Our guide dog training sites
Below you can find your nearest guide dog training site and details on how to get your dog to their training.
Below you can find your nearest guide dog training site and details on how to get your dog to their training.
Address: Unit 4 Bramley Grange, Skeltona Lane, LS14 3DW
Site specific details for the dog's training: Dogs are dropped off and picked up by the fosterer as usual.
Drop-off times: 8:15am - 9am
Pick-up times: 4pm – 5:45pm
Address: Northumberland House, Gosforth Park Ave, Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 8EG
Site specific details for the dog's training: Dogs will be dropped off and picked up by the fosterer as usual.
Drop-off times: 8:15am - 9am
Pick-up times: 4pm - 5:45pm
Site specific details for the dog's training: Guide Dogs staff member (Guide Dogs Mobility Specialist) will collect dogs in advance training stages from fosterers' homes and drop them back after training.
Pick-up and drop-off times will vary. Guide Dogs staff member will either take the dog out to train in the morning or afternoon.
Address: 2 Europa Court, Sheffield Business Park, S9 1XE
Site specific details for the dog's training: Dogs will be dropped off and picked up by the fosterer as usual.
Drop-off times: 7.45am - 10am
Pick-up times: 4pm - 5.45pm
Site specific details for the dog's training: Guide Dogs staff member (Guide Dogs Mobility Specialist) will collect dogs in advance training stages from fosterers' homes and drop them back after training.
Pick-up and drop-off times will vary.
Pick-up times: After 8.30am
Drop-off times: Before 5pm
Address: Gibfield Park Avenue, M46 0SU
Site specific details for the dog's training: Dogs are dropped off and picked up by the fosterer as usual.
Drop-off times: 7:30am - 9am
Pick-up times: 4pm - 6pm
Address: The Bradbury Centre, Youens Way, East Prescot Road, L14 2EP
Site specific details for the dog's training: Dogs are dropped off and picked up by the fosterer as usual.
Drop-off times: 7:30am - 9am
Pick-up times: 4pm - 6pm
Address: Canon Court, North Abbey Lawn, SY2 5DE
Site specific details for the dog's training: Dogs are dropped off and picked up by the fosterer as usual.
Drop-off times: 8:15am - 9:30am
Pick-up times: 4pm - 6pm
Address: Edmondscote Manor, Warwick New Road, CV32 6AH
Site specific details for the dog's training: Dogs are dropped off and picked up by the fosterer as usual.
Drop-off times: 7:30am - 9am
Pick-up times: 4.30pm - 6pm
Address: 5 Phoenix Place, Phoenix Business Park, NG8 6BA
Site specific details for the dog's training: Dogs are dropped off and picked up by the fosterer as usual.
Drop-off times: 8am - 9:30am
Pick-up times: 4pm - 5.45pm
Site specific details for the dog's training: Guide Dogs staff member (Guide Dogs Mobility Specialist) will collect dogs from fosterers' homes and dropping them back after training.
Pick-up times: 8:30am - 9:30am
Drop-off times: 4pm - 5pm
Address: Unit 17, 18 Heron Road, BT3 9LE
Site specific details for the dog's training: Dogs are dropped off and picked up by the fosterer as usual.
Drop-off times: 8am - 9am
Pick-up times: 5pm - 6pm
Site specific details for the dog's training: Dogs are dropped off and picked up by the fosterer or Guide Dogs staff member (Guide Dogs Mobility Specialist) will collect dogs from fosterers' homes and drop them back after training. Pick-up and drop-off times will vary.
Pick-up times: After 9am
Address: Dean Way, Orchardbank Business Park, DD8 1WG
Site specific details for the dog's training: Dogs are dropped off and picked up by the fosterer as usual.
Drop off time: 7:30 - 9am
Pick-up times: 4.30 - 6pm
Address: Axis House, 12 Auchingramot Road, ML3 6JT
Site specific details for the dog's training: Dogs are dropped off and picked up by the fosterer at our Hamilton site.
We sometimes have Training Dog Fosterer opportunities in Dumfries and Galloway, where dogs would stay with the fosterer through the day and at weekends, being collected by a Guide Dogs staff member (Guide Dogs Mobility Specialist) who will carry out training with the dog, before returning it back to the fosterers’ home. There may at times be opportunities for ‘weekend only’ fosterers, where the dog will stay with the fosterer Thursday evenings – Monday mornings, or Friday – Tuesday. Dumfries and Galloway fosterers do not need to drop their dog at one of our sites.
