Martham Paw Ground
When booking a time slot at Martham Paw Ground all clients (including anyone attending the booking with the client) are agreeing to the following terms and conditions:
Bookings
Clients and required to enter and exist Martham Paw Ground within their booked time slot.

We have a gap between bookings to try to prevent two clients from being on site at the same time. Please leave the car park promptly at the end of your session to ensure this gap remains for the safety of everyone.

You will receive the gate code to access Martham Paw Ground in your confirmation email – please check each visit as this will change without notice. It is the client’s responsibility to ensure they know the current gate code for their booking. Clients must not share the gate code with anyone else or leave the gate unlocked.

You will receive a confirmation email 24 hours before your booking, clients must check this email to ensure they have the latest code.

It is a condition of hire that all clients clean up after their dog using the bins and waste bags provided.

Martham Paw Ground reserve the right to remove access to clients who do not clean up after their dog(s).

Please take all rubbish away with you or put in the bins provided.

Card or paypal payment will be taken at the time of booking to secure your slot. Please contact if you would prefer to pay via another method such as, BACS – bookings will remain provisional (and capable of being cancelled by Martham Paw Ground) until payment has been received.

The hire charge is correct at the time of booking butmay occasionally change.   

If you arrive late for your booking you must still leave within your time slot.

It is the responsibility of the client to check theyhave received a confirmation email prior to arriving at Martham Paw Ground.

Please leave Martham Paw Ground in a clean and tidy condition.

No admittance to Martham Paw Ground without a booking.    

There are no lights in The Spinney field so please do not book in the hours of darkness. Babblers has lights so can be booked from 05.00-21.30.

I have third party public liability insurance against my dog injuring other people.
Cancellations
A full refund will only be provided if the cancellation is made 48 hours before the date and time of the booked slot. Rearrangements will be at the discretion of Martham Paw Ground if less than 48 hours notice is given.

Martham Paw Ground reserves the right to cancel your booking, although every effort will be made not to do this and a full refund or alternative session will be offered.
A full refund will only be provided if the cancellation is made 48 hours before the date and time of the booked slot. Rearrangements will be at the discretion of Martham Paw Ground if less than 48 hours notice is given.

Martham Paw Ground reserves the right to cancel your booking, although every effort will be made not to do this and a full refund or alternative session will be offered.

Dog Health and Behaviour

It is a condition of hire that all dogs must be up to date with their vaccinations and worm treatments.

Martham Paw Ground reserves the right to ask you for supporting evidence to satisfy these medical requirements and decline access if such conditions cannot be met.

Please do not bring dogs with illnesses such as kennel cough or sickness and diarrhoea.

Martham Paw Ground reserves the right to cease any hire agreements with immediate effect should we deem any dog to be unsuitable due to the behaviour or health conditions.

Dogs are never to be left unattended in Martham Paw Ground.
Children
Children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times.

Please do not allow children to climb on the seating, fence, gate or equipment.

‍Martham PawGround accepts no responsibility for any child on the premises.  
Water
Tap and water bowl is provided but you are welcome to bring your own bowl if preferred, please take it home with you at the end of your session.
Equipment
All play equipment is intended solely for canine purposes.

Martham Paw Ground accepts no responsibility for any canine or human injury caused.

Please return any used toys to the box in Babblers and place any broken pieces of toys in the bin provided.

Toys are not provided in The Spinney, if you bring toys to the field please take them home again with you.

Please do not move the position of any equipment other than the toys in the toy box.

Clients agree that the proprietors maintain full control and possession of Martham Paw Ground and any equipment supplied at all times. The hire of Martham Paw Ground does not constitute any rights over the land.

All equipment belongs to Martham Paw Ground and must not be removed.

Equipment may be added or removed by Martham Paw Ground at any time without notice.

If your dog uses the sandpit as a toilet please ensure you clean up any excrement and shut the gate after use.
Safety
When using Babblers please keep dogs on leads when walking to and from the car park and ensure the gate is properly closed using the internal bolt as well as the main gate bolt before letting your dog off the lead. If you arrive early for your time slot please wait in your car until your booked time slot.

When using The Spinney please ensure the gate is closed properly using the internal clip as well as the gate bolt before letting your dog out of the car. If you arrive early please wait in your car in the designated waiting bay.

Never enter the field if it is in use, please contact Martham Paw Ground if you experience someone staying past their booked time slot or entering the field early.

Please always shut the gate on your departure, even if the next client is waiting, this ensures that all clients have booked. Please do not provide access for or tell anyone else the gate code.

Smoking, open fires and the use of BBQs are not permitted onsite.

We advise all clients to insure their dog for all circumstances including third party liability to cover their period of hire.

Martham Paw Ground is for the sole use of canine exercise.   

Martham Paw Ground accepts no responsibility for any death or injury caused to a client or damage to their property when onsite. Clients use Martham Paw Ground and the car park at their own risk.

Martham Paw Ground accepts no responsibility for any death or injury caused to a dog or resulting vet bills.

You are responsible for your own and your dog(s) safety and agree to use the field at your own risk.
   
Maximum of 8 cars onsite at Babblers and 4 cars onsite in The Spinney at any one time.

No smoking or vaping onsite. Vaping liquid is highly toxic and dangerous to dogs.
Security
Martham Paw Ground will endeavour to ensure that the field is secure, with regular checks. However, due to its rural location it is possible that the fencing may be compromised by wildlife and strong willed dogs may find a way of escaping. Please do advise us of any security concerns and do not let your dog off the lead.

Martham Paw Ground accepts no responsibility for escaped dogs.

The fence is 6feet high, please do not allow dogs to jump up at the fence and gate or dig theground. If you dog digs a hole please back fill it to prevent an escape routeor an injury to others.    

Horses and sheep may be visible when in Martham Paw Ground.

Martham Paw Ground is in a rural location resulting in certain hazards, included but not exclusively wild animal burrows, uneven ground and slippery/muddy conditions in certain weather conditions.

‍CCTV in operation24/7.
XL Bully Dogs (Applicable to other controlled breeds)
From 31.12.23 XL Bully dogs must:

🐾 Be kept on a lead and muzzled at all times when on site including inside The Spinney.
🐾 Only allowed to visit The Spinney and internal lock must be used.
🐾 Must visit as a sole dog or with dogs from their own household.
🐾 XL bully dog to owner/handler ratio must be 1:1.
🐾 XL bully handlers must be over the age of 16.

From 1.2.24, to keep an XL Bully dog it must be:

🐾 Microchipped.
🐾 Kept on a lead and muzzled at all times when in public.
🐾 Kept in a secure place so it cannot escape.
🐾 Neutered.

As the owner, you must also:

🐾 Be over 16 years old.
🐾 Take out third party public liability insurance against your dog injuring other people.
🐾 Be able to show the Certificate of Exemption when asked by a police officer or a council dog warden, either at the time of within 5 days.

You must comply with the above in order to use our fields.
Owners not complying with these rules will not be allowed to visit again.
Data Protection & Privacy Policy
View our policy here.
Other
Martham PawGround reserves the right to alter the terms and conditions without any priornotice.    

Use of the fieldis entirely at the client’s own risk. We accept no liability for the death of,or injury to, any person or dog or for the damage to any property. 

We also accept no liability for any losses, claims, actions, damages, costs/expenses or other liability incurred by the client during the use of the field.

By making yourpayment you are accepting all of our terms and conditions.