Cat Boarding & Cattery Near Bury St Edmunds
Welcome to the Old School Cattery, situated in the garden of a 16th century thatched cottage in the heart of the Suffolk countryside, a few miles from Bury St Edmunds.
The cattery is owned and operated by Pam and Oli D'Alberto. Pam is a qualified Animal Behaviourist. As cat owners ourselves we know how much you love and care for your cats. We understand that leaving your cats in our care can be hard, but rest assured that we will provide the highest level of physical and emotional care, so that you can totally relax whilst you are away. Here at the cattery we build relationships not only with the owners but most importantly with your cats themselves. We take time to listen and get to know each individual cats requirements so they can also relax and feel at home. During every stay each cat will be expertly catered for in one of the guest rooms in the state of the art, custom built cattery.
We are fully licenced by West Suffolk Council.
We welcome cats from Bury St Edmunds and the surrounding Suffolk villages, including Whepstead, Horringer, Sicklesmere, Rougham, Chedburgh, Hawstead and Brockley.
Facilities
- Purpose built, double glazed, centrally heated and insulated double sized pens.
- Large family rooms that can accommodate more than one cat, or a family of three or more cats from the same household
- Rural, peaceful location
- Window looking on to the garden and chickens
- Cattery located on site at our home, so we are always on hand and security is excellent
- Personalised attention and enrichment activities
- Calm environment with Feliway and crystals to soothe newcomers
- Double glazed, thermostatically controlled heating and ventilation
- Sun screens for both heat and excessive weather conditions
- Warm in the winter and cool in the summer
- Fully licenced with St. Edmundsbury District Council
- Annually inspected by Environmental Health
- Fully insured and Fire safety inspected.
The Guest Rooms
- Larger than average rooms
- Multi-levels with large windows
- Snuggly sleeping areas (special beds available for older cats if required)
- Separate covered toilet area
- Toys and games
- Scratch posts
- Cats cannot see other cats in adjacent bedrooms
- Units are only ever shared by cats from the same family and this is with the express permission of the owners
- Gentle lighting that comes on at night so your cats are never in total darkness.
What our customers say
★★★★★
“I really struggle to leave my babies and until I found Pam I couldn’t bear to go away on holiday. The Old School Cattery is so clean and inviting. Pam is so lovely and she really takes the time to accommodate each cat’s needs, including any special medication. When I pick my cats up they never seem that keen to come home!”
— La Whale
★★★★★
“It was our first time leaving a cat at a cattery, so I was nervous, but when we got here I was instantly at ease – lovely and peaceful views. The owners went above and beyond and made things a lot easier for us.”
— Aleksandra Kolbut
★★★★★
“Amazing people, who run this place so well. My 2 cats were together in a spacious house and were relaxed and happy when I collected them. Thank you again.”
— Patti Tegg
★★★★★
“Lovely quiet and peaceful setting! The rooms are very clean and spacious with a good view of the chickens for the cats to watch! The owners are very friendly and welcoming.”
— Claire Whittley
★★★★★
“I felt completely confident about leaving my cat here. It is a beautiful, relaxed place and my cat came home happy and well.”
— Angela Chillingworth
★★★★★
“Left my cat Simba here. I was worried as I’d never put him in a cattery before, but he was well looked after. Would use again!”
— Abbie Edwards