Cheshire has a good spread of dog boarding kennels, and fourteen of them passed our check: each has its own website, a Google Maps listing with at least eight reviews and a licence we could see on a council register. Where our evidence is thinner, the card says so. We haven’t visited anywhere, and a place missing from the list isn’t necessarily unlicensed. Boarding dogs needs a council licence in England, so ask to see the licence before you book. A few of these are kennels that also board cats, and we’ve looked at the dog side only. The county is split between four councils, which is why the licence numbers below look different from one another.
Dog boarding kennels with a website, a licence we could see and a Google Maps listing
Ratings and review counts are from each centre’s own Google Maps panel on 13 November 2026 and come from the public. We haven’t checked them independently. Where we say “matched by name and area”, we found a register entry for the same trading name in the same area, but the centre’s own site doesn’t quote that number. The star rating shown on the Cheshire West and Chester register is the council’s own, and we’ve passed it on as listed.
Early Paws
★★★★★ 4.8 · 491 Google reviews
Sutton Weaver (WA7)
Type: Kennel
Licence: on the Cheshire West and Chester register as licence 25/AAL/86 (reference 549504), Kennel Only, 3 stars, expires 31 December 2027. Its website says the licence was awarded by Cheshire West and Chester Council and quotes 26/AAL/K/549504, which carries the same reference
Also offers daycare: see our dog daycare guide for Cheshire
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Warren Wood Kennels & Cattery
★★★★★ 4.9 · 416 Google reviews
Chester (CH4)
Type: Kennel and cattery
Licence: on the Cheshire West and Chester register as licence 25/AAL/22 (reference 549552), Kennel and Cattery, 3 stars, expires 31 March 2027. Its website shows 25/AAL/KCB/549552, which carries the same reference. Google Maps gives the address as Chester, and the council register is the one that lists it
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Glenbrittle Kennels and Cattery
★★★★★ 4.2 · 226 Google reviews
Burton, Neston (CH64)
Type: Kennel and cattery
Licence: on the Cheshire West and Chester register as licence 25/AAL/80 (reference 549509), Kennel and Cattery, 4 stars, expires 31 December 2027. Its website shows 25/AAL/KC/549509, which carries the same reference
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Ash House Kennels & Farm Airstrip
★★★★★ 4.8 · 157 Google reviews
Wettenhall, Winsford (CW7)
Type: Kennel
Licence: matched by name and area to Ash House Boarding Kennels on the Cheshire West and Chester register, licence 26/AAL/37 (reference 549196), Kennel Only, 1 star, expires 27 August 2027. Its website quotes an older number, 19/AB/024, and names no council, so we’ve used the register number
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Wynnestay Kennels & Cattery
★★★★★ 4.6 · 134 Google reviews
Neston (CH64)
Type: Kennel and cattery
Licence: on the Cheshire West and Chester register as licence 26/AAL/1 (reference 549555), Kennel and Cattery, 2 stars, expires 31 December 2026, so ask about renewal. Its website says it is fully licensed by Cheshire West and Chester Council and shows 26/AAL/KC/549555
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Happy Feet Doggy Day Care & Boarding
★★★★★ 4.8 · 122 Google reviews
Northwich (CW9)
Type: Kennel
Licence: on the Cheshire West and Chester register as licence 25/AAL/24 (reference 564071), Kennel and Commercial Dog Day Care, 3 stars, expires 31 December 2026, so ask about renewal. Its website says it is licensed and monitored by the council but quotes no number
Also offers daycare: see our dog daycare guide for Cheshire
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Canine Clubhouse
★★★★★ 4.9 · 107 Google reviews
Weaverham (CW8)
Type: Kennel
Licence: on the Cheshire West and Chester register as licence 24/AAL/20 (reference 549497), Kennel Only, 5 stars, expires 31 March 2027. Its website quotes an older reference, 22/AAL/141, and says it was rated 5 stars by the council, so we’ve used the register number
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Mickleton Kennels and Cattery
★★★★★ 4.6 · 105 Google reviews
