Glenbrook House and Cottage

Glenbrook House and Cottage is a hosted bed and breakfast style stay on Browns Lane at Penguin, a small town on Tasmania's north west coast between Burnie and Ulverstone. The property sits on acreage a few kilometres inland from the foreshore, a quiet valley setting with orchards, a permanent stream and farm animals around the grounds.

With only a handful of reviews on record, the pattern that does come through is the hosts: guests mention them by name and the personal attention is the reason people book. The set up is a main house plus a separate cottage on the same block, so it suits couples and small travelling parties alike.

Dogs at Glenbrook

Per listings on BringFido and Hotels.com, pets stay free here, dogs of any size are allowed with no additional fee, and cats are also welcome, with food and water bowls provided. One practical caveat pets are by arrangement, so contact the owners in advance rather than assuming a walk-in booking will carry the dog.

The acreage brings its own supervision work. Ducks and other property animals wander the grounds, so a dog with a strong chase instinct needs watching, and the garden enclosure is not a guarantee against a determined escape artist. Because these details come from aggregator listings rather than the venue's own written policy, treat them as reported practice and confirm the specifics of your room and your animals directly with the hosts when you book.

While you're out there

Penguin itself is a compact beach town built around its penguin parade at dusk and a bigger-than-life penguin statue on the foreshore, with an on-lead foreshore path that runs the length of the bay. The Penguin dog park gives your dog a proper off lead run close to town, and the beach walks along the Leven River at Ulverstone are a short drive east. For supplies, Burnie is fifteen minutes west and Ulverstone ten minutes the other way.

Other pet friendly stays around Penguin on this site include Penguin Beachfront Apartments right on the esplanade and Mount Gnomon Farm out of town, or browse the wider set of dog friendly stays in Tasmania.