Dog Walking and Daycare in Hampstead Garden Suburb
Hampstead Garden Suburb, NW11, was planned around green space, and Hampstead Heath Extension still runs along its western edge. West Heath and the main Hampstead Heath are only a few minutes further. Every one of our walkers collects here, so we can match your dog to the right group. Walks are collected from home in small, calm groups; daycare dogs spend the day in the Secret Woodland in a group of six.
Hampstead Garden Suburb at a glance
- What we offerMorning and afternoon group walks, and daycare
- Group walks£25 a walk, minimum two walks a week
- Your walkerEvery one of our walkers covers the Suburb, and you keep the same walker every day
- On Hampstead HeathEvery one of our Hampstead Heath walkers is licensed and stays within the four-dog limit
- Daycare£55 a day, run by Warren. We’re lucky enough to use the Secret Woodland
- Peace of mind£2m insurance and police-checked walkers, since 2010
A day in Hampstead Garden Suburb
A morning walk
- ~9:30Collected from homeYour walker arrives in Hampstead Garden Suburb around half nine. You don’t need to be in; we hold your key.
- + the driveOut to proper groundHampstead Heath in a group of four, or Arrandene in Mill Hill in a group of six.
- 60 minutesA full hour of walkingNever less. The driving isn’t counted in it.
- On the walkA WhatsApp from your walkerA video of your dog in action, and who they’ve been running around with today.
- ~1½ hrs laterHome, settledOut of the house about an hour and a half in total.
An afternoon walk
- ~12:00Collected around middayAfter the morning round, your walker comes back to the Suburb for pick-up.
- + the driveRound to Hampstead HeathHampstead Heath Extension runs along the edge of the Suburb, so the drive is a short one. Groups of four.
- 60 minutesA full hour on Hampstead HeathThe wide fields of Hampstead Heath Extension, the woods of West Heath, or further onto Hampstead Heath, depending on your dog.
- On Hampstead HeathNews on WhatsAppA video plus the gossip: who they’ve made friends with.
- ~1:30Home againSame rhythm every day. Dogs settle into it quickly.
A day in the Secret Woodland
- 8:30 – 9:30 or ~10:30Warren collectsNearer Golders Green and Hampstead, collection runs from 8:30 to 9:30. Towards East Finchley, it’s around half ten.
- 35 – 40 minsThe drive outThe dogs settle on the drive and arrive calm.
- 4 hoursIn real woodlandWild, real woodland we’re lucky to use, with no fences: ferns, bracken and deer paths. Six dogs and Warren.
- During the dayYour WhatsApp updateVideos from the woods and who their best friend was today.
- 3:00 – 4:00 or ~2:30Dropped homeHome between 3:00 and 4:00 nearer Golders Green and Hampstead, or around half two towards East Finchley. Properly, satisfyingly knackered.
Pick-up and drop-off included. About the Secret Woodland →
A suburb built around green space
Henrietta Barnett campaigned to save the fields that became Hampstead Heath Extension, and in 1907 the first houses of Hampstead Garden Suburb went up beside them. Raymond Unwin laid out the streets with hedges instead of walls and kept the old trees where they stood, and St Jude’s spire still rises over Central Square. The Suburb runs from Golders Green in the south up towards East Finchley, with Hampstead just across Hampstead Heath, so it sits right in the middle of our rounds.
Dog walkers in Hampstead Garden Suburb NW11
Every one of our walkers collects in the Suburb, so Warren can match your dog to the right group rather than the nearest one. Ashley walks Hampstead Heath Extension, wide and open, which helps dogs who need space to relax. Jack takes high-energy dogs into the trees on West Heath. Stephanie keeps her group of four on the main Hampstead Heath. Nick and Emma drive out to Arrandene in Mill Hill for morning walks in groups of six. Our Hampstead Heath walkers are all licensed and stay within the four-dog limit, and every walk is a full hour, never counting the drive.
£25 a walk, minimum two walks a week. How our walks work →
Doggy daycare in Hampstead Garden Suburb
Daycare is a different day altogether, and it is run 100% by Warren. He drives the group out to the Secret Woodland, which we’re lucky enough to use: a real, wild wood with no fences, where the dogs run through ferns and bracken and might spot a muntjac deer slipping between the trees. At the southern end of the Suburb, nearer Golders Green and Hampstead, Warren collects between about 8:30 and 9:30 and drops dogs home between about 3:00 and 4:00. At the northern end, towards East Finchley, he collects around 10:30 and your dog is home around 2:30. Either way it is the same four hours in the woods, with pickup and drop-off included in the price.
£55 a day. About the Secret Woodland →
Daycare in Hampstead Garden Suburb at a glance
- Collected from home8:30 – 9:30am nearer Golders Green and Hampstead, around 10:30am towards East Finchley
- Dropped home3:00 – 4:00pm nearer Golders Green and Hampstead, around 2:30pm towards East Finchley
- Price£55 a day, pick-up and drop-off included
- In the Secret WoodlandAbout four hours, in a group of six
- Who looks after themWarren, 100% of the time. He collects, looks after and drops home every daycare dog himself
- During the dayWhatsApp videos, so you can see who your dog is playing with
Who’ll walk your dog in Hampstead Garden Suburb
Stephanie
7 yearsSeven years on the main Hampstead Heath. She chooses her four dogs for how they’ll get on together, and her clients tend to stay for years.
Jack
6 yearsTall, gentle and unflappable. The high-energy dogs go to him, and they soon settle in the trees on West Heath.
Ashley
4 yearsWide, open walks on Hampstead Heath Extension, right on the Suburb’s doorstep. Easy to talk to, and dogs and owners warm to him straight away.
Nick & Emma
12 yearsHusband and wife, and twelve years with us. Their morning group of six walks at Arrandene in Mill Hill, a short drive north of the Suburb.
Warren
16 yearsFounder, sixteen years in. He collects, looks after and drops home every daycare dog himself.
“Jack, Steph and Warren are wonderful – organized, reliable and nice. My dog is always very happy to see them as well as the pack of friends on my dog’s daily walks.”
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We keep things calm
Hampstead Heath Extension and Hampstead Heath are wonderful places for a dog, and plenty of people agree, so they can get very busy. That shapes how we walk. No balls, no sticks, no shouting encouragement. A dog that arrives calm meets whatever is coming calm.
Nearby, we also cover dog walkers in Golders Green, Hampstead and Highgate, and doggy daycare in Finchley.