Chester (CH2)
Type: Kennel and cattery
Licence: on the Cheshire West and Chester register as licence 25/AAL/31 (reference 549513), Kennel and Cattery, 3 stars, expires 31 March 2027. Its website quotes an older number, 18/AB/041, so we’ve used the register number
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Daresbury Boarding
★★★★★ 4.9 · 75 Google reviews
Daresbury, Warrington (WA4)
Type: Kennel
Licence: matched by name and area to Daresbury Boarding on the Halton Borough Council register, dog kennel boarding licence HBC01118/2021, 3 stars, expires 26 March 2027 (the register lists a WA7 postcode). Its website footer shows an older number, HBC/011118/2019, so we’ve used the register number
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Ridge Hill Kennels & Cattery
★★★★★ 4.8 · 60 Google reviews
Utkinton, Tarporley (CW6)
Type: Kennel and cattery
Licence: matched by name and area to Ridgehill Kennels and Cattery on the Cheshire West and Chester register, licence 24/AAL/11 (reference 549548), Kennel and Cattery, 5 stars, expires 31 December 2026, so ask about renewal. Its website blocks our reading tools, so we couldn’t read what it says about the licence
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Oakfield Farm Boarding Kennels
★★★★★ 4.9 · 40 Google reviews
Tattenhall (CH3)
Type: Kennel
Licence: matched by name and area on the Cheshire West and Chester register, licence 26/AAL/20 (reference 549492), Kennel Only, 1 star, expires 24 May 2027. Its website says it is fully licensed but quotes no number
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The K9 Pad
★★★★★ 4.9 · 40 Google reviews
Tarporley (CW6)
Type: Kennel
Licence: matched by name and area on the Cheshire West and Chester register as The K9 PAD, licence 25/AAL/2 (reference 549546), Kennel Only, 5 stars, expires 31 December 2027. Its website advertises boarding but quotes no licence number
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Woodland View Boarding Kennels & Daycare
★★★★★ 4.5 · 39 Google reviews
Winsford (CW7)
Type: Kennel
Licence: on the Cheshire West and Chester register as licence 25/AAL/25 (reference 549553), Kennel and Commercial Dog Day Care, 3 stars, expires 31 March 2027. Its website quotes an older number, 20/AB/052, so we’ve used the register number
Also offers daycare: see our dog daycare guide for Cheshire
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Darnhall Boarding Kennels
★★★★★ 5.0 · 26 Google reviews
Winsford (CW7)
Type: Kennel
Licence: matched by name and place to Darnhall Boarding Kennels on the Cheshire West and Chester register, licence 25/AAL/30 (reference 562893), Kennel Only, 5 stars, expires 5 February 2028. The website Google Maps links to is titled Cheshire Gundogs. It offers boarding but doesn’t name Darnhall, so the match rests on the register name, the place and the Maps website, not on anything the site says about its licence. Ask the centre to confirm the licence is its own
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Ratings and review counts are from Google Maps on 13 November 2026 and come from the public. We haven’t checked them independently. Three of these licences end on 31 December 2026, so if you’re booking for the new year, ask whether the renewal is in place.
Listings we left out, and why
These centres didn’t make the verified list. Being left out doesn’t mean a centre is unlicensed. It means we couldn’t tick every box, so ask it directly.
- No website we could use: Portford Farm Boarding Kennels (34 Google reviews) has a Cheshire West and Chester licence on the register but no website, and The Dog House, a home boarder, has a register entry that expires on 21 November 2026 and no website either. Pet Care Academy in Winsford (22 reviews) has a register entry but no website. Tree Cottage Boarding & Grooming links only Instagram and Delamere Dogs, a groomer, only Facebook from Google Maps, so neither has a website.
- Overnight boarding not confirmed: Canine Capers of Chester (27 reviews) has a home boarding licence on the register, but its website lists only dog walking and daycare, so we couldn’t confirm overnight boarding. Tarporley Tails Trails, a dog walker with eight, is on the register for home boarding but we didn’t assess its site for it.
