Secure Dog Fields in Gloucestershire

Six genuine, address-verified, fenced private-hire fields turned up across Gloucestershire, spread from Stonehouse to Tewkesbury. Coverage is patchy though — nothing confirmed in Stroud town itself, Dursley, Lydney, the Forest of Dean, Tetbury or Nailsworth. None of the six have a polished standalone website beyond the British Dog Fields aggregator plus Facebook or Instagram, which is normal for this kind of small farm-diversification business rather than a red flag on its own. One more thing worth flagging generally: none of the six states “sole use” or “exclusive use” in those exact words — it’s implied by phrasing like “single field site” and booking buffers between slots, so if that guarantee matters to you, it’s worth confirming directly before booking.

• Liberty Orchard, Haresfield, near Stonehouse — from £10.50/session, 2-4 acres, 6ft deer fencing with rabbit wire at the base. Book online or by phone.
• E & P Secure Dog Field, Chedworth, near Cirencester, GL54 4NF — around £10/session, roughly 4 acres, 6ft deer fencing. Address independently confirmed against a separate local directory.
• Ronnie’s Secure Dog Field, Ham Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, GL52 6NH — from £16 for 50 minutes (plus £5 per extra vehicle), around 5 acres, 6ft welded wire fencing. One reviewer flagged the gates as only chain-padlocked, and noted a neighbouring field has a deer stand, so there’s a small chance of shooting noise — worth knowing if your dog is noise-reactive.
• Severn Farm Secure Dog Field, Elmore Lane, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 3NW — from £15/session, 4.5 acres, 6ft Tornado fencing with a key-code gate. This one has a paper trail beyond the booking platform: it matches a site that received Gloucester City Council planning approval in 2025, so we’re confident it’s a genuine, legally-approved facility.
• Wickwater Woods Secure Dog Field, Wickwater Lane, Cerney Wick, near Cirencester, GL7 5RL — from £12/hour, around 3 acres of woodland, deer mesh fencing over 6ft (smaller gaps may not suit determined escape artists). An independent visitor review confirms it’s shaded, floods after heavy rain, and books up well in advance.
• Merlin’s Meadow, Lode Lane, Bushley, near Tewkesbury, GL20 6HP — from £15/session for up to four dogs from one household (plus £3 per extra dog). Size note: the aggregator’s generic size bracket undersells this one — independent sources (a local dog-friendly directory and an owners’ forum) put the Tewkesbury site at 16 acres, not the smaller bracket sometimes quoted, so we’ve gone with the larger, better-corroborated figure. Booking is by text or Facebook message rather than online, with payment by bank transfer.

A couple of leads we checked and ruled out: a field marketed under a very similar name near Malmesbury turned out to be in Wiltshire, not Gloucestershire, so it’s excluded here despite being a reasonable drive from Tetbury. A planned paddock near Tewkesbury has planning approval but no evidence yet of actually trading, so we’ve left it out until it’s confirmed open.

A secure field is brilliant for a dog who’s reactive, nervous around other dogs, or just needs proper off-lead time without the worry. If yours still takes a while to settle even with no other dogs around, a calming bite before the session can help take the edge off, alongside whatever training you’re already doing. For ongoing reactivity, it’s worth discussing with your vet or a qualified behaviourist.

Written by Georgiana & Figo, who treats any field with a gate as an invitation to run laps.