We found eight Hampshire dog daycare centres we could verify: each has its own website, a Google Maps listing and a licence we could see, either on a council’s published list or quoted by number on the centre’s own site. We haven’t visited any of them. Daycare is a licensed activity, so ask to see the licence before you book, and treat this as a shortlist to meet.
Daycare centres with a website, a licence we could see and a Google Maps listing
ScenterBarks
★★★★★ 4.8 · 168 Google reviews
Four Dells Farm, Poles Lane, Otterbourne, Winchester (SO21 2DY)
Licence: Winchester City Council’s list of licensed boarding and day care premises (file named June 2026; the council says it is updated twice a year) shows Scenterbarks under Day Care, dogs 48, 5 star. The list shows no licence numbers or expiry dates, and the website shows no licence number
Open Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, per its website. No prices on the page we read
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Hairy Poppins Hampshire
★★★★★ 5.0 · 84 Google reviews
Balldown Business Centre, Stockbridge Road, Sparsholt, Winchester (SO21 2NA)
Licence: its website shows “Licence no: 21/00002/LAINWE” without naming the council, and says day care is licensed for up to 12 dogs. Winchester City Council’s list (file named June 2026) shows Hairy Poppins under Day Care, dogs 13, 5 star, with no licence numbers to match
No hours or prices on the page we read
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Country Pooch
★★★★★ 5.0 · 71 Google reviews
Ower, near Romsey (SO51)
Licence: Test Valley Borough Council’s animal licences list (as at 28 July 2026) shows Country Pooch, Ower, Romsey, under Dog Day Care (commercial premises), licence 20/00167/ANIMAL/08/25, expiry 27 July 2028. Its website shows no licence number
Rural daycare with an outdoor garden, indoor barn and paddock, per its website. No hours or prices on the page we read
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WillyBobs Dogs
★★★★★ 5.0 · 32 Google reviews
Medstead, near Alton (GU34)
Licence: its website says “Licenced by East Hampshire District Council” and shows licence number 39062. We couldn’t read East Hampshire’s register, so we haven’t matched the number to a council record
Daycare is listed among its services. No hours or prices on the page we read
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Patch’s Dog DayCare, Boarding and Training
★★★★★ 5.0 · 31 Google reviews
Andover (SP10)
Licence: Test Valley Borough Council’s animal licences list (as at 28 July 2026) shows Patch’s Boarding Day Care And Training, Andover SP10, as home boarding and day care, licence HB/146/24-27, expiry 11 October 2027. Its website blocks our reader, so we couldn’t read it, and we haven’t confirmed the daycare details there
No hours or prices seen
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CJ Happy Hounds
★★★★★ 5.0 · 21 Google reviews
Church Crookham, Fleet (GU52)
Licence: its website shows “License Number 00003/A_ANIM” and says it is fully licensed by Hart District Council with a 5 star rating. We couldn’t read Hart’s list of licensed premises, so we haven’t matched the number to a council record
Full day £35 Monday to Friday and half day £28 per its website, with pick-up between 8am and 9am and drop-off between 5pm and 6pm for a full day
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Coco’s Canine Creche
★★★★★ 5.0 · 21 Google reviews
Weyhill, near Andover (SP11)
Licence: Test Valley Borough Council’s animal licences list (as at 28 July 2026) shows Coco’s Canine Creche Limited, Andover SP11, under Dog Day Care (commercial premises), licence 17/00070/ANIMAL/11/24, expiry 20 December 2027. Its website shows no licence number
Described on its website as a doggy daycare centre for the working week. No hours or prices on the page we read
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My Doggy Daycare
★★★★★ 5.0 · 16 Google reviews
Business Park, Willis Lane, Alton (GU34 5AP)
Licence: its website says “Dog Daycare Licence: 6323” without naming the council. We couldn’t read East Hampshire’s register, so we haven’t matched the number to a council record
Drop-off after 8.15am and collection before 4pm, £36 a day for drop and collect or £42 a day with collection and return, per its website. It doesn’t take occasional one-off days
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Ratings and review counts are from Google Maps on 12 November 2026 and come from the public. We haven’t checked them independently. For home-based businesses we give the town or area only.
Listings we left out, and why
Hampshire Dog Club in Nursling (4.7 from 220) has a website that doesn’t describe daycare or show a licence, and Test Valley’s list shows it as dog kennels, so we haven’t listed it. Cuddles and Tails in New Milton (5.0 from 33), DoggieVille in Waterlooville (5.0 from 30) and The Doggy Centre in Purbrook (4.6 from 29) have websites that block our reader. DoggieVille and The Doggy Centre are on Havant’s public register, which groups kennels, home boarding and day care under one heading and doesn’t say which activity each entry covers, so we couldn’t confirm daycare for either. We couldn’t read New Forest’s register for Cuddles and Tails. Dani’s Dog Boarding near Milford on Sea (5.0 from 17) shows only “1424/1” with no council or activity. CB Canine Care near Fareham (5.0 from 22) shows “BOES/24699/2”, which looks like a boarding reference, and Fareham’s register is blocked to our reader. Yappy Days in Hook (4.3 from 16), Lulu’s Doggy Day Care & Boarding in Park Gate (5.0 from 14), Herriard Hound Hotel near Basingstoke (4.9 from 8) and Home Farm Dog Day Care in Curdridge (5.0 from 2) show no licence on their sites. Rags & Bert’s in Farnborough (4.7 from 12) shows its licences only as images we couldn’t read, and it isn’t on Rushmoor’s list. K9smart in Four Marks says it is licensed for home boarding, not daycare. Woodstock ReTreat Dog Walker in Hedge End and Hot Diggity Dawg Daycare have a Facebook page but no website. Daycare names on council lists that we didn’t check on Google Maps, such as Tippy Tap, Kelly’s K9s and Barkers in Test Valley, and Alresford Country Canines, Elite Canine Services and Home Farm in Winchester’s area, aren’t listed. Southampton and Portsmouth are covered by our Hampshire hub, but we couldn’t read a register for either, so we haven’t listed any centres there. Rover hosts are home sitters rather than centres, and Rover’s page for Southampton returned a 404 for our browser, so we haven’t listed any. A centre being left out doesn’t mean it is unlicensed. It means we couldn’t see the proof, so ask it.