- Lapsed licences: Newfield Farm Partnership’s licence expired on 13 November 2026, and it was daycare only anyway. Woof & Stay’s two home boarding entries on the Halton register expired in October 2026.
- Out of area: Ivy Boarding Kennels (Storeton), Birchwood Kennels (Sealand) and Daisybank Boarding Kennels (licensed by Stockport) are outside Cheshire.
- Too few reviews: Woofers Home Dog Care has six reviews, under our minimum of eight.
- Franchises, carer networks and catteries: We left out franchised home boarding networks, the catteries that came up in the same searches, and the many other home boarders on the register, which we didn’t assess one by one.
- Not assessed: We also saw Midlock View Dog Holiday Boarding, Creature Comforts Cheshire, Summer Hill Pet Hotel & Spa, Hollybank Boarding Cattery & Kennels, Dougals Doggy Digs, Elite Canine Club, Premier Pawz, Clock Face Boarding Kennels, Kate’s Doggy Digs and Premier Dog Care on Google Maps or the register but didn’t assess them. Rover lists home hosts in Cheshire, but its pages for Chester and Cheshire didn’t load for us, so we didn’t assess them and have listed none.
Other options we could not licence-verify
These have a website, a Google Maps listing and good reviews, but we couldn’t confirm a current licence on a register we could read. Cheshire East Council’s register is a spreadsheet that blocks automated readers, and Warrington Borough Council has no public register that we found, so where a centre quotes a number on its own site we’ve said so and no more. Ask each one to show you the licence, who issued it and when it expires.
Country Kennels
★★★★★ 4.6 · 161 Google reviews
Congleton (CW12)
Type: Kennel
Licence: its website says the licence is granted under Cheshire East Borough Council and shows CE/BE040/010127. We couldn’t read the Cheshire East register to check it, so ask for the current licence and its expiry date. The site also describes daycare
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Studholme Kennels
★★★★★ 4.2 · 48 Google reviews
Wilmslow (SK9)
Type: Kennel
Licence: its website says it is licensed by Cheshire East Council and shows CE/BE21/311226. We couldn’t read the Cheshire East register to check it, and its pages don’t spell out overnight stays, so ask what boarding it offers and for the licence
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Tabley Brook Kennels and Cattery
★★★★★ 4.9 · 61 Google reviews
Knutsford (WA16)
Type: Kennel and cattery
Licence: its website shows a boarding licence number, CE/BE34/311226, but doesn’t name the council, and we couldn’t read the Cheshire East register. Ask who issued it and when it expires
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Wags of Cranage
★★★★★ 4.6 · 70 Google reviews
Cranage, Middlewich (CW10)
Type: Kennel
Licence: its website says it is licensed by Cheshire East Council and shows CE/BE50. We couldn’t read the Cheshire East register to check it, so ask for the current licence and its expiry date
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A & A Animal Hotel
★★★★★ 4.6 · 149 Google reviews
Sandbach (CW11)
Type: Pet boarding
Licence: its website shows a licence number, CE/BE30, but doesn’t name the council, and we couldn’t read the Cheshire East register. Ask who issued it and when it expires
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The Grange Boarding Kennels & Cattery
★★★★★ 4.9 · 128 Google reviews
Crewe (CW3)
Type: Kennel and cattery
Licence: its website says the kennel licence was issued by Cheshire East Council and shows CE/BE32/311225. The last six digits look like 31 December 2025, so we couldn’t tell that it is current, and we couldn’t read the register. Ask for this year’s licence
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Santosha Boarding Kennels & Cattery
★★★★★ 4.8 · 79 Google reviews
Hankelow (CW3)
Type: Kennel and cattery
Licence: its website says it is licensed by Cheshire East Council and shows CE/BE33/311224. The last six digits look like 31 December 2024, so we couldn’t tell that it is current, and we couldn’t read the register. Ask for the current licence
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Rose Tree Farm Boarding & Hydrotherapy
★★★★★ 4.7 · 256 Google reviews
Warrington (WA5)
Type: Boarding kennels
Licence: its website shows “Boarding Licence Number AB21” with no council named, and Warrington has no public register that we found. Ask Warrington Borough Council or the centre for the current licence
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Dogs Pad
★★★★★ 4.7 · 137 Google reviews
Grappenhall, Warrington (WA4)
Type: Kennel (also boards cats and small animals)
