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A large, fully enclosed private dog park with a huge grassy field and an attached woodland area. It offers a wide range of well-maintained agility equipment including tunnels, jumps, tyres, logs, and sniffing stations. The space is designed for off-lead play, recall training, and is especially welcoming for reactive, nervous, or rescue dogs who need safe, distraction-free time. There are benches placed around the field for owners, and the park is run by a friendly, caring owner who regularly updates equipment and decorates for special events. The booking system ensures exclusive use during each session, maintaining privacy and safety. The surrounding countryside provides a tranquil setting, and parking is secure within a double-gated area.
Field Feature Notes:
– Secured: Consistently described as fully enclosed, secure, and safe for all types of dogs; features double-gated entry and high fencing.
– Seating: Multiple references to benches and seating available for owners throughout the field.
– Toilets: No mention of on-site toilet facilities in any comments.
– Toilet Bags: No direct reference to the provision of toilet bag dispensers, just advice to dispose of waste at home or in compost boxes.
– Bins: No evidence of dedicated bins; some visitors suggest double-bagging waste and taking it home.
– Shaded Areas: Woodland area provides ample natural shade and shelter from sun and rain; frequently highlighted as a bonus.
– Drinking Water: Water is available (tap and bowls at entrance or on tables), but visitors are advised to bring extra just in case.
– Water Play Area: There is a paddling pool provided for dogs to cool down in.
– Agility Equipment: A variety of agility equipment is present and well maintained, including tunnels, jumps, tyres, and other obstacles.
– Park Size: Repeatedly described as huge, massive, very large, plenty of space for even big, energetic dogs to run freely.
– Cost: The field is by private booking only and visitors describe it as reasonably priced.
Other Field Features:
– Private exclusive-use bookings
– Secure parking area
– Separate woodland area connected by a secure gate
– Regularly updated and seasonally decorated equipment
– Themed quizzes and occasional events for visitors
– Sanitizer provided at gates
– Owner on hand to help and answer questions
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100 Reviews on “Paws Playfield Datchworth Ltd”
What an amazing! Safe, environment and well run! Brilliant contact with the owner. Loved the woods and the interaction for both the dogs and humans.
Highly recommended
Absolutely lovely. We try and go as often as possible.
Always have the best time at Paws playfield. It is definitely the best field around. Helen goes above and beyond for all her customers. I couldn’t think of a better place to spend our girls birthday 🎉
Great dog field, run by a lovely lady! Lots of space, even a wooded area.
This is the best playfield for miles around.
Safe and secure,very easy to book.
Our dogs love it here,it is their happy place.
A place they can run,play,be happy and be free.
Oh how we love this place! My 2 naughty hounds and I come weekly for sniffage, running and relaxation. It’s super clean, well maintained and comes complete with a small wood attached.
Heaven for hounds! Wears them out beautifully.
What an amazing place to take your dogs , my two absolutely love it here , the woods are an added bonus , the field it big and so well
Looked after … thankyou and long may it continue xx
Fantastic place to let my reactive dog run free/off lead.
They have purchased the woodland next to the field as well so on hot days there’s shade and rainy days some shelter.This woodland is connected through a gate.
Loads of agility items that including sniffing areas .. not just a huge empty field.
This field has made a massive difference to my dogs freedom and enjoyment.
I love taking my dog here, we’ve visited a few different enclosed fields and this one is by far the best! It’s lovely to see your dog run around at ease and explore both the field and woods! My only slight qualm is that if you have a small dog like me they still can fit through the gaps of the wire fence around if they really wanted to. As long as you keep an eye and distract them if they smell something beyond the field you’re all good! 10/10 and recommend to everyone!
The best dog park in Hertfordshire, lots of land including a little woods for the dogs to explore. The owner is so lovely and quick to respond with any questions, she puts in a lot of effort for everyone to have a great time.
My little dog absolutely loves it here!
Our dogs LOVE this place, brings us so much joy to see them run about!
Definitely the best dog field for private hire that we’ve used in Hertfordshire and surrounding areas!
Completely secure and safe with loads of space for dogs to run, great equipment to play on and a wooded area too which is really lovely bonus! This shaded area is a perfect space on hot, sunny days too.
