Vets in Oxfordshire | England Veterinary Directory

Top-rated veterinary clinics in Oxfordshire

• •Chipping Norton Veterinary Hospital
• •Medivet Kidlington
• •Larkmead Veterinary Group Ltd

There are 78 veterinary clinics in Oxfordshire, with an average Google rating of 4.7★. 62 clinics treat dogs and cats. 16 clinics offer farm or large-animal services. 20 clinics offer emergency or out-of-hours care. 24-hour veterinary cover is explicitly referenced via Medivet 24 Hour Woodstock (used for out-of-hours support for Medivet Kidlington).

Oxfordshire has 23 towns with clinics spread across the county. Examples include Oxford, Banbury, Bicester, Abingdon, Witney, Didcot, Chipping Norton, and Henley On Thames. Availability and the service mix (for example, emergency capability or farm/equine provision) can vary by town within the county.

What services are available across the county (based on observed clinic data)

Across the county, routine companion-animal care is well represented, supported by a large base of public feedback (11,060 total reviews) and broad online access (75 clinics have websites). Services documented within the county include preventive care (such as vaccinations and parasite control), surgery/operations, dentistry, and in-practice diagnostics.

Diagnostics capacity ranges from core in-practice tests (for example, X-rays and in-house laboratory testing as listed at Medivet Kidlington) through to advanced imaging referenced in local reviews (for example, CT scanning and ultrasound at Chipping Norton Veterinary Hospital). Emergency or urgent treatment is available at a subset of providers (20 clinics), and specialist/exotic provision is present in the county footprint (25 specialist/exotic clinics) alongside equine (13) and farm animal services (16).

Emergency/out-of-hours clinics vs routine-only clinics

Emergency or out-of-hours provision is concentrated: 20 clinics offer it, while 58 do not. For pet owners, this affects what happens when urgent care is needed outside standard hours—routine-only clinics may still be appropriate for day-to-day care, but may redirect emergencies elsewhere. If you want continuity for urgent cases, it is practical to confirm in advance whether your chosen practice provides emergency/out-of-hours care directly or routes it through a specific provider.

Even where out-of-hours help is available, it should not be assumed to be 24-hour at every site. The county does have a specific 24-hour provider referenced in the available clinic information (Medivet 24 Hour Woodstock), but this is distinct from clinics that simply offer emergency or out-of-hours cover.

Clinics involved in veterinary nurse (VN) training vs those that are not

VN training is offered by 36 clinics, while 42 clinics are not listed as offering it. For pet owners, VN training can be a practical indicator that a practice supports structured clinical roles such as nurse clinics and may have established training processes; however, it does not replace the need to check for the specific services you require (for example, emergency support or advanced diagnostics). Clinics not involved in VN training can still deliver high-quality routine and surgical care, but service breadth and appointment types can differ between practices.

Because VN training is not universal across the county, pet owners who value nurse-led support (for example, follow-up checks or routine preventive appointments) may want to prioritise practices that explicitly offer VN training.

The role of mid-ranked and routine-focused clinics in the county

Most clinics in the county are positioned to deliver everyday veterinary care for dogs and cats, which aligns with the fact that 62 clinics are small-animal providers. These practices are typically the backbone for vaccinations, parasite prevention, routine consultations, and non-urgent follow-ups, and they reduce travel and waiting pressure on the smaller number of emergency and specialist providers. For owners, this means it can be efficient to register locally for routine care while knowing in advance where emergency or referral-level diagnostics would be accessed if needed.

Overall, Oxfordshire has strong depth for routine companion-animal care, while emergency provision and some specialist/exotic capabilities are concentrated among a smaller subset of providers.

Animal focus in Oxfordshire

Based on service distribution, the county is primarily companion-animal focused (62 dog-and-cat clinics), with mixed coverage that includes farm animal services (16 clinics), equine clinics (13), and a notable specialist/exotic presence (25).

Practical differentiators from the highest-ranked options

• •Chipping Norton Veterinary Hospital (Chipping Norton) is documented as multi-species (including exotics) and has reviews describing on-site diagnostics including CT scanning (rabbit) and ultrasound (hamster), alongside emergency/urgent contact experiences.
• •Medivet Kidlington (Kidlington) lists routine/preventive care plus diagnostics (X-rays and an in-house laboratory) and states out-of-hours support is provided by Medivet 24 Hour Woodstock (with a £130 out-of-hours consult fee and free assessment by phone).
• •Larkmead Veterinary Group Ltd (Didcot) is listed among the county’s top-ranked practices and is marked as offering emergency services.

Oxfordshire’s provision combines broad access to routine small-animal care with more limited emergency and specialist capacity; use the ranked clinic list above to choose the most suitable option for your pet’s species and the level of cover you need.

Updated January 2026 using publicly available review and service data.