The Jolly Sportsman's terrace, with a picnic table by the building.
Photo: via Restaurants Brighton

The Jolly Sportsman (rooms)

Inn · Chapel Lane, East Chiltington

  • Dogs can stay
  • Water bowl
  • Garden

Been here with your dog? Tell us how it went. It takes a few taps, and it helps the next dog.

Checked by Cleo & Bonnie

Confirmed on 25 Oct 2026

Cleo

Dogs in the rooms, pub and garden, with a doggy box in the corridor: towels, shampoo, blanket and bowl. £20 extra. I'm worth it.

Bonnie

A walking booklet in each room and a doggy box in the corridor with a bowl. A goody bag if they know I'm coming. Tell them.

The pawrents

The Jolly Sportsman's rooms at East Chiltington welcome well behaved and quiet dogs in the rooms, pub and garden, with a £20 cleaning charge, a doggy box in the corridor (towels, shampoo, blanket, bowl) and a goody bag if you tell them in advance.

More from the pawrents

Rooms are up an external wooden staircase in the garden. Email or ring to confirm dog friendly availability.

The dog details

The dog policy is on this page. Take it with you when you book.

  1. Their own website · undated

    Dogs allowed in the rooms, pub and garden; a £20 charge for extra cleaning; a 'doggy box' in the corridor with towels, shampoo, blanket and bowl; a goody bag if they know in advance.

    thejollysportsman.com
  2. A directory · undated

    Says dogs stay free and mentions a dog station in the hallway.

    travelmyth.co.uk
  3. Their social media · 4 Sep 2026

    At mealtimes: Dogs welcome throughout the restaurant, bar, bedrooms and private events.

    instagram.com
  4. Their own website · undated

    Leads: Well-behaved dogs on leads in the pub and garden. Fire: yes.

    thejollysportsman.com
Dogs staying
Rooms, pub and garden
Inside
Dogs allowed inside: rooms, huts or tents
Garden
Yes
Water
Water bowl
Step-free
There's a step
Leads
Well-behaved dogs on leads in the pub and garden
At mealtimes
Dogs welcome throughout the restaurant, bar, bedrooms and private events
Dog charge
£20 per stay for extra cleaning
Extras
Doggy box in the corridor with towels, shampoo, blanket and bowl; goody bag if told in advance

Not known yet: muddy dogs, space and cosy fireplace. Know? Tell us

Visiting

Booking
Email accommodation@thejollysportsman.com or ring 01273 890400 to confirm dog friendly availability
Parking
Ample free off-road parking
Access
Rooms reached by an external wooden staircase in the garden, not recommended for mobility issues
Walks nearby
Walking booklet with local walks in each room
Good to know
Asks guests to be aware of other guests when bringing a dog

In their own words We allow well behaved and quiet dogs into the rooms, pub and garden.

Spotted something wrong, or know something we don't? Tell us

We don't know yet: muddy dogs, space and cosy fireplace. $Or a rule that's changed, where dogs can go, water bowls. How you know helps too.

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Nearby

The Jolly Sportsman shares its postcode. East Chiltington Cottage (Airbnb): 250 m · Plumpton Racecourse: 1.0 km, as the crow flies.