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About the business

About Us

The Country Hotel for Pets

We understand there's no place like home, so we go to great lengths to make sure our country hotel comes a very close second.

Dargle Dale Kennels is a pet's paradise.

Our guests are given extra special attention to quiet any feelings of homesickness while they are settling into their new environment. They are never alone and will find lots of companionship in the other pets — not to mention that of the staff.

A Dog's Life

Bed and breakfast
From R85 a day,
For a safe, happy home
While you are away.
The family, staff and kids
Will all play with your pets,
So be warned,
He might want to stay!

How to Find Us

Directions to Dargle Dale

Coming from a Durban Direction and Heading North on the N3

  1. After Pietermaritzburg, take the "Cedara" off-ramp. (It is one off-ramp after the Hilton Off-ramp).
  2. Glide off to the left (obviously!) Then turn right over the N3. Proceed along the old main road in a northerly direction. (Pass the Cedara turn-off on your left.)
  3. After about three kilometres, you will come across a steep, but short, dip in the road. After the dip, there is a "Road Camp" on the right. Immediately after the Road Camp, turn right into D292. (If you cross the N3 again, you've gone too far!)
  4. The D292 immediately becomes a dirt road. After 500 metres, it crosses a concrete railway bridge. Turn left after the railway bridge, into the second driveway on the left.

Hours of Business

For over 50 years, our family has made caring for pets their busi­ness. Irene Higgs established the kennels in 1969 and, together with her family, built an efficient, clean and caring home-from-home for pets. The family, who run the kennels, all have a deep love and respect for animals (as do the staff).

Hours of Business

  • Monday to Friday: 8AM () to 5PM ()
    We're closed for lunch between 1PM () and 2PM ().
  • Saturday: AM to noon
  • Sunday: 4PM () to 5PM ()
  • Public Holidays: Please note that we are are closed on public holidays.

Halbard Digital Softwr SP

Halbard Digital is a sole proprietorship/freelance software and Web development company founded in February 2021. The owner has over ten years' work experience with the following technologies (and a number of related ones):

  • Bootstrap 3/4
  • CSS3 & HTML5
  • Drupal 5-8
  • Java 5-8 (including JSPs and servlets, TCP/IP sockets, serial communications and WebSockets)
  • JavaScript (ECMAScript) & JSON
  • MySQL
  • Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
  • PHP 4-7
  • Python 2.x & 3.x
  • WebSockets