Other options we could not licence-verify
These Hampshire centres offer daycare and have their own websites and Google Maps listings, but the licence we could see is a boarding one, one we can’t tie to daycare, or none at all, so we do not recommend them as verified. Ratings are from Google Maps on 12 November 2026. We have not visited them. Ask each for its licence, who issued it, what activities it covers and its expiry date before booking.
Hampshire Dog Boarding
★★★★★ 4.6 · 101 Google reviews
The Kennels, Cobra Lodge, Upton Lane, Southampton (SO16 0XY). Its website offers full-day daycare Monday to Friday and says “5 Star Council Rated”, but shows no licence number or council. Test Valley’s list (as at 28 July 2026) shows Hampshire Dog Club, Nursling SO16, as dog kennels, not daycare, so we can’t tie its daycare to a licence
Drop-off 8am to 10am or 3pm to 5pm, per its website
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Copied Hall Kennels
★★★★★ 4.7 · 95 Google reviews
Winsor Road area, near Totton and Southampton (SO40). Its website lists doggy daycare 8am to 5pm, but the only licence shown is a “Kennel Licence”, number 1033/10, with no council named. A kennel licence is a boarding licence, not daycare evidence, and we couldn’t read the New Forest register
Daycare 8am to 5pm, drop-off between 8am and 9am, per its website
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Just-Like-Home Dog Boarding & Daycare
★★★★★ 4.9 · 51 Google reviews
Fareham (PO16)
Its website says “Licensed by Fareham Borough Council: License No. BOES/55/1” with a 5 star rating and lists daycare 7.30am to 7pm Monday to Friday. The reference looks like a boarding establishment licence and Fareham’s register is blocked to our reader, so we can’t confirm it covers daycare
No prices on the page we read
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Helen’s Happy Hounds
★★★★★ 4.8 · 20 Google reviews
Winchfield, near Hook (RG27). Its website footer shows “Licence Number: HG/00026/A_DDOG”. It doesn’t name the council or say which activity the number covers, and we couldn’t read Hart’s list of licensed premises, so we couldn’t confirm that number is a daycare licence. Ask the council to confirm it covers daycare
A full day of supervised care with two walks and indoor and outdoor play, per its website. No hours or prices on the page we read
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How to check a daycare licence in Hampshire
In England, dog daycare run as a business needs a licence from the local council under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018. The licence holder’s name and number must appear on the business’s website, and a copy must be displayed at the premises, according to the GOV.UK statutory guidance on dog day care licensing. In Hampshire licensing sits with the district and borough councils: Basingstoke and Deane, East Hampshire, Eastleigh, Fareham, Gosport, Hart, Havant, New Forest, Rushmoor, Test Valley and Winchester. Our Hampshire hub also covers Southampton and Portsmouth, which are separate city councils with their own licensing. On 12 November 2026 we read Winchester’s list of licensed boarding and day care premises, Test Valley’s animal licences list, Havant’s public register and Rushmoor’s list of current animal activity licences. We couldn’t read East Hampshire’s or Hart’s spreadsheets (they came back to our tools as unreadable files), Fareham’s and Gosport’s register pages (blocked to automated readers), Basingstoke and Deane’s link to the Paws on the Doors site (it wouldn’t load), or anything useful for New Forest, Eastleigh, Southampton or Portsmouth. Winchester’s list shows no licence numbers and Havant’s doesn’t say which activity each entry covers, so for anything we couldn’t settle, ask the relevant council. Then ask the centre to show its licence, how many dogs it takes at once, how dogs are separated, and what happens if your dog needs a vet.
A first day at daycare can be a lot for a sensitive dog. 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 Hampshire: our Hampshire dog services hub, dog walkers in Hampshire if you only need a midday walk, vets in Hampshire, dog trainers in Hampshire and secure dog fields in Hampshire.
Frequently Asked Questions
How did you choose these Hampshire dog daycare centres?
Each has its own website, a Google Maps listing and a licence we could see, either on a council’s published list or quoted by number on its own site. We checked Google Maps and the council lists on 12 November 2026. We haven’t visited any of them, so meet any centre first.
Does dog daycare need a licence in Hampshire?
In England, daycare run as a business needs a council licence under the 2018 regulations. In Hampshire that is the district or borough council where the centre is, or Southampton or Portsmouth city council in those cities. Ask to see the licence, its number and its expiry date.
What should I ask a dog daycare centre?
Ask for the licence, how many dogs attend at once, how dogs are grouped, who is on site, and what happens if a dog is unwell.
Why are some well-reviewed centres missing?
We only list as verified the centres where we could see a licence and that clearly offer daycare. Some council registers wouldn’t open for our tools, some websites blocked them, and some centres show only a boarding licence or no licence number. Four with daycare and a website are in the ‘Other options we could not licence-verify’ section instead.
Written by Georgiana & Figo, who prefers his playdates to be properly licensed.
