Nottinghamshire delivers two genuinely verified, exclusive-use secure dog fields, confirmed directly via their own booking sites, plus a handful of promising but unconfirmed candidates worth a call before you book.
Verified fields
Papplewick Paws Secure Dog Field, Papplewick, near Hucknall (NG15 8GB) — confirmed via the operator’s own site: each booking is exclusive for the duration, 6ft purpose-built fencing, secure car park, 60-minute slots from £10 for one dog up to £16 for four. Southwell Secure Dog Field, Kirklington, near Newark (NG22 8DA) — confirmed via the operator’s own site: no other dogs in the field during your booking, 6ft purpose-built fencing, 60-minute slots from £11 for one dog up to £13 for three.
Promising, but worth a call before booking
Several more fields turn up on aggregator listings across the county but couldn’t be confirmed for exclusivity, fencing or current price directly from the operator: Millside Dog Park (Thurgarton, near Southwell), Frank’s Freedom Field (Girton, near Newark), Pawz Let Loose (Cliff Lane, near Eastwood/Kimberley), Paws & Play Paddock (Dunham, near Ollerton), Radcliffe-on-Trent Dog Walking Field (near West Bridgford/Bingham), a secure field at Coxmoor (Kirkby-in-Ashfield), SecurePups North Muskham (near Newark), Shireoaks Secure Dog Field (near Worksop), and Who Let The Dogs Out Club (Underwood, near Eastwood). One listing, Fleur’s Friendly Fields, carries conflicting addresses between its own site and third-party directories, with its own gallery marking one paddock “now closed” — we’ve left it out entirely until its current status is confirmed.
Genuine gaps
We found no secure field directly inside Nottingham city centre, Retford, or Beeston — the nearest confirmed options (Papplewick, Southwell) are several miles out, which is typical for this category. We checked and excluded several US place-name collisions returned by one aggregator (Nottingham, New Hampshire and similar), and a cluster of fields that search results suggested were Nottinghamshire but are genuinely in Lincolnshire by postcode.
A secure field can be the calmest place to let a reactive or nervy dog properly run. A calming bite can help take the edge off the journey there. If reactivity is a regular issue rather than an occasional one, that’s worth discussing with your vet or a qualified trainer.
For everything else dog-related in Nottinghamshire, see our Nottinghamshire dog services hub — and for somewhere scenic to walk once they’ve had their run, here’s our guide to the best local dog walks.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a secure dog field in Nottinghamshire?
Yes — we verified two, Papplewick Paws near Hucknall and Southwell Secure Dog Field near Newark, both confirmed exclusive-use via their own booking sites.
Is there a secure dog field in Nottingham city centre?
Not directly in the city itself — the nearest verified field, Papplewick Paws, is a few miles out near Hucknall.
Is Fleur’s Friendly Fields still open?
Unclear — its own site and third-party directories give conflicting addresses, and one paddock is marked “now closed” on its own gallery, so we’ve left it out until that’s confirmed.
Written by Georgiana & Figo, who considers an empty field a personal invitation to do laps.
