How much does dog grooming cost in Weymouth and Dorchester in 2026?
Published pricing is the exception across this directory's 44 groomers spanning Weymouth, Dorchester and six further areas stretching to the Somerset border. Only four businesses publish any figure at all, and just two of those publish anything resembling a full-groom price rather than a single add-on. This guide sets out exactly what each one charges, rather than guessing at the rest.
Published prices, September 2026
| Groomer | Where | What's published |
|---|---|---|
| Top Dog Grooming | Dorchester | Wash and pamper from £15; full groom from £25 |
| Swanage and Purbeck Dog Grooming Services | Swanage | Full clip from £35; bath and blow dry from £15; nail cutting from £10; teeth cleaning from £7; ear cleaning from £5; pick up and drop off from £5 |
| Florence Style Dog Grooming Parlour | Weymouth | Nail trim or ear clean from £12 (no full-groom price published) |
| Country Paws | Blandford Forum | Nail clip £5 (no full-groom price published) |
What the two full-price groomers show
Only Top Dog Grooming in Dorchester and Swanage and Purbeck Dog Grooming Services in Swanage publish a starting price for a proper clip rather than a single add-on: £25 and £35 respectively, ten pounds apart across two different areas roughly forty miles from each other. Top Dog Grooming also publishes a cheaper wash and pamper from £15 for dogs that just need freshening up, while Swanage and Purbeck's £15 bath and blow dry serves the same purpose. Swanage and Purbeck is the more fully priced of the two, with named figures for nail cutting (£10), teeth cleaning (£7), ear cleaning (£5) and an optional pick-up and drop-off service (£5) on top of the full clip.
Two more price points, but not for a full groom
Florence Style Dog Grooming Parlour in Weymouth and Country Paws near Blandford Forum each publish a single price, but neither is a full-groom figure: Florence Style's £12 covers a standalone nail trim or ear clean, and Country Paws' £5 covers a nail clip on its own. Both offer full body grooming or coat cutting as a service, but without a published starting price for it, so a call is still needed to find out what a complete groom would cost at either.
Why so few prices online
Most of the 44 businesses in this directory rely on a Facebook page, a bare listing in an online directory, or a website with no price list at all, which likely accounts for most of the silence on cost. Several with a working website of their own, including Speedy Groom, Lisa's Dog Grooming Salon and The Jolly Dog Grooming Studio, still ask you to call rather than publishing figures. Given how far this directory's eight areas spread, from Weymouth to the Somerset border, a wide range of premises types is covered too: salons, farm-based studios, home salons and mobile vans, and travel time or a rural setting may factor into a quote the way it wouldn't for a fixed high-street shop.
What this suggests
Two data points from two different areas, forty miles apart, aren't a reliable town-wide rate, but they suggest a full groom starts somewhere in the £25 to £35 range for a small-to-medium dog, with larger or more matted coats likely costing more. For everyone else in this directory, ask for a price, or an estimate based on your dog's size, breed and coat condition, before booking; where only an add-on price like a nail trim is published, ask specifically what a full groom would cost on top.