CHRISTMAS DOGGY DIRECTORY KENT

CHRISTMAS DOGGY DIRECTORY KENT


Pawfestivities

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Betteshanger Park Deal Kent
CHRISTMAS TRAIL
Start your magical experiences with our enchanting Christmas trail. This is a 45-minute journey through a winter wonderland, designed with you and your furry friend in mind.
SANTA'S GROTTO
Step into Santa's Grotto, where your four-legged friend gets to meet the main man himself, have a photo and receive a special little Christmas gift worth £20!
CHRISTMAS MINI-MARKET
Discover a delightful array of local, dog-friendly small businesses in our Christmas Mini-Market, grab some food and treat your pup to a festive puppacino!

Santa Paws at Dobbies Gillingham

Medway

01634 224630
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Courteney Road, Gillingham Kent ME8 0FB

From 29th November 2025 to 24th December 2025, £10.50 - £12.50 per dog. Pre-booking is essential.

Come along to our Santa Paws experience this year, take part in our festive sniff-ari, meet the big man himself and every good pup will receive a special gift from Santa. Plus, if you want the complete family experience you can include a children’s ticket and they can meet Santa along with your pup. The children’s ticket includes the full Grotto or Meet Santa experience and a toy for your child.

To capture the memory of your pooch meeting Santa, you can choose to pre-book one of our special photo options and save 20% compared to on-the-day prices.

For this event, we are delighted to be working with Dogs Trust! We love dogs and want to make a better future for them, and their owners, everywhere.


Christmas at Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury

01227 762862
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Canterbury Cathedral, 11 The Precincts, Canterbury Kent CT1 2EH
Visitors can bring their well-behaved four-legged friends into the Cathedral building and grounds. Dogs are not however allowed in services (assistance dogs aside).

And from 12th November to 24th December 2025 access to the precincts (grounds) is free! So you can enjoy the Canterbury Cathedral Christmas Market with your dog for free!


Christmas at Bedgebury 2025

Goudhurst

01580 879820
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Bedgebury Road, Goudhurst Kent TN17 2SJ

Immerse yourself in a new, reimagined trail at Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest, created by the award-winning light trail producers behind events such as Christmas at Kew and Christmas at Blenheim.

Open Friday 21st November to Wednesday 31st December. Bring the whole family — dogs are welcome too, so your furry friends can join in the festive fun!

Limited capacity with timed entry. Adult tickets from £18. Plan now to secure the date and time of your choice. Book on the Bedgebury website.


Santa Paws at Reuthes Lost Gardens

Sevenoaks

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Sevenoaks Road, Seal Chart, Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0HB

Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th November 2025 Brand new for 2025! Treat your furry friend to a festive experience made especially for dogs.

Santa Paws at Reuthe’s is a joyful celebration of canine Christmas spirit — complete with wagging tails, tasty treats, and magical photo moments inside our cosy woodland grotto.

£13 per dog (includes garden entry for 1 adult and any accompanying children). Additional adults £3 each. Children are very welcome to accompany their dogs for free.

Guests can book either the 10 am – 12 pm or 1 pm – 3 pm session and are welcome to visit Santa at any point within their chosen slot. Please note that at busy times there may be a short queue, but every dog will have the chance to meet Santa and receive their treat.

Please book in advance to secure your preferred time.


Santa Paws at Hawley Garden Centre

Dartford

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Book online at hawleygardencentre.co.uk
Hawley Road, Hawley, Sutton at Hone, Dartford Kent DA2 7RB

Dog-friendly Hawley Garden Centre Dartford invite you to bring your dogs to visit Santa Paws in his Grotto. Dogs will be awarded a gift and rosette by Santa. Tickets £13.50 - available online for:

Saturday 22nd November 9am – 5.15pm

Sunday 23rd November 10am – 3.45pm

Saturday 29th November 9am – 5.15pm

Sunday 30th November 10am – 3.45pm

This year there is also a professional photographer taking forever lasting photos to commemorate the memorable moment; the photos that are taken inside the grotto will be an additional charge on the day.


Santa Paws at Elm Court Gillingham

Medway

01634 813778
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Elm Court Garden Centre, Elm Court, Capstone Road, Gillingham Kent ME7 3JQ
Dog-friendly Elm Court Garden Centre Gillingham has decided to let your pets join in the festive fun so bring your Fur Baby to Meet Santa Paws! You will be greeted by one of Santa’s helpers, your pet will be awarded with a certificate for “good behaviour”… then together you & your beloved companion will meet Santa !! All dogs with a ticket will receive a Toy from Santa, a grain free box of “Hale & Hearty” biscuits and a commemorative tree decoration.

Dog tickets are £12.50 and Human ticket £2.50 which includes a free tea or filter coffee voucher in the Garden Cafe. You can take as many photos as you wish and you can book additional dogs or humans, Elm Court recommend no more than 4 dogs and 8 humans in the session to avoid overcrowding.


Santa Paws at Dobbies Ashford

Ashford

01233 619360
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Eureka Leisure Park, Rutherford Road, Ashford Kent TN25 4BN

From 29th November 2025 to 24th December 2025, £10.50 - £12.50 per dog. Pre-booking is essential.

Come along to our Santa Paws experience this year, take part in our festive sniff-ari, meet the big man himself and every good pup will receive a special gift from Santa. Plus, if you want the complete family experience you can include a children’s ticket and they can meet Santa along with your pup. The children’s ticket includes the full Grotto or Meet Santa experience and a toy for your child.

To capture the memory of your pooch meeting Santa, you can choose to pre-book one of our special photo options and save 20% compared to on-the-day prices.

For this event, we are delighted to be working with Dogs Trust! We love dogs and want to make a better future for them, and their owners, everywhere.


WHAT IS HOOPERS?!

WHAT IS HOOPERS?!

Hoopers is fast and fluid where dogs get to negotiate a course of hoops, barrels and tunnels whilst the handler directs them at distance.

Distance handling upskills the human/canine partnership whilst 'lower impact' and generally safer by avoiding jumps, tight turns and heights. Great for junior and senior dogs as well as handlers with limited physical fitness - your dog does the hard work! Big dogs, small dogs, any breed of any age can enjoy Canine Hoopers. Come and join the fun!

This pawsitively gorgeous Collie X Golden Charlie training Hoopers at Ted’s Field, Paddock Wood with The Dog Squad Official

Canine Paws Academy and The Dog Squad Official Kings Hill offer Hoopers training but the TRAIN link on the Doggy Directory is growing all the time! The Dog Squad Official train Hoopers at Ryarsh Paw Ground.

Canine Paws Academy train Hoopers at Cliffe Woods, Upchurch and Faversham, get in touch with Carly at Canine Paws Academy to find out more and get booked on.

DOGGY SWIMMING!

DOGGY SWIMMING!

Head to Kent Canine Swim in Cliffe Woods Rochester or book one of the unique doggy swimming events listed in the Doggy What's On!

Indoor Doggy Swimming Pool

Alexandra from Kent Barn Hunt and Flawless Paws Dog Food's gorgeous dog loving its life at Kent Canine Swim Indoor Doggy Swimming Pool, Kent's only indoor doggy swimming pool.

Open Water Doggy Paddle

My Dog Advisor inspo and I Toby love the water to the extent that I headed round the M25 to go open water swimming together with TriSwim at Chipstead Lake at one of their Doggy Paddle sessions. Keep an eye on the Doggy What's On for Kent for the next TriSwim Doggy Paddle.

We didn't manage a selfie the both of us but I was swimming too!