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Assessment · catteries round catteries-2026-09

Lilac Cottage Kennels & Cattery review

Researched for Catteries in Telford

Sole Trader

Cotwall Road, High Ercall, High Ercall, Shropshire, TF6 6AB · Service area: Telford

Lilac Cottage Kennels & Cattery in short

Lilac Cottage Kennels and Cattery is a small boarding kennels with a seven-pen cattery on Cotwall Road in High Ercall, between Telford and Shrewsbury. The directory page seen in September describes heated pens kept apart from the kennel blocks, with sneeze barriers and individual care. The business website itself is a holding page with contact routes and hours but no service detail.

Customers rate Lilac Cottage at 4.9 from 158 Google reviews, the strongest headline in this round, and this review finds no second source on record. What counts against it is the licence check: no licence statement appears on its own website, and a directory description of licensing does not meet it, so it sits outside the ranked list. Its directory price list also dates from a few years back.

Lilac Cottage Kennels & Cattery reviews and ratings on other sites

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Google4.9 out of 5158

Our verdict

Our verdict: Lilac Cottage suits you if you want a small cattery near High Ercall with a strong review record behind it [2] [3]. The directory detail on pens, prices and insurance is concrete, while the thin website and the missing licence statement count against it [1] [2]. It sits outside the ranked list on the licence check.

Score summary

We researched this provider but have not scored it, because it did not meet one of our eligibility requirements.

G3 · No animal activity licence statement appears on the business website [1]. The council licensing page confirms boarding cats and dogs is licensable but publishes no public holder register [4]. A directory page describes the business as fully licensed [2], which does not meet this check.

Industry qualifications

Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.

Strengths

  • You board with a small seven-pen cattery kept apart from the kennel blocks, with heated pens, sneeze barriers and individual care described on the directory page seen 4 September 2026 [2].

  • The same page prices cat boarding at £9 per day for one cat and £16 for two sharing, with food, heating and insurance in the rate [2].

  • The Google record stands at 4.9 out of 5 from 158 reviews, recorded 4 September 2026 [3].

Limitations

  • The website publishes no licence statement, and the council offers no public holder list to check against [1] [4].

  • The business website is a holding page with no service detail, and its price list dates from 2023 on a directory page [1] [2].

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Questions about Lilac Cottage Kennels & Cattery

Is Lilac Cottage Kennels and Cattery any good?

The customer record is the strongest in the round at 4.9 on Google from 158 reviews, behind a small seven-pen cattery near High Ercall. But it sits outside our ranked list on the licence check. Read the Google reviews, then ask the business for its licence statement before you book.

Is Lilac Cottage licensed by the council?

That cannot be sourced from the business's own website, which carries no licence statement. A directory page describes the business as fully licensed, but a directory claim does not meet our check. Ask the business for its licence number and issuing council. That evidence would put it in the next ranked round.

What does Lilac Cottage charge for cats?

The business website states no prices. A directory page lists cat boarding at £9 per day for one cat and £16 for two sharing, with food, heating and insurance in the rate, but that list dates from 2023. Ask for current prices in writing on your exact dates. Confirm what the rate covers.

Where does Lilac Cottage work?

The kennels and cattery sit on Cotwall Road in High Ercall, between Telford and Shrewsbury, serving Telford cat owners nearby. Boarding happens on site in seven pens kept apart from the kennels. Send your postcode with your dates to confirm a place. Ask about viewing times when you enquire.

How is Lilac Cottage ranked?

It is not in the ranked three: the licence statement we require is missing from its own website, so it sits in our researched-but-not-assessed group. Strong reviews alone do not place it. Read the full review, then ask for the licence evidence for the next round.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Chetwynd Firs Boarding Kennels & Cattery67.8 / 100Ranked 1. Best for woodland boarding with clear prices and a long record.
  2. Sunnymead Kennels & Cattery66.1 / 100Ranked 2. Best for quality-over-quantity boarding in Walcot, Telford.
  3. Cottage Boarding Kennels and Cattery64.6 / 100Ranked 3. Best for boarding, day care and grooming near Telford.

Sources

  1. Lilac Cottage Kennels & Cattery homepage — address, contact and hours Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Paltu.Care directory listing — facilities, licence and insurance statements, 2023 price list Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Google Maps listing — Lilac Cottage Kennels & Cattery Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  4. Telford & Wrekin Council — animal welfare licensing (boarding cats and dogs licensable) Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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