The Garden Cattery

The Garden Cattery A warm and friendly cattery in our quiet country back garden.
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One little kitten still needs a home! She's now 13 weeks old, and has developed the loveliest, sweetest personality. She...
21/08/2026

One little kitten still needs a home! She's now 13 weeks old, and has developed the loveliest, sweetest personality. She adores playing and hiding and jumping. When she sits still (never for long!) she also likes a bit of a fuss and a chin tickle.
She's had her first vaccines and a vet check, and is due her second vaccines next month. Please let me know if you have a kitten-shaped space in your home for this adorable girl.

We've just been informed that there's going to be resurfacing work being done on Bunwell Street tomorrow (Friday 17th)Ac...
16/07/2026

We've just been informed that there's going to be resurfacing work being done on Bunwell Street tomorrow (Friday 17th)
Access shouldn't be affected, but please allow a little bit of extra time in case there are delays.

Anyone else arriving or collecting over the next week, please be aware that there'll be a 20mph limit and potentially lots of gravel being kicked up as cars go past.

If you're looking to add to your family, then this might just be the post for you! They've come to us after their owner ...
13/07/2026

If you're looking to add to your family, then this might just be the post for you!

They've come to us after their owner very suddenly and sadly passed away. They are approximately 7 weeks old now, and will be ready to rehome from the middle of August.

I'm not doing this through one of the main charities as they are so overwhelmed at the moment, but I will be sticking to the same "rules" (home checks, vet checks, vaccines and a requirement for proof of neutering once the kittens are big enough).

Please drop me a message or comment if you're interested! You're welcome to come and visit them at the cattery as well!

Christmas at TGC!I know it's only the start of July, but some of you are incredibly organised and have started asking us...
01/07/2026

Christmas at TGC!

I know it's only the start of July, but some of you are incredibly organised and have started asking us about Christmas. We know that the rising costs of living have had a huge impact on us all. Also, the people running TGC have changed - working over Christmas time feels a bit different now I have children in my life.

So, we are going to change the way we do Christmas this year in hopes of balancing your needs as well as ours.

Wed 23rd - normal opening hours, normal day rate
Thur 24th - closed, 1.5x rate
Fri 25th - closed, 1.5x rate
Sat 26th - closed 1.5x rate
Sunday 27th - open 10-12 or 4-6 (but please specify when you'll be coming), normal rate
Mon 28th - Wed 30th, normal hours, normal rate
Thur 31st open AM only, 1.5x rate
Fri 1st closed, 1.5x rate
Sat 2nd normal hours, normal rate

For example, if you'd like your cat to stay with us at Christmas time in a standard lodge, they must be dropped off no later than 5.55pm on the 23rd, and they can be collected from 10am on the 27th.
This will cost £91 (on last years' Christmas pricing it would have been £126)
If it's two cats (from the same family) sharing a lodge, it will cost £130. (Last year it would have been £180.)

All cats will still get a Christmas dinner and a gift from "Santa Claws". And, we will continue monitoring and looking after your cats to the very best of our standards that you expect from us.

Being closed to check-ins and outs means that we have three days with more free time to spend together as a family during our working Christmas. We monitor the cats at least every three hours during the day time, and this doesn't change, even over Christmas. It does mean that we all can get fully stuck into a board game or a Christmas film without one of the grownups constantly keeping an eye on the car park.

Please do let us know your feedback if you have used or plan to use our services over the Christmas period. We want to get it right!

What a scorching hot bank holiday weekend! We hope you've been able to enjoy the sun, whether you've been staying in the...
25/05/2026

What a scorching hot bank holiday weekend! We hope you've been able to enjoy the sun, whether you've been staying in the UK or off on your travels somewhere. I've been told that it's warmer here than in Crete!

To keep you reassured, here are some things that we are doing to keep the cats cool:

- fans! There are currently eight fans running, and we switch their positon s regularly throughout the day as the sun moves.
- cold water! We refresh the water bowls daily anyway. But, we are doing extra top ups and refreshes, so the water in the bowls stays cool to drink!
- soggy moggy time! With the cats who will tolerate it (or really need it!) we are taking a damp cloth and gently wetting their fur. This keeps them cooler than just the fans, as the water evaporates off.
- extra water in food! Adding a couple of tablespoons of water into wet food and mixing it well helps cats who are reluctant to drink water with their hydration.
- lick-e-lix treats! Extra moisture, and still a treat. Your cats are on holiday too!
- extra welfare checks. I've hardly seen Jay all weekend, because he is spending a lot of extra time with your loved ones.
- cool spaces! The cattery floor is made of concrete and takes ages to heat up. So, it's usually quite cool for the cats to spread out on.

Stay cool and keep enjoying the sunshine when you can!

