.

My wife and I stayed there for our wedding anniversary. The food, service etc was excellent. We had room 5 which, as my wife pointed out, was the smallest room! It was clean, adequate but shall I say cosy. There is not much to see in Wingham itself, but you are very close to Canterbury & Sandwich.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2018

trevor

English old style comfort

The Dog was a great old style English pub that has some of the best rooms with the most comfortable beds you could find will stay again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2018

Barbara

Excellent stay overall. Very comfortable bed and super breakfast. Friendly, helpful staff .... Only one concern .....A bit of a problem with access to the room as it was up very narrow, steep stairs with limited hand rail support . My husband had difficulty with this as he has replacement hips & knees & suffers with arthritis.. It would be helpful to know, in advance, of this situation, particularly for people with walking difficulties.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Very friendly staff and beautifully cared for rooms

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2018

Fiona

Divine stay at The Dog.

I cannot fault my stay at The Dog. Staff friendly, room perfectly clean and comfortable.
The highlight of my stay was the food served in the restaurant. This was first class. The breakfast was also tasty and fresh.
If you are looking for a quiet place to stay on business or a weekend break, this is the place to stay. Quaint old pub with a modern twist.

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2018

Tim

Good but some issues.

Food is very good although not a huge menu, cost £££. Service was good.
Room 5 is supposed to be a double room, it has a double bed in it but is a very small room, you would struggle to get two people in it, you have to side step around it, so in my opinion not suitable for two people
Bed was comfortable.
Tv is practically on the ceiling. Ensuite is small but functional.
Breakfast not available until 8am, cooked breakfast is extra cost.

6/10

Pleasant

19 May 2017

Nice hotel. Polite and friendly staff.

Decent hotel. Facilities in room a bit lacking. Breakfast was nicely cooked but a bit lacking in variety. Bad and restaurant area nice. Restaurant clearly popular.

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2017

nicola

The Dog was fabulous, the staff were all very friendly. Needed a drink as soon as I arrived so had a lovely glass of bubbles sitting by the fire, very civilized! The bedroom had such a sumptuous bed and very tasteful decor as had the whole pub. I would definitely return as long as the price stayed similar. Didn't eat there as they had a tasting menu but the local Indian was recommended which was fab.

6/10

Pleasant

31 Jan 2017

Nicky

Comfortable stay

We booked a last minute stay which overall was very comfortable. The check in was quite awkward as you need to walk through the pub area & as we entered it felt like the pub was full of 'locals' all watching us which was uncomfortable.
The set up wasn't explained to us so we didn't know if we could come & go from our room & didn't know what time breakfast was served until or what the breakfast arrangements were.
The room (5) was very small but very comfortable & beautifully decorated. It suited our needs.
Breakfast was okay.
We stayed on a Sunday night & the pub closes at 9. It was noisy until the pub closed & the clean up after. I imagine if we stayed on another night that the pub opened until later then we would've been disturbed as it was quite noisy. It was also quite noisy from 8am onwards.
Very comfortable bed & very clean.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2017

Daniel

Dog behaves well

Our Forth visit to the 'Dog Inn', but our first under the new refurbishment, which was great.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Oct 2016

nadia

Nice cosy place in a lovely area

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2016

Flavia

Smart B&B with cosy ambience

Excellent welcome, very helpful staff who booked our taxi for the evening. I was impressed by the decor. Our room was very small (room 5) but had one of the most comfortable beds I've ever slept in, the most important factor as we were out all evening. The only drawback was the coldness of the bathroom which would benefit from a heated towel rail. I was disappointed by the slow service at breakfast - it took half an hour to come. Nevertheless the cooked breakfast was very good when it finally arrived. Overall, I would recommend The Dog to others.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2016

Elizabeth

Excellent hotel on a beautiful location

We had a 5 star stay with a lovely room with a fabulous bed and modern en suite with superb shower
We will definitely be returning

Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Consigliato

Personale gentilissimo e disponibile ristorante ottimo.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2018

Kjell

Cheerful and helpful.

Very cheerful and helpful staff. They even helped us with charging for our electric car when we arrived late at night. Small but adequate room. Will stay again.

Partner