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Old School Cattery

Old School Cattery is licensed by West Suffolk Council for cat boarding. The council's most recent inspection awarded it 3 stars out of 5.

Its licence runs to 5 September 2026, 1 months away. Longer licence terms are awarded to higher-rated operators, which is why a distant expiry date is usually a good sign in itself.

On its own website the business describes itself as: "Licensed, purpose-built cattery near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Heated, spacious pens and one-to-one care from a qualified cat behaviourist." We reproduce that as a summary of what it says about itself, not as anything we have checked.

Its site advertises cat boarding.

We found no entry for this business on the ICO register of fee payers. That is common for sole traders and is not necessarily a failing, but a business holding your address and door key would normally be expected to be registered.

Under the star rating scheme a 3-star operator qualifies for a licence of up to 2 years and correspondingly fewer unannounced inspections, so the rating affects how often the council will look in as well as what it thought at the last visit.

West Suffolk Council does not publish an address for this licence. That is standard for businesses operating from a residential address and does not indicate anything about the business — contact details are usually on its own website or through the council.

Its website publishes 2 rates, from £17 per night to £22 per night. Prices come from the business's own site rather than from us, and each one is shown below with the sentence it appeared in.

We read 10 pages of its website on 2 August 2026, about 4,836 words in total, and extracted 16 details from them.

Licence record

From its own website

Rates published on its own website

These are prices the business publishes about itself, not prices we have been quoted or seen paid. Websites go out of date — confirm when you book.

Contact details from its website

Questions and answers

Answers marked from their website are the business's own words. Answers marked from published details are assembled from facts stated on their site. Answers marked summarised were written from their site's text and checked so that every figure appears in the original — but they are a summary, not a quotation, and the business's own site is authoritative.

Where is Old School Cattery located?

Old School Cattery is in Whepstead, a village just a few miles from Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. Our full address is Beehive Cottage, Old School Road, Whepstead, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP29 4UA.
From their website — source

How much does cat boarding cost?

Boarding is £17 per night for one cat in a pen, or £22 per night for two cats sharing a pen. A £40 non-refundable deposit secures your booking, with the balance payable by cash or BACS on arrival.
From their website — source

What vaccinations and treatments does my cat need?

All cats must have up-to-date vaccinations and be given flea and worm treatment at least 7 days before their stay. Cats must also be microchipped, which has been a legal requirement since 10 June 2024. Please bring your vaccination records to drop-off.
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Do you accept un-neutered cats?

No. We do not accept un-neutered male cats over 5 months of age or un-neutered female cats over 6 months of age.
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Can cats from the same family share a pen?

Yes. Our guest rooms are larger than average and can comfortably accommodate more than one cat or a whole family, and we have larger family rooms for three or more cats from the same household. Pens are only ever shared by cats from the same household, with the owner's permission.
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What are your opening hours for drop-off and collection?

Viewings, drop-offs and collections are Monday to Saturday 9:30 to 11:30 and 16:30 to 18:30, and Sunday 9:30 to 11:30. Bank holidays and viewings are by prior appointment only.
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Should I bring my own cat food?

Yes, we recommend you bring your cat's usual food for the duration of their stay. Keeping their diet the same minimises stress and protects their digestive health. We can feed as often as you require.
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Will I get updates while my cat is staying?

Yes. We are happy to send regular text and photo updates so you can see your cat enjoying their holiday while you are away.
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Are you licensed and insured?

Yes. Old School Cattery is fully licensed by West Suffolk Council, annually inspected by Environmental Health, fully insured and fire-safety inspected.
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Which areas do you cover?

We welcome cats from Bury St Edmunds and the surrounding Suffolk villages, including Whepstead, Horringer, Sicklesmere, Rougham, Chedburgh, Hawstead and Brockley.
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How do I book or check availability?

You can check availability using our online form, or call us on 01284 735874 or email info@oldschoolcattery.co.uk.
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How much does Old School Cattery charge?

Old School Cattery publishes rates of £17–£22 per night on its own website. The exact quote is “1 cat per pen: £17.00 per night”. Rates on a business's own site can be out of date — confirm when you book.
From published details — source

This page reproduces factual entries from public registers. It is not a review, a recommendation, or an endorsement, and we have no commercial relationship with the businesses listed. Council star ratings are the licensing authority's assessment of risk and compliance, not a measure of service quality. If anything here is wrong or you would like your entry removed, see our privacy page — we act on requests without argument.

Where these figures come from

Last updated

2 August 2026

• Local authority animal activity licence registers — English local authorities. Factual fields extracted from each council's published public register: trading name, licence number, licensable activity, star rating and expiry date. Where a council redacts an address — as they routinely do for home boarders operating from a residential address — the record is kept without a location and never geolocated by inference. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Refreshed 1 August 2026.
• Operators' own public websites — The licensed businesses themselves. Factual metadata — description, opening hours, contact details and advertised services — extracted from each operator's own public website. robots.txt is checked and obeyed before every fetch, requests are rate-limited to one per host per run, and every field links back to the page it came from with the date we last checked. Claims operators make about themselves are not verified by us. Licence: Summarised, not reproduced. Refreshed 1 August 2026.
• Licence details are republished from the West Suffolk Council public register under the Open Government Licence.
• Companies House and ICO entries are matched by trading name and corroborated by location; unconfirmed matches are not published.