Licence: its website shows an image of a 5-star licence but no number or council, and Warrington has no public register that we found. Ask to see the licence
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Newgate Kennels & Cattery
★★★★★ 4.8 · 214 Google reviews
Wilmslow (SK9)
Type: Kennel and cattery
Licence: its website shows a company registration number but no licence statement, and we couldn’t read the Cheshire East register. Its site says it can take only a limited number of new clients each year, so ask whether it has space
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No More Kennels Dog Hotel & Doggy Daycare
★★★★★ 4.8 · 1,018 Google reviews
Penketh, Warrington (WA5)
Type: Dog hotel
Licence: its website offers overnight boarding but shows no licence statement, and Warrington has no public register that we found. Ask to see the licence
Also offers daycare: see our dog daycare guide for Cheshire
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Cloverdell Cat & Dog Hotel
★★★★★ 4.6 · 82 Google reviews
Winwick, Warrington (WA2)
Type: Kennel and cattery
Licence: its website blocks our reading tools, so we couldn’t read what it says about a licence, and Warrington has no public register that we found. Ask to see the licence
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Ratings and review counts are from Google Maps on 13 November 2026 and come from the public. We haven’t checked them independently.
How to check a dog boarding licence in Cheshire
In England, running a dog boarding kennel or home boarding needs a licence from the local council under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018. Cheshire is covered by four councils, and each handles it differently. Cheshire West and Chester Council publishes a searchable licence register: choose the Animal Activities Licence type and look for the trading name. We read it on 13 November 2026, and you can check any centre’s number, expiry date and star rating there. Halton Borough Council lists licences on its animal licences page. Cheshire East Council’s register is a spreadsheet that we couldn’t read, and we found no public register for Warrington, so for centres in those two areas ask the council or the centre for the licence number and expiry date. Some centres quote an older reference on their own site than the one on the register, so if the numbers differ, ask why. Many licences here end on 31 December, so ask when the renewal will be in place.
What to ask before you book
Ask what vaccinations the centre wants to see, and speak to your vet about what your own dog needs. Our guide to kennel cough in dogs explains the signs and when to call your vet. Ask what happens if your dog needs a vet in the night, who is on site overnight, how dogs are exercised and supervised, whether dogs from different homes ever mix, how many dogs are boarded at once, and whether a trial stay is possible.
A stay somewhere new can feel exciting or unsettling for some dogs. A calming bite is a complementary feed some owners use around change, and if your dog struggles with being left, speak to your vet or a qualified behaviourist first.
More for Cheshire:
- Our Cheshire dog services hub
- Dog daycare in Cheshire if your dog only needs the day
- Dog walkers in Cheshire
- Secure dog fields in Cheshire
- Vets in Cheshire
- Dog trainers in Cheshire
Frequently Asked Questions
How did you choose these Cheshire dog boarding centres?
We looked for centres with their own website, a Google Maps listing with at least eight reviews and a licence we could see on a council register. We checked on 13 November 2026 and found fourteen that met all of that. We haven’t visited anywhere.
Does dog boarding need a licence in Cheshire?
Yes. In England, dog boarding kennels and home boarders need a council licence under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018. Ask to see the licence, its number and its expiry date.
What should I ask a kennel or home boarder before booking?
Ask to see the licence and its expiry date, what vaccinations they want to see, what happens if your dog needs a vet, how dogs are exercised and supervised, whether dogs from different homes mix, and whether a trial stay is possible. Speak to your vet about your own dog’s needs.
Why are some Cheshire centres listed as other options?
Cheshire East Council’s register was unreadable to us and we found no public register for Warrington, so centres there could only quote a number from their own site. Not being verified doesn’t mean a centre is unlicensed, so ask to see the licence.
Written by Georgiana & Figo, who prefers his holidays to be properly licensed.
