Hilltop Boarding Kennels in Essex boasts over 25 years of providing top-tier pet boarding services, including dog daycare and longer holidays. Nestled in a serene rural location, just minutes from Colchester and the coastal areas of Brightlingsea and Clacton, Hilltop offers a peaceful retreat for pets. Their modern, purpose-built facilities, renovated to the highest standards, include spacious, heated accommodations set within secure, private grounds spanning over 7 acres. Known as Essex’s premier provider of animal boarding services, Hilltop’s reputation is underpinned by the experienced, dedicated team’s commitment to trust, transparency, and the welfare of the animals in their care. Serving not only local areas like Wivenhoe and Clacton but also attracting customers from further afield, Hilltop invites prospective clients to visit without an appointment, ensuring they can witness firsthand the high standard of care provided.
Facility Type
Rural
Admission
Dogs, Cats
Services
Spacious, heated kennels
Private exercise runs attached
Exercise and enrichment opportunities
Dietary and medical requirements catered to
County
About the Facility
Reviews From Customers
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Positive Review
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We loved the spacious exercise areas and the cleanliness of the kennels themselves and found the staff super friendly and very thoughtful when considering the feeding and medication routines for our little dog Bertie, who's been under the weather recently. They have a good range of different food and some unusual treats so we all went home very happy.
Neutral Review
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Very pleased with the service. Have used a few times now.
Negative Review
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...Our dog lost 1.6kg in 8 days despite me giving them his normal feed for 9 days, just in case. We had zero feedback on his stay when we picked him up. Tried to call them several times to find out what had gone wrong. Left countless answer phone messages (nobody EVER picks up the phone). After 5 days of trying, finally got a call back with a very apologetic woman explaining we should have been told to leave 20% more than his usual feed because of increased activity & that she was very sorry that they had missed this. We weren’t informed of this at all...