Clifton Lodge Veterinary Group

Clifton Lodge Veterinary Group says it has cared for pets and owners since 1950, and it also operates as a veterinary nurse training facility. The practice offers 24/7 digital vet support through VidiVet, including bank holidays. Recent feedback remains largely positive about the team’s kindness, professionalism, and support during difficult moments, though some reviewers raise concerns about the cost of treatment and medicines.

Services

•General veterinary care for cats and dogs, including consultations, treatment advice, vaccinations and boosters, and routine procedures such as neutering.
•Ongoing treatment and monitoring, with past feedback mentioning continued care for a cat with an overactive thyroid.
•Dental care, including treatment for cats and dogs.
•Emergency care, with previous reviews mentioning help for an unregistered cat.
•Preventive care mentioned by owners includes annual boosters and flea and tick treatment.
•Additional support includes 24/7 digital veterinary advice via VidiVet, including bank holidays.
•The practice is also listed as a veterinary nurse training facility.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

Christo and Louise are both singled out for especially kind and compassionate support, particularly around bereavement and end-of-life care. Reviews also speak warmly about the vets and nurses as a team for being knowledgeable, professional, and reassuring in appointments. Peter is mentioned by one long-standing reviewer as a former vet whose retirement they noted.

Reviews

Clifton Lodge Veterinary Group has a 4.4-star Google rating from 195 reviews.

•Recent reviews often praise the staff as kind, caring, professional, and genuinely affectionate towards animals, with several owners saying they feel at ease during visits.
•Owners also mention practical positives such as friendly service, knowledgeable vets and nurses, easy appointment booking, and a clean practice.
•Compassionate support during difficult periods remains a strong theme, with Christo and Louise again mentioned for empathy and ongoing kindness.
•The main negative theme is cost, with some reviewers describing medicines, boosters, dental work, stitches, scans, and quoted treatments as expensive compared with other providers.

Reviews for Clifton Lodge Veterinary Group

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 195 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Maria Roadevin

1 week ago

Absolutely wonderful veterinary clinic. The staff are kind, caring and professional, and you can truly see how much they love the animals they look after. I always feel that my pet is in safe and caring hands. Highly recommended! ❤️🐾 Thank you Clifton Lodge Horden

Lisa Bell

Carolyn Wills

Great friendly staff, easy to get an appointment, good knowledgable vets and nurses and always very clean. They seem to love the pets that visit

Janet Dinsdale

2 weeks ago

Just paid £1200 for stitches to my dogs leg. Last year paid £1500 for an X-ray on my cats leg and then the poor thing had to be put down. Just read they're part of a larger group. Not surprised. After doing research they have charged top dollar for everything. I'm leaving this vets as too money orientated.

Glen Monaghan

Can not fault the service given by the whole team, however. Two spaniels in for their annual boosters and flee/tick injection. £466 WOW!! Is that not a little over priced. Should be literally wearing masks!

Elizabeth macphee

7 months ago

Really kind

Gillian Naisbett

Lovely vet who gave lots of great advice and put me at ease as soon as i entered the room

Lorraine Carr

Staff are very helpful,understanding and professional,I wouldn't go anywhere else for treatments for my Cats, myself and my pets are treat like family when attending the practice and made to feel at ease, thank you so much 🙂

George J

8 months ago

Gone downhill since the retirement of the Vet Peter and being bought out by the big companies that are taking over. Costs are a lot more since the buy out. Buying items from them are astronomical when compared to the online sites. Quotes for treatment are 3 to 4 times more than Vets in Durham or Sunderland PDSA's printed full prices.(quoted over £1200 to sort dogs dental issue, paid £360 full price at PDSA Sunderland, quoted £350-£400 at Durham)

Zoey Matthews

Absolutely lovely staff. Knowledgeable, caring and Absolutely love my Buddy.