Maintenance of the field is superb. The owner is clearly very passionate about providing the best facilities she can and is always building new things to keep things varied for doggy visitors.
I have 2 nervous rescue dogs, one very nervous of humans and one very nervous of other dogs. Paws Playfield has made my life so much easier. They love the huge space, both woodland and fields. It’s tucked out of the way with not much road traffic either which is also great for my two as they can be nervous of cars too. The field is very secure and it’s constantly checked. Timings are set out so there is no overlap between visitors. I have tried many play fields, but this by far is the best one and gives you peace of mind as a dog owner. I wouldn’t be without it now. My two actually scream with excitement when they pull up now ♥️
What a fantastic dog field! My spaniel loved the enclosed woods and the sniff and eat station. The perfect dog field for speedy spaniels like mine whose ears are purely decorative when there are birds around!
Excellent field for dogs to have a good run in. Activity equipment is also provided. Alas my greyhound refused to bow down and try the tunnel, but had a go at most of the others. I like the sanitizer provided at the gates, a sensible idea in present times. We will certainly be returning. The field is decorated for all the major festivities and the wood is brilliant for the dogs to sniff in. Helen certainly goes the extra mile for her 4 legged visitors.
Absolutely amazing place! No faults whatsoever! Thank you
Fantastic safe space for dogs. The best enclosed dog field we’ve found in Hertfordshire. Added bonus is the pretty woodland walk attached to the field!
The dogs loved the field and having so much space to run in and all the sniffs of the woods
We love our visits to the field, almost as much as our dog! Such a lovely space and amazingly maintained. It really does make our week.
A very large field for dog exercising. Also has separate woodland area. There are agility items in the field. A nice place. Gets very booked up though.
A great place to safely burn lots of energy off your pooch!
First time here and our rescue lurcher Fizz loved zooming around. We are working on recall training and this beautiful field and woodland is the perfect safe arena. Helen has created a doggy paradise and we have already booked for our second visit.
Great place, especially if you have a reactive dog. The enclosed field and wooded area was perfect, and we didn’t have to worry about any “my dog is friendly” dogs bothering us. Absolutely recommend.
We travelled 40 mins to get to the field as it came highly recommended. It did not disappoint! We regularly use enclosed fields and this is head and shoulders above anywhere else we go. The facilities are brilliant – Helen has thought of everything!!
The booking system is great and all the instructions provided are so useful and clear (first time users especially should read everything thoroughly!)
The field is very secure and the area where you park is double gated providing a safe entry in and out of the field.
The equipment is all in very good condition. Obviously it is the dog owner’s responsibility to ensure the equipment is all used appropriately and in a way that is safe for the age and ability of your own dog
We booked well in advance and on the day it was super hot… but the wooded area was just perfect for the pups to play in
We will 100% be returning to this amazing piece of doggy heaven! 😍🐾
This is a great secure field for the dogs to have a real run around in. The agility equipment is varied and in good condition. The woodland was an added bonus, although my dog was a bit disappointed he didn’t spot a squirrel to chase as he was too busy running around with his friends.
First time visiting, and was so impressed, plenty for the dogs to do, a lovely woodland walk area, cool and shady, so is great on a hot day. A big field for the dogs to run free and safe in the knowledge they can not go anywhere.
Water avalible for drinking, a paddling pool, toys, agility course could not ask for more
The woodland area is great. Lots of spots for sniffing and it’s nice & covered from the elements.
Probably the best secure park in Hertfordshire. Especially like the wooded area, which the dogs enjoy immensely. Masses of space in the field for our
0sighthounds to run in. Lots of activity training opportunities as well.
Great secure dog field, with a separate woodland area
Visited Paws Playfield for the first time today. Lovely field and woodland area, my dog had an amazing time and loved being off lead. I enjoyed myself too, not having to worry and seeing my dog so happy. Will definitely be visiting again. Thank you 😊
Get closed space with it’s own little woodland for your dogs.quite a big Field too.
