How Tunbridge Wells and the Weald's councils license dog boarders
Home boarding, day care and boarding kennels are all licensed activities in England, and the licensing council gives every licensed premises a star rating from one to five as part of its inspection. Tunbridge Wells and the Weald sit under three different councils, and all three registers here were read only through a third-party mirror of the council's own records, not the council's own published register pages — so no star rating is shown for any business on this page.
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council: nine businesses
Most of the area, out to Paddock Wood and Cranbrook & Hawkhurst, sits under Tunbridge Wells Borough Council: Bruce's Tunbridge Wells, Little Dale Dogs, MONKI Dog Care, RTW Dogs, Scooby's Canine Care, Showpaws, Unleashed UK, Waggatails and Pets are Life. Every one carries a current licence expiry date on the register, from Little Dale Dogs' 23 September 2026, only days after this page was researched, to Unleashed UK's 2029 date. Ask Little Dale Dogs directly whether its licence has been renewed before booking.
Wealden District Council: four businesses
Farm from Home and Snuggle and Cuddle Dog Boarding around Crowborough, Bell Reed Kennels and Cattery near Heathfield, and Mary's Animal Care around Wadhurst are licensed by Wealden District Council, a large district that stretches well beyond this area's own boundary into land already covered by neighbouring towns on this site. Each carries a current expiry date on the mirror register we read, running out to 2027-2029; none shows a star rating on the pages fetched for this site.
Rother District Council: one business
Pampered Waggy Tails, in Ticehurst, states on its own site that it is licensed by Rother District Council rather than Wealden, even though the rest of the Wadhurst, Ticehurst & Mayfield area sits under Wealden; this was confirmed on Rother's own register as a dog home boarding entry, though again with no star rating shown on the page read.
Licence expiry dates across all three councils
Expiry dates on the registers read for this page range from Little Dale Dogs' 23 September 2026 to licences not due for renewal until 2029, with most businesses falling somewhere in between. An expiry date on its own says nothing about the standard of care found at an inspection; it only tells you how current the licence itself is, so a date close to today is worth a direct question, not a reason to rule a business out.
What this means for you
A licence is a legal requirement in England for dog boarding, home boarding and day care, not an optional extra, and every business on this page holds a current one on the register read for this site. Since no star rating can be shown here, ask each business directly what its current inspection rating is and to see the licence certificate itself, including the expiry date, rather than relying on this page alone. See our vaccinations and licences guide for the other questions worth asking alongside this one.