Dog Walking and Daycare in Hampstead
Hampstead, NW3, is the heart of what we do. Sixteen years ago Warren was walking one dog called Foxy on Hampstead Heath and decided she ought to have friends. Every one of our walkers works Hampstead.
A day in Hampstead
A morning walk
- ~9:30Collected from homeYour walker arrives in Hampstead 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 Hampstead for pick-up.
- + the driveUp to Hampstead HeathA short drive up to Hampstead Heath, in a small, calm group.
- 60 minutesA full hour on Hampstead HeathWest Heath woodland or the open Heath Extension, 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 – 9:30Warren collectsIt’s a round, so collection runs across the hour.
- ~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 – 4:00Dropped homeProperly, satisfyingly knackered.
Pick-up and drop-off included. About the Secret Woodland →
Dog walkers on Hampstead Heath
Stephanie is particular about her four dogs, and will say honestly if yours would unsettle the group. Jack has the high-energy dogs on the West Heath: the wired ones go to the calmest walker we have. Ashley takes dogs who need to open up onto the Heath Extension. And Nick and Emma collect here, then drive away from Hampstead Heath to Arrandene Open Space in Mill Hill, where groups of six are allowed.
£25 a walk. How our walks work →
Doggy daycare in Hampstead NW3
Daycare dogs do not go to Hampstead Heath at all. Warren drives them forty minutes out to our Secret Woodland for four hours. We love Hampstead Heath, and sixteen years of our lives have happened on it, but it is busy, it is walked, and the wildlife left it long ago.
£55 a day. About the Secret Woodland →
Read more: what a day of dog daycare in Hampstead looks like.
Daycare in Hampstead at a glance
- Collected from home8:30 – 9:30am
- Dropped home3:00 – 4:00pm
- 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
Stephanie
7 yearsSeven years with us, and her clients tend to stay for years too. A quiet person with a quiet group: four dogs, chosen with care.
Jack
6 yearsTall, gentle and unhurried: the calm centre we want every group to have. That’s exactly why the high-energy dogs go to him.
Ashley
4 yearsThe walker clients warm to straight away: easy to talk to, and the sort of person you’re pleased to find on your doorstep.
Nick & Emma
12 yearsHusband and wife, and the first people Warren wanted when the business grew. He met them on Hampstead Heath twelve years ago.
Warren
16 yearsFounder, sixteen years in. He drives every daycare round himself, and most of our boarding dogs stay with him.
“Although he tends to be nervous around other dogs, he was soon incorporated into the ‘pack’ and looking forward to his walks.”
We keep things calm
Hampstead Heath is busy, and that is the point of how we work. We cannot control the other group coming the other way, but we can control ours. No balls, no sticks, no shouting encouragement. A dog that arrives calm meets whatever is coming calm.
We also cover Highgate, West Hampstead and Primrose Hill.
Out with your dog after a walk? See our guide to dog-friendly pubs in Hampstead, or read what Hampstead clients say about us.
“Premier have been our choice of Hampstead dog walkers since they were founded. They have been consistently excellent for more than ten years.”