I took my dog here for the first time today and she loved it! She loved the freedom to just run in a safe and secure environment and enjoyed trying out the play equipment. It was nice also to go in the wooded area, a real bonus when it’s a hot day. There are benches to sit on and taps and bowls for the digs to drink. Will certainly be back.
A lovely space to let you dog of the lead. We’ll certainly be going back when the weather gets a little less soggy!
Fantastic safe place – so much to do and I love the themed quizzes at special times of the year. Nothing is too much trouble and Helen is always on hand to help if needed. We have a reactive rescue and it’s the only place he can be off leash – you can almost see him smile when he gets out of the car! He loves the equipment too – don’t know where we would be without this lovely play area
Absolutely one of a kind. It’s safe, quiet and has a range of different types of equipment for all sized dogs. The owner is incredibly helpful. We’ve made it our regular fortnightly trip as the dogs seem to love it that much!
Fantastic place for pups that aren’t great off lead in open spaces. Lots to do, and 50 minute session is perfect length of time. Will be coming back!
We enjoyed our first visit today. Lovely to meet Helen, the friendly owner, who explained everything very clearly. Great space and picturesque setting. Must remember to bring the dog a drink next time. Hopefully be back very soon.
The best dog field! I go once a week as a day off from getting up super early with my dogs. As one of my labradors has high anxiety around other dogs. It is so nice to take my 3 dogs and have a relaxed lead free walk.
Clean, secure and plenty of space. Friendly and helpful owner.
Our nervous dog loved being able to be off lead and run around. I now have one worn out little dog!
Amazing area with so much for the dogs to do.
Our dog loved the little woodland
Lovely playfield with an enclosed wood. Lots of fun had, and we even wore out our Cocker Spaniel!
Great place to let your doggies run around. Ours spotted the horse in a neighbouring field and having never seen a horse wanted to get closer luckily it was nearly time to go and the fences are good. More visits required and he will get used to seeing the horse. Well recommended 👌
UPDATE March 2022 – Gated woodland added to the playfield – brilliant!!! Had a great time in here too.
Oh I loved it more important my cocker spaniel did!!! She was in her element! The fun tyres the jumps the whole place is so thought out how to make fun & even more important safe for your dogs!! The woods wow wee added bonus (you don’t have to use as secure gate if not). There are benches to sit on it you want. And there was a container of water on table at entrance all these little touches so thoughtful! (Suggest take your own water though just in case) oh also very clean no dogs mess all had taken home! Just put in the boot of car, double bag or you can put in a kitchen compost box in your car to stop smell on way home!!
Fully enclosed field and woodland area you can let your dogs loose in with no worry… Yes Dog lo er you need this in your life.
Brilliant place for you to take your dogs. Exceptionally well maintained
Great field for the dogs to play at, mine love it!
What a wonderful place for dogs to play and feel secure. Alot of work has been put into the field from secure fencing to agility course with lots of things for dogs to do. Our dogs thoughly enjoyed having a run around off the lead. Can’t thank you enough for setting up such a lovely place.
My two fur babies love going to paws Playfield 🐾 they sing in car untill we get there .. its great fun as my two haven’t got best recall .i dont have to worry as they can run free can highly recommend 😊
Excellent fully secure playing field. I am a Dog Walker and often take dogs here to exercise!
It’s brilliant for my clients dogs who are flight risks off lead… before I could only walk them on a long lead.. but now they can run free and play!
Would definitely recommend!
Lovely safe clear open space with added items of interest for the four legged friends. We had a lovely time
Brilliant is all can say my 2 love going here , we try atleast 3/4 times a week and they both go crackers here , thank you
Huge, secure field, big enough to tire out our German Wirehaired pointer (perimeter check and zig-zag field quartering – HPR style) and Whippet (flat out turbo nutter)
Excellent for our cockerpoo she can’t wait to get through the gate when we arrive, very secure fencing all around we can let her loose without worrying and tires her out for the rest of the day brilliant!
Lovely place, furbabies loved every minute
Lovely safe open space very safe for your dogs to be off the lead!
Fantastic little assault course for you to try out.
Lovely benches scattered around- would definitely recommend!
Have re-booked already!!
