Essex's Largest Dog Field Family 12 Fields. 1 Indoor Barn. No Other Dogs. Ever.
Other Dogs Go To The Park. Yours Gets A Private Field.
Trusted by thousands of Essex dog owners every week.
The dog park is done. This is better.
You know that feeling. Scanning ahead every 30 seconds. Calculating whether that dog in the distance is friendly. The lunge. The bark. The awkward conversation. The walk home where you wonder why you even bothered.
Essex dog owners found a better way.
Foxes Farm Fields is the county's largest network of fully enclosed, completely private dog walking fields — 12 outdoor locations and one indoor barn, spread from Basildon to Upminster to Colchester. Every session is exclusively yours. When you book a field, nobody else can enter. Not one other dog. Not one stranger. Just you, your dog, and space to actually enjoy each other.
Off the lead. No anxiety. No drama. Just freedom.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "He ran his little heart out. For a dog who's never had that kind of freedom before — it meant everything." — Louise, Upminster
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "We've been coming twice a week for months. The fencing is high, secure and double-gated. Absolutely perfect for my dogs." — Kat K, Upminster
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Finally somewhere I can let my dog off the lead without the anxiety. The coffee machine seals the deal." — Darren and Whizzy, Witham
PRIVATE DOG WALKING FIELDS
12 locations across Essex. From £7.
Fully enclosed. Completely private. Yours for the session. Pick your nearest field, book your slot, and unclip that lead the moment you're through the gate. Double-gated entry. Secure fencing. No other dogs. No surprises.
Perfect for reactive dogs, off-lead training, recall practice, multi-dog households, and any dog who deserves more than another pavement loop.
THE INDOOR DOG PLAY BARN
162sqm of private indoor space. From £20.
Rain. Wind. Mud. Doesn't matter. The Dog Barn at Eight Ash Green, Colchester is warm, dry, and completely private — 162 square metres of indoor space with agility equipment, a coffee machine, and a dog who sleeps the whole way home.
Open 7 days a week including evenings. The only private indoor dog barn in Essex.
FIND YOUR NEAREST SITE
HOW IT WORKS (sorted in under 2 mins)
1.
FIND YOUR FIELD
Pick any of our 12 locations across Essex — Basildon, Upminster, Colchester and beyond. Use the map or browse the full list. Every field has its own page with photos, features, and live availability.
2.
GRAB YOUR SLOT
Pick your date and time. 30-minute and 1-hour sessions available. Check live availability — weekends go fast.
3.
BOOK IT
Read the field rules, confirm your session, pay securely online. You'll get a booking confirmation with everything you need.
4.
TURN UP AND OPEN THE GATE
Arrive on time — your session starts when your slot does. Double-gated entry. You're in. Nobody else is coming.
5.
UNCLIP THE LEAD
That's it. Watch your dog remember what freedom feels like.
Built by Essex farmers for their own dog. Now it's yours.
We're Guy and Emily French. Farmers. Parents. Dog owners with the same problem every dog owner in Essex has.
We had hundreds of acres of farmland and nowhere safe to let our own dog run free. Every park visit came with that stomach-knot feeling — who's that dog? Is it friendly? Here it comes. So we fenced off a field, made it secure, and let Fudge — our miniature dachshund — run.
The first time watching her tear across the grass with zero worry was the moment everything changed.
We opened it up to other dog owners and the response was instant. Turns out we weren't the only ones who wanted private, safe, stress-free space for a dog. We were just the first ones in Essex to actually build it.
One field became two. Two became twelve. Today Foxes Farm Fields is Essex's largest private dog field network — and the only one with a private indoor barn. Fudge still inspects every new field like she's head of quality control. Honestly, she probably is.
Your nearest field, your next slot, one tap.
The SimplyBook app puts every Foxes Farm Fields location in your pocket. Find your nearest field or barn, check live availability, book your slot, and rebook your favourite in seconds. No logging in on a laptop. No phone calls. No back and forth.
- All 12 fields and the barn in one place
- Live availability updated in real time
- One tap rebooking for your regular spot
- Booking confirmation and reminders straight to your phone
