About Veterinary Care in Brighton
Brighton has 16 veterinary clinics with an average Google rating of 4.5/5 across 3,567 reviews, giving pet owners a strong choice of well-regarded care. A notable feature is the mix of companion-animal and exotics services, with emergency help available and a fair spread of weekend opening.
Top 3 clinics (current town ranking table)
| Clinic | Our Score | Verified | Published prices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medivet Brighton | 57/100 | — | 33 |
| The Mewes Vets, Rottingdean | 56/100 | — | 53 |
| Top Cat Veterinary Centre | 56/100 | — | 15 |
Brighton looks like a strong town for pet owners choosing a vet. There is enough competition to compare different styles of care, and the volume of reviews is high enough to make overall sentiment more meaningful than in places with only a handful of comments. That breadth matters because Brighton is not just a standard dog-and-cat market: the service mix includes exotics as well, so owners of rabbits, birds or reptiles have a better chance of finding suitable support without immediately looking outside town.
The main caveat is transparency. None of the top listings are verified, so treat online details as a useful starting point rather than the final word; in this context, verified simply means a registered user has confirmed the listing details, not that a clinic has any special accreditation. Pricing is also patchy, with only some clinics publishing fees, so Brighton is a place where it is worth asking directly about consultation charges, routine procedures, repeat medications and out-of-hours costs before registering. Access is decent rather than outstanding: weekend appointments are available at a fair number of vets in Brighton, but late-evening choice is limited, so convenience can narrow your options faster than review scores do. Emergency care is available, which is reassuring, but owners should still check how overnight and holiday cover actually works.
For most people, the best next step is to shortlist two or three vets in Brighton and compare them on the things that will affect day-to-day use, not just reputation. Ask how quickly they can offer a routine appointment, whether the same vet is likely to see your pet for follow-ups, how they handle urgent cases, and whether they are comfortable with your species if you do not have a cat or dog. If budget matters, request written estimates for the treatments you are most likely to need, because the published prices only show part of the picture. In Brighton, the stronger decision usually comes from matching a clinic to your pet type, schedule and expected level of support, rather than simply picking the highest-rated name.
Best Rated Veterinary Clinics in Brighton, East Sussex
Top-ranked veterinary practices based on quality, service, and customer reviews
Our Score (57/100)
Medivet Brighton is part of the Medivet network. The clinic offers 24-hour emergency care, with an overnight emergency consultation fee listed for appointments between 7pm and 9am. Recent feedback is largely positive, with owners often...
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Our Score (56/100)
The Mewes Vets in Rottingdean offers routine veterinary care including consultations, vaccinations, microchipping and nurse clinics, alongside treatments, surgery and a monthly pet care plan. For urgent problems outside normal hours, the...
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Our Score (56/100)
Top Cat Veterinary Centre in Brighton presents itself as independently owned. It is primarily focused on cats, with owners repeatedly describing a quiet, cat-centred environment and vets who explain investigations and treatment plans...
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Grove Lodge Veterinary Group is part of IVC Evidensia and provides out-of-hours emergency cover through Vets Now. The practice holds Gold Cat Friendly Clinic Status and recent feedback continues to highlight warm, reassuring care, clear...
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Our Score (55/100)
Brighton PDSA Pet Hospital is a PDSA charity pet hospital in Brighton, offering free and low-cost veterinary care for eligible clients. Services mentioned include consultations, diagnostic work such as ultrasound and blood testing, and...
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More Veterinary Practices in Brighton
Additional veterinary clinics serving the area
Our Score (57/100)
Medivet Brighton is part of the Medivet network. The clinic offers 24-hour emergency care, with an overnight emergency consultation fee listed for appointments between 7pm and 9am. Recent feedback is largely positive, with owners often...
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Our Score (56/100)
The Mewes Vets in Rottingdean offers routine veterinary care including consultations, vaccinations, microchipping and nurse clinics, alongside treatments, surgery and a monthly pet care plan. For urgent problems outside normal hours, the...
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Our Score (56/100)
Top Cat Veterinary Centre in Brighton presents itself as independently owned. It is primarily focused on cats, with owners repeatedly describing a quiet, cat-centred environment and vets who explain investigations and treatment plans...
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Grove Lodge Veterinary Group is part of IVC Evidensia and provides out-of-hours emergency cover through Vets Now. The practice holds Gold Cat Friendly Clinic Status and recent feedback continues to highlight warm, reassuring care, clear...
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Our Score (55/100)
Brighton PDSA Pet Hospital is a PDSA charity pet hospital in Brighton, offering free and low-cost veterinary care for eligible clients. Services mentioned include consultations, diagnostic work such as ultrasound and blood testing, and...
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Cliffe Veterinary Group Ltd is an RCVS-accredited practice in Brighton that treats small animals as well as farm animals and equines, with on-site laboratory testing, diagnostic imaging, and surgical facilities. Its website also mentions...
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Our Score (53/100)
Coastway Veterinary Group, part of VetPartners, runs multiple surgeries, with its Brighton site described as an accredited Veterinary Hospital and the base for an urgent care service that operates every night and weekend of the year. The...
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Our Score (53/100)
Grove Lodge Veterinary Group in Brighton is part of IVC Evidensia. The practice offers routine veterinary care for cats and dogs, with out-of-hours emergency cover provided by Vets Now when the clinic is closed. Recent feedback regularly...
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Our Score (53/100)
Coastway Veterinary Group in Brighton is part of VetPartners. The practice offers routine pet care alongside urgent care every night and weekend of the year, with a 24/7 veterinary hospital within the group. Recent feedback is especially...
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Coastway Veterinary Group in Brighton is part of VetPartners. Its website describes a broad small-animal service including routine preventive care, surgery and out-of-hours support across the group, with urgent care every night and weekend...
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Our Score (49/100)
Beech House Veterinary Clinic in Brighton is presented as an independent practice. Its website lists routine care such as health checks, vaccinations and neutering, alongside surgery and animal health certificates, and says it sees cats,...
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Acorn Veterinary Surgery is a small-animal veterinary practice in Brighton, East Sussex, and is part of IVC Evidensia. Recent feedback highlights many friendly, caring interactions alongside some concerns about availability and appointment...
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Our Score (45/100)
New Priory Vets Brighton Limited is an IVC Evidensia practice in Brighton set up for urgent and emergency cases, with listed emergency veterinary services including 24/7 or extended-hours cover. It also operates as a veterinary nurse...
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RSPCA Brighton & The Heart of Sussex Branch is an RSPCA charity branch focused on animal rescue and rehoming rather than a general veterinary practice. Reviews describe a structured adoption process, including pre-adoption visits, time to...
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Vets for Pets Brighton is a small-animal practice inside Pets at Home at Hollingbury Retail Park, Carden Ave, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 8LW, serving pet owners across Brighton and East Sussex. The clinic is open Monday to Friday...
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The Skin Vet is a Brighton practice focused on dermatology for dogs and cats. Website information highlights investigation and long-term management of skin and ear problems, including allergy work-ups, immunotherapy, diet trials, cytology,...
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Our Score (32/100)