Very private, totally enclosed, minimal staff and basic agility amenities available. Absolutely love it. They’re great with nervous dogs too. Long fronds of grass for them to munch on too. Excellent
Brilliant big secure field, felt very confident letting our pup off the lead to have a good run about. Easy to book and find, will definitely use again soon.
I am a local dog Walker and have used paws play fields twice so far ,1st time was with two of my customers dogs , that are great with other dogs but can be nervous around humans , so to give them a hours play time on their own with no distractions was ideal,
My second visit was with my own dog “Cosmo”
Although he is great with people and dogs it was just nice to have a bit of him and me time together 🥰
Paws play field is so well organised both visits went without and problems and I will definitely be booking a lot more .and would highly recommend
Kris @“WALKIES”(dog walking services)
Really easy booking system. Great field. My two dogs loved it and we will return as often as we can as its perfect for our unpredictable rescue dog. So pleased to have a field like this near by.
Fab Fun Place to take your Furry Friend
This is definitely the best field to let your dogs run free I have used the owners are really doing everything they can to make it a great time for you and your dog.I highly recomend this field
We took our 18 month old to have a good run around and he absolutely loved it. Fantastic space and great agility equipment. Very clean and well kept. Extremely quiet so perfect for training dogs/puppies with very little distraction. We’ll definitely be coming back. Great idea.
Fully enclosed, and great place to let your dog run free.
Lovely location. Great place for Summer to run as free as a bird & wear herself out. Will be taking her back very soon
Wonderful secure field for dog walking in stunning countryside. The field is very well maintained, the fences are secure and the agility equipment is a really lovely addition, with benches to sit and enjoy the view. Really easy to use booking system and good communication from the owner. We’ll be back!
Absolutely fab space, so much room to let your dog(s) run free!! Great to have the agility pieces aswell for a bit of variety! Really simple booking process too! So glad we found this place! We had a great time and will definitely be back!
An amazing safe space for your dogs to run and play! Reasonably priced and a warm welcome from the owners
Thanks so much!
Really good large and completely enclosed field with a few dog training bits (tunnel and jumps etc) Our second visit and will go back – highly recommend if you’re worried about your dog off the lead.
Amazing place to take the dogs, we will be using this a lot more. Owners were great with a perfect handoff for the firsts time visit. Get booking.
What a lovely idea and a great space for our two rescue dogs! Very clean and tidy with some great agility equipment. We hope to visit again soon!
What a great find this place was! Perfect area for your pooch to let off some steam and enjoy the apparatus. Really professionally run can’t say enough good things
have booked more sessions already
Thoroughly recommend. Our young nutty as a fruitcake Cockapoo could run to her heart’s content without getting lost in the process. Fantastic!
This is a really valuable local safe space for dogs and their owners. The field massive and gives even large fast dogs a good area to have a zoom around in., All done securely with no fear of livestock, cyclists, other dogs etc great please to train a solid recall . It also has agility equipment at one end of the field, for those who want to give agility a try.
The cost is very reasonable too.
Excellent place to go with your dog (S) secure field parking available and play area with obstacles. We will be back
Our dog loved his first experience at Paws Playfield, will definitely be returning!
Great!! Large enclosed space with jumps and other activities for dogs to use. Also seating so you can relax if you want while your dogs are doing there own thing. Will definitely become a regular visitor.
Brilliant field plenty of room, two Fox Terriers ran riot and exhausted themselves. Have no hesitation in recommending this. Good communication. Car park space secure. Raffin Green Lane is very narrow and requires caution!
Brilliant, safe field for dogs. Benches to sit and watch your dog having fun.
Great field, a badly needed resource in our area. Somewhere I can take my reactive dog for some off lead time with no danger of other dogs or people popping up. He spent the first session mostly sniffing but I’m sure when he gets used to it he will enjoy it as somewhere he can run free with no stress
We have 2 “energetic” dogs, paws playfield gives us the freedom and leaves us stress free to let them run together off the lead. We assumed when we got there that they wouldn’t like the agility, but it turns out they loved the tunnel, and one of the dogs managed to do most of the features.