Drop-off times: 8am - 9am
Pick-up times: 5pm -5:45pm
Address: Hove park villas, Hove, BN3 6HW
Site specific details for the dog's training: Dogs are dropped off and picked up by the fosterer using fosterer vehicle.
Drop-off times: 9am - 10am
Pick-up times: 3pm - 4:30pm
Address: 2nd Floor, Tavistock House North (Entrance A), WC1H 9HR
Site specific details for the dog's training: Don’t need access to car, but if you're using public transport, we aim to keep travel time under 30 minutes. The team will consider the complexity of your journey, especially if you need to change routes or use different transport links to get from your home to the guide dogs office.
Drop-off times: 7:30am - 10am
Pick-up times: 4pm - 7pm
Address: 6 James Whatman Court, ME14 5SS
Site specific details for the dog's training: Dogs are dropped off and picked up by the fosterer as usual.
Drop-off times: 7:30am - 9am
Pick-up times: 5pm - 6:30pm
Address: Hillfields, Burghfield Common, RG7 3YG
Site specific details for the dog's training: Dogs are dropped off and picked up by the fosterer as usual.
Drop-off times: 8am - 9am
Pick-up times: 5pm - 6pm
Address: Guide Dogs, 7a Manor Road, Woodford Green, IG8 8GG
Site specific details for the dog's training: At the Redbridge site, in addition to the standard Training Dog Fosterer role, we also have Weekend Dog Fostering volunteering open. For this role, we kindly ask volunteers to collect their dog in training on Friday and drop them off on the Monday. Additionally, some surrounding areas, a bit further away from this site, we offer Community Working Fostering. For this volunteering role, a Guide Dogs staff member will collect the dog from the volunteer fosterers' home and drop them back after training. Pick-up and drop-off times will vary for this type of role. For more details regarding fostering in your local area, please email: volattractsouth@guidedogs.org.uk
Drop-off times: 7:00 am earliest drop off
Pick-up times: 6:45 pm latest collection
Address: Unit 3, Stroud Wood Business Centre, Park Street, AL2 2NJ
Site specific details for the dog's training: Dogs are dropped off and picked up by the fosterer as usual.
Drop-off times: 8am - 9am
Pick-up times: 5pm - 6pm
Address: 10 Stillhouse Lane, BS3 4EB
Site specific details for the dog's training: Dogs are dropped off and picked up by the fosterer or Guide Dogs staff member (Guide Dogs Mobility Specialist) will collect dogs from fosterers' homes and drop them back after training. Pick-up and drop-off times will vary.
Drop-off times: 8am - 9am
Pick-up times: 4:30pm - 6pm
Address: Building 3, Eastern Business Park, CF3 5EA
Site specific details for the dog's training: Dogs are dropped off and picked up by the fosterer at the Cardiff, St Mellons site. We sometimes have Advanced Training Dog Fosterer opportunities in Ammanford, Bridgend, and Pontypridd where dogs would stay with the fosterer through the day and at weekends, being collected by a Guide Dogs staff member (Guide Dogs Mobility Specialist) who will carry out training with the dog, before returning it back to the fosterers’ home.
Drop-off times: 8am - 10am
Pick-up times: 3pm - 5.45pm
Address: Malvern House, Matford Business Park, Yeoford Way, EX2 8LB
Site specific details for the dog's training: Dogs are dropped off and picked up by the fosterer as usual. Judged on a case-by-case basis, in rare circumstances, a Guide Dogs staff member (Guide Dogs Mobility Specialist) may be able to collect dogs from fosterers' homes.
Drop-off times: 8am - 9:30am
Pick-up times: 4pm - 6pm
Address: 45 Bournemouth Road, S053 3DJ
Site specific details for the dog's training: A Guide Dogs staff member (Guide Dogs Mobility Specialist) can collect dogs from fosterers' homes in postcodes BH7 and BH2. Otherwise, dogs are dropped off and picked up by the fosterer as usual.
Drop-off times: 8am - 9am
Pick-up times: 5pm - 6pm