Dog boarding and day care prices in Colchester
Twenty-three dog boarders, day cares and kennels are listed for Colchester, and only six of them publish a price on their own site or page: Amy's Pet Retreat, Blackbrook Kennels, Dogs Play Centre, Kickstart My Bark, Muttley & Mabel and We Love Pets Colchester. The rest quote once they know your dog's size, temperament and dates, so the figures below are a floor for what boarding and day care cost locally, not a full price list for the town.
Published prices, September 2026
| Business | Service | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Amy's Pet Retreat, boarding kennels near Boxted | Kennel, per dog per night | £25 |
| We Love Pets Colchester, home boarding | Home boarding, per 24 hours | £55.50 |
| We Love Pets Colchester | Dog walk, per hour | £20.50 |
| We Love Pets Colchester | Pet visit, 20 minutes | £14 |
| We Love Pets Colchester | House sitting, per 24 hours | £88.50 |
| Dogs Play Centre, day care at Seven Saints Farm | 1 dog, full day | £34 |
| Dogs Play Centre | 1 dog, half day | £24 |
| Dogs Play Centre | 2 dogs, full day | £54 |
| Dogs Play Centre | 2 dogs, half day | £38 |
| Dogs Play Centre | New dog assessment | £9 |
| Dogs Play Centre | 4-hour trial | £18.50 |
| Kickstart My Bark, home boarder in Stanway | Dog walk, 1 hour | £11 |
| Kickstart My Bark | Dog walk, half hour | £8 |
| Muttley & Mabel, day care on Severalls Business Park | Day care, half day | £22 |
| Muttley & Mabel | Day care, full day | £31.50 |
| Blackbrook Kennels, boarding kennels near Dedham | Small dog boarding, per day | £20.75 |
| Blackbrook Kennels | Large dog boarding, per day | £24.65 |
| Blackbrook Kennels | Heating, per day | £3.50 |
Overnight boarding
Three businesses here publish an overnight or per-day figure, and they are not directly comparable: Amy's Pet Retreat charges £25 per dog per night for a kennel with its own outdoor run, Blackbrook Kennels charges £20.75 a day for a small dog and £24.65 for a large dog at its Dedham kennels (plus £3.50 a day for heating), while We Love Pets Colchester charges £55.50 per 24 hours for home boarding, where your dog lives in the boarder's house rather than a kennel block. Ask exactly what each price includes, and how the first and last day of a stay are counted, before comparing them.
Day care
Dogs Play Centre has the fullest published day-care price list: £34 for one dog for a full day, £24 for a half day, and a lower rate per dog for a second dog from the same household (£54 full day, £38 half day for two). A new dog has to do a paid assessment (£9) or a longer four-hour trial (£18.50) before its first full booking. Muttley & Mabel, a day care on Severalls Business Park, charges £22 for a half day and £31.50 for a full day.
Dog walking as an add-on
Two of the home boarders also publish separate dog-walking prices: Kickstart My Bark charges £8 for a half-hour walk and £11 for an hour, while We Love Pets Colchester charges £20.50 an hour and £14 for a 20-minute visit. Neither of these is a boarding price, but they show what a stand-alone walk costs from businesses that also board dogs.
Everyone else
The other seventeen dog boarders and day cares listed for Colchester, including eleven of the thirteen home boarders and four of the six boarding kennels, do not publish a price. This is normal for this niche: a home boarder in particular usually prices around the length of stay, the number of dogs from the same household, and how far they need to travel, so have your dates and dog's details ready when you call. None of the prices above include extras that often apply elsewhere: bank holidays, collection, or a second dog from a different household are commonly charged on top, so confirm the final total before booking.