We will definitely be booking again, and look forward to our next visit.
a great enclosed field! i felt safe letting my dog running around for the hour! he absolutely loved the agility equipment, especially the tunnels. friendly staff too! thank you we will be returning, my dog and i loved it.
What a great facility! A huge field with play tunnel and logs and jumps for the dogs to have fun. It’s perfectly secure with high fences and padlock. Plenty of benches too so the adults can chill out and watch the fun! It was such a pleasure to see our rescue dog really enjoying himself off the lead, plenty of space for him to get really worn out, we will definitely be returning. Really easy booking system and it was lovely to meet the owners too for our first booking, very friendly people. Thank you, we will be regulars!
Fantastic our Dog loved it will definitely go again. Would be great for dogs whose recall is not good as no way out fully enclosed but feels open. And seats for onwers to have a rest on also.
Brilliant opportunity to let your best friend run wild in complete safety without worrying about meeting unknown dogs. Perfect for puppy recall training and more – definitely worth a visit!
Excellent efficient booking system. Lots of space, fantastic equipment and most of all my 🐶 loved it. Can’t wait to go back
Lovely big, safe space for our high prey driven dog to explore without the tendency to disappear out of site for hours on end!! Very friendly team and will definitely be returning soon.
Had a fabulous time with our 8 month old springer, Riley – would highly recommend – Have booked another two sessions ! Thanks
Such an amazing idea! Our 2 dogs absolutely loved it. The whole field was totally secure, loads of space for the dogs to run around and we didn’t have to worry about how far they were going. Also loved the agility course and a great opportunity to do some training with the dogs. We have one rescue dog who is very nervous so we usually have to keep her on a longline… she absolutely loved the freedom! Our other dog has so much energy to burn and could run all day so it was perfect for both of them. We have already booked another session! Booking system was also very straightforward and emails with clear instructions. Thank you. We can’t wait to come back in a few weeks!
Brilliant secure field run by very friendly people! My small dog loves trying to wriggle under fences and through gaps but I’m fully confident about letting him off lead here as it is really secure. It is great place for us to work on our recall and we also love the play equipment! Definitely going to be making regular trips here!
Great to have a facility like this locally where your dog is safe in an enclosed field and can enjoy all the agility and fun equipment. Idris was quite tired after his first visit. Booked again.
Really nice field to let the dog offlead with no worries, and the agility equipment is great, my dog loved it. Helen is very helpful and friendly. I’ll be visiting again 🙂
What a fantastic facility! Perfect for my reactive collie, who could run off lead to his hearts content – I’ve never seen him happier. Very secure field, situated on a very quiet lane and surrounded by beautiful countryside. Greeted by owners on my first visit, which was really nice. We’ll definitely be regular visitors. Thank you!
Fantastic facility and much needed locally. We’ve already booked our next session and our dog will be going with doggy friends on other occasions (their bookings) too. It’s going to be a regular on our schedule.
Wonderful location and great amenities. My dog had a great time running and playing off lead and I had peace of mind that he was in a safe enclosed space. Booking was very simple and received great communication from the owners. Would highly recommend.
Took my Hearing Dog Pup in training to the field for a good run-around in safety and to practice some recall training. The field is fabulous, has some lovely agility equipment and some nice places to sit when the weather is nice. Have already booked to go again, and have a feeling I will be using it regularly. Loved it and would definitely recommend it for a good place to take your pups for off lead runs.
Great to have this resource on our doorstep completely secure area for dogs to roam, with out having to deal with other dogs, agility equipment available for playing / training.
It was amazing!! The field was better than could have been expected, and bigger then we thought. Great equipment for the dogs to play and learn on. Felt completely safe letting our pup off the lead. All in all a fabulous experience and we will 100% be returning again!☺️🐶
Such a beautiful safe space – my dogs love it!
We had a fabulous time
What an amazing field so big got dogs to run and stretch their legs in a safe and secure field
Oh and Helen is lovely too
Thank you for this opportunity for our fur babies
They were shattered
What an amazing facility – my reactive dog can’t go off the lead, but here he could run and play with his brothers, such a wonderful sight. Felt very secure and fun bits of equipment to use too. We will be regular visitors!