By VetsCompared
About Veterinary Care in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire has 98 veterinary clinics, giving pet owners broad choice backed by a strong county-wide evidence base of reviews and full town coverage. Clinics appear in all 19 towns captured here, and pricing transparency is stronger than usual, with many practices publishing costs. For anyone comparing vets in Gloucestershire, the county stands out for range and reach rather than reliance on a single centre.
Our Score compares visible clinics in this country. The transparency part of the score is how many services the clinic has published, measured against the highest number published by a visible clinic in the same country. This county is in England.
Top 3 clinics (current county ranking table)
| Clinic | Our Score | Verified | Published services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Road Veterinary Surgery | 92/100 | 18 | |
| Madra Veterinary Clinic Ltd | 83/100 | 32 | |
| Companion Care (Gloucester) Ltd | 67/100 | — | 11 |
For pet owners weighing up vets in Gloucestershire, the main pattern is breadth. There is wide choice, the review base is deep enough to give a useful read on owner experience, and the overall service mix looks broad rather than narrow. In practical terms, that means most households are likely to be choosing between several workable options for routine appointments, preventive care and at least some more involved treatment, rather than simply taking the only nearby clinic.
Because clinics are present in every town included here, no obvious county-level gaps appear. The signals are much better at showing reach across Gloucestershire than at identifying one clearly best-served town, so owners should not assume that each place has the same amount of local choice. If you live outside the main urban areas, convenience may still come down to travel time, parking and how quickly a practice can fit in urgent but non-emergency cases.
The ranked comparison table shows how selected clinics compare on verification status and Published prices. Trust and transparency are mixed in ways that matter. Verified listings are rare overall, and verified simply means the listing details have been confirmed by a registered user rather than indicating accreditation. Pricing transparency is comparatively strong for the county because 28 clinics publish prices and every clinic shown in the table does; within that table, the Published prices bands run from well below average to average, which is useful for comparing routine costs without assuming the whole county follows the same pattern. Access is also mixed rather than universal: many clinics open at weekends, 35 offer emergency or out-of-hours care, and some stay open past 7pm, but that still leaves plenty that do not. If overnight cover matters to you, check the actual handover arrangement in advance rather than assuming 24-hour care at the same site.
A sensible next step in Gloucestershire is to narrow your shortlist by how you actually use a vet. For a young, healthy pet, Published prices, weekend availability and ease of booking may matter most. For older pets or animals with ongoing conditions, ask about continuity, repeat medication processes, follow-up appointments and what happens if your usual vet is unavailable. In a county with broad choice, those day-to-day details often make more difference than small gaps in review scores.
One extra clue here is the number of VN training clinics. For owners, that can suggest practices where nursing support is a visible part of care, which may be useful for preventive advice, weight management, chronic condition monitoring and post-procedure checks. Combined with Gloucestershire's broad service scope, that gives owners room to choose not just for the next appointment, but for the kind of ongoing support they want over time.
Top Vets in Gloucestershire
Highly rated veterinary clinics across Gloucestershire, ranked for transparency, quality and customer reviews
Our Score (92/100)
Stroud Road Veterinary Surgery is an independent clinic in Gloucester founded by Michael Stevenson. It operates as a small practice with up-to-date equipment for diagnostics, medicine and surgery, and directs out-of-hours emergencies to...
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Our Score (83/100)
Madra Veterinary Clinic Ltd presents itself as an independent practice run by a husband-and-wife team with small-animal clinical experience. The clinic highlights same-day emergency appointments for sick animals, alongside in-house...
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Our Score (67/100)
Companion Care (Gloucester) Ltd is a Vets4Pets practice in Gloucester with an on-site operating theatre, in-house lab testing, and digital imaging including X-ray and ultrasound. The practice also lists a hospital ward and isolation unit,...
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Our Score (67/100)
Cirencester Vets4Pets Ltd is part of the Vets4Pets group and offers routine first-opinion care alongside more advanced services, including orthopaedics and ophthalmology. The practice also accepts referrals from other veterinary practices....
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Our Score (64/100)
Church Road Veterinary Centre presents itself as an independent, privately owned practice in Gloucester, led by Dr Debo, whose profile notes more than 22 years of clinical experience. The clinic appears set up for both routine appointments...
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Find Vets by Town in Gloucestershire
Browse veterinary practices by town across Gloucestershire, England
Berkeley
2 clinics
- Title
- Berkeley town hall
Cheltenham
24 clinics
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- Cheltenham.racecourse.arp
Cinderford
2 clinics
- Title
- Miners' Tribute by Antony Dufort - geograph.org.uk - 729497
Cirencester
7 clinics
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- Castle Street Cirencester
Coleford
2 clinics
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- Whitecliff Ironworks
Dursley
4 clinics
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- Dursley Market House (geograph 2838109)
Gloucester
20 clinics
- Title
- Gloucester Docks at Night
Kingsway
1 clinic
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- Town Reach marker, Kingsway, Newport - geograph.org.uk - 4540254
Lechlade
2 clinics
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- A Frosty Day in Lechlade
Longhope
1 clinic
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- Central Stores Longhope - geograph.org.uk - 3213259
Lydney
2 clinics
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- Lydney Marsh Gloucestershire - geograph.org.uk - 5582385
Moreton-In-Marsh
4 clinics
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- Tuesday market, High Street, Moreton-in-Marsh - geograph.org.uk - 6714384
Nailsworth
1 clinic
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- Home of the Supertramp-Nailsworth, Glos - geograph.org.uk - 3635924
Newent
2 clinics
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- OMH-Newent
Stonehouse
3 clinics
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- Stonehouse montage
Stroud
7 clinics
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- Stroud High Street
Tetbury
5 clinics
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- Tetbury.market.house.arp
Tewkesbury
6 clinics
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- Tewkesbury Abbey and Mill Avon from Ham path
Wotton-Under-Edge
3 clinics
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- Wotton-under-Edge Jubilee clock arp