Hello! It's been a while since I've posted! Dental work took me a while to recover from, but I got there. The sunshine a...
14/04/2026

Hello! It's been a while since I've posted! Dental work took me a while to recover from, but I got there. The sunshine and brighter days are really helping me feel better.
The Easter holidays were lovely and busy. We managed to see some new faces as well as "old favourites". We even managed a family afternoon out at Banham zoo!
The kids are now back at school and I had every intention of sitting down with my emails this morning and getting the backlog of people wanting to book in done! However, technology is once again not on my side, and our booking system has gone down. (I have emailed them, and we are hoping it'll be fixed shortly).
From memory, we don't have any dates which are fully booked yet, and as soon as I can get online, I will be processing everything I can!

This is just a quick update to say I'm having dental surgery tomorrow and will likely be out of action for a week or so....
05/03/2026

This is just a quick update to say I'm having dental surgery tomorrow and will likely be out of action for a week or so. Please direct any urgent enquiries to Jay's phone: 07759294747. All emails and WhatsApps to me will be handled, but a bit (dare I say "even"?) slower than usual!

At the moment, we have still got availability for all dates across the year, so please don't panic if we haven't got back to you instantly.

Meet the Team (part 5)I struggled to choose a photo for this one. I really wanted to get a picture of me with some cats,...
06/02/2026

Meet the Team (part 5)

I struggled to choose a photo for this one. I really wanted to get a picture of me with some cats, or doing something "active", but for the vast majority of the time this is me, Heather! I'm sitting in bed, wearing comfy clothes, but still posting and doing what I can.

I started running the cattery in 2020, after needing to change careers from being a secondary school French teacher. During my "career sabbatical" I fostered cats in my spare bedroom and uncovered a love for all things feline. When the previous owners were selling TGC, it just seemed like everything was falling into place!

Whilst I can't do anywhere near as much of the hands-on stuff as I used to, I am still very much involved in the day-to-day running of the business. I love getting updates from Jay while he's working with the cats, and a large chunk of the "behind the scenes" admin parts are done by me too. This works with my illnesses, because I can do them in small doses, 15-20 minutes at a time.

My favourite things are listening to audiobooks, sitting in the garden with a cup of coffee, and cuddling cats. Days when I can combine all three activities are The Best!

Meet the Team (part 4)This is Jack, and despite living here since 2024, he's never been into our garden! He is an old la...
30/01/2026

Meet the Team (part 4)

This is Jack, and despite living here since 2024, he's never been into our garden! He is an old lad who spends most of his time asleep, unless there's the opportunity to meet new people for fuss. You may occasionally hear him barking if there are "too many" cars in the car park. You will probably see him through the kitchen window, curled up on one of our cat beds (apparently, if he fits, he sits!)

He's a very good boy and just wants to be friends with everyone, whether they are human or feline. He doesn't quite understand that not everyone wants to be friends with him, so that's why we keep him inside or out the front only.

His favourite things are cheese, sausage rolls, roast dinners and cuddles. Despite being a labrador/greyhound cross, he still thinks he's a lapdog and will happily sit on all of us for snuggles and a film.

Meet the Team!Last but not least in our feline team, we have Cari. She's been here since she was a tiny kitten, who we d...
22/01/2026

Meet the Team!

Last but not least in our feline team, we have Cari. She's been here since she was a tiny kitten, who we didn't expect to survive the night. She was found face down in a puddle in someone's front garden, and they put a post on Facebook asking if anyone recognised her. They were going to leave her in a box in their woodshed, and I volunteered a heated lodge overnight, free of charge.
She turned out to have an awful wound on her leg, but after a lot of round-the-clock care (bathing her wound in saline every 2 hours for her first few days) and then a hefty course of antibiotics and two months of bandaging, not only did she survive, but she got to keep her leg too!
I wasn't intending to get another cat at the time, but Cari just had to stay.
She spends most of her time in the garden, unless it's really cold. She doesn't mind the rain, and often looks quite bedraggled. I promise she does have a loving home and access to several inside areas (including the green house).
She's often up high, either on the reception roof, or the roof of the isolation lodge on our patio. Don't be fooled by her plaintive miaows. She can get down by herself - she's not stuck!

Her favourite things are catching voles (she competes with Puddy over hunting rights), dreamies, tricking Jay into giving her a second breakfast (she tries to trip him up when he's carrying the breakfast tray, and anything which falls on the floor becomes her food!), and anything else food related. When she's tired from exploring the outside, she'll snuggle up on my lap and make the most contented purrs.

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144 Bunwell Street
Bunwell
NR161QY

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 12pm
4pm - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 12pm
4pm - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 12pm
4pm - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 12pm
Friday 10am - 12pm
4pm - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 12pm
4pm - 6pm

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