Dog walking jobs in Folkestone on The Leas and the Lower Leas Coastal Park
The Leas runs along the clifftop in the west of Folkestone, and Lower Leas Coastal Park sits below it. Its pine avenues and wild zone give walkers a route by the sea. Walks in Folkestone run £11 to £18 per 30 to 60 minute walk, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Folkestone
Folkestone has a wet maritime climate with rain spread across the year, frosty spells in winter, and short winter days that leave a narrow window of daylight. Walkers who carry a raincoat and a towel, plan sheltered routes on the wettest days, and hold their slots through the drizzle keep the regulars that fair-weather walkers lose.
When owners travel
Demand peaks over the summer holidays and across Christmas and New Year, with a second wave on the February, May and October half-terms and the bank-holiday weekends. Boarding and house sitting lead when owners travel; walking, daycare and drop-in visits carry the commuting week.
Know your Folkestone routes
Most bookings cluster Cheriton to Foord. Owners look for walkers who know the local parks and leash rules, and who can turn up on a regular schedule.
Breeds you will meet in Folkestone
Owners here mostly keep Labrador Retriever, Cocker Spaniel, French Bulldog, Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Knowing how those breeds behave, and saying so on your profile, is what turns a first booking into a repeat client.
Clifftop and coastal park routes
Folkestone's Leas is a clifftop promenade designed by Decimus Burton in the mid-1800s. Below it, Lower Leas Coastal Park stretches west from The Leas Lift, with pine avenues and a wild zone. East of the harbour, Folkestone Warren runs towards Dover as a protected nature site. Brockhill Country Park, west of town, adds lake and valley footpaths.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Folkestone. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Dog walking
£11 to £18 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Drop-in visits
£11 to £18 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Doggy daycare
£18 to £30 per day
Dog boarding
£26 to £42 per night
House sitting
£32 to £52 per night
Folkestone areas you can cover
Folkestone's Leas is a clifftop promenade designed by Decimus Burton in the mid-1800s.
Built for sitters in Folkestone
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Full schedule control
No assigned shifts and no minimum hours. Accept or decline each request and pause your profile whenever you need to.
Protected on every booking
£20,000 in Protection Plan comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
Dog Walking Jobs in Folkestone
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Dog walking jobs near Folkestone
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Start earning in Folkestone
Set your own rate. £20,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.
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