The Mewes Vets, Peacehaven

The Mewes Vets is an independent veterinary clinic in Peacehaven, established in 1996 by Julia Mewes. It offers routine care such as check-ups, vaccinations, flea treatment and microchipping, alongside treatment, surgery and nurse clinics. Reviews consistently describe a calm, thorough approach, with particular praise for taking time to explain options, handling anxious dogs thoughtfully, and showing compassion around end-of-life care.

Services

•Routine appointments and preventive care: consultations, health checks, vaccinations, microchipping, and parasite treatment are offered. Recent reviews mention six-month checks, annual checks, flea treatments, and vaccine appointments for cats.
•Treatment and surgery: the clinic provides broader medical treatment and surgical care, with reviews highlighting thorough examinations and clear explanations of options during consultations.
•Nurse clinics: these remain part of the practice’s core offering.
•Support for anxious pets: several owners describe staff adapting appointments well for nervous or fear-aggressive dogs, including working calmly with a muzzle-trained dog and keeping visits as positive as possible.
•Small mammal care: one recent reviewer particularly praised the team’s knowledge of guinea pigs and medications.
•End-of-life care: reviews mention compassionate euthanasia support, including a previous home visit for a cat, and thoughtful follow-up such as a condolence card.
•Pet First Aid courses: reviewers mention Pet First Aid Part 1 and Part 2 being run at the practice by Julia Mewes.
•Out-of-hours emergencies: urgent care outside normal opening hours is handled via PETS.

Pricing

Published prices suggest the clinic sits above average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Recent reviews also describe the practice as transparent about pricing, and one owner felt the Pet Care Plan looked fair and well explained.

People

•Julia Mewes – founder of the practice and regularly praised in reviews for being thorough, knowledgeable and calm, including with anxious dogs. She is also named as the person running the practice’s Pet First Aid courses.
•Christiane – mentioned positively by name for handling cats’ vaccinations and health checks in a gentle, explanatory way.
•Vets, nurses and reception team – reviews regularly praise the wider team as welcoming, informative and caring, with reception staff singled out for being helpful and friendly.

Reviews

The clinic has a 5.0-star Google rating from 25 reviews.

•Owners frequently describe the team as welcoming, kind and thorough, with a relaxed atmosphere for both pets and owners.
•A repeated theme is clear communication: reviewers say vets explain findings well, talk through options, and involve owners in decisions.
•The practice is especially praised for working well with anxious dogs, using a calm, non-judgemental approach and making visits less stressful than at other clinics.
•Recent reviews also highlight compassionate care around bereavement, plus positive experiences with routine checks, vaccinations, flea treatment, and knowledgeable support for guinea pigs.

Reviews for The Mewes Vets, Peacehaven

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 25 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Sally Williams

1 month ago

Reggie had his 6 month check yesterday and loves seeing all the lovely staff, thank u Julia as always brilliant and thorough check up, Reggie also said ty for the treats.

angela whitrod

I’m delighted to have found this vet. Everything was great, the receptionist was very welcoming and helpful. The vet Christiane was excellent, my cats were very content for their vaccines and health check. She spent time to explain everything to me and pointed out that my cats’ chips weren’t registered as I’d brought them from abroad - thank goodness for that! And it’s easy to park 🙂

Maria Stack

2 months ago

The whole team were very welcoming with my dog Sherlock who is very anxious. He wears a muzzle at the vets for safety and there was no judgement, just complete understanding and even gratitude that he was muzzle trained. Everyone tried to make it a really positive experience for his visit which was really lovely and he was not nearly as worried as he has been previously when going to other vet practices. Dr Mewes was very good with him and got on with everything nice and quickly, which is always helpful too. Very transparent about prices and gave me all the information I needed, as well as time to think over different options for joining the Pet Care Plan, which definitely seems like a very fair and good option! Thank you for such a great experience!

Poppy Baines

Such a lovely vets, independent and run by an amazing vet with so much knowledge. The best of the best!!

James Lee Smith

Great practice. I'd highly recommend them. Also very happy it's not owned by a large business or firm.

Carol Woolgar

3 months ago

It's difficult to find vets that are knowledgable about guinea pigs. I've spent a long time in consultations having to explain what medication is best for what ailment. This practise didn't need me to explain anything, they already had the knowledge and they like guinea pigs (which helps). They couldn't help fit our GP in for her euthanasia (very last minute), but they were very kind and suggested using a local vet instead. They even sent a condolence card afterwards (which made me cry) which shows the size of their heart. Thank you so much for all your help.

Maureen Foulkes

5 months ago

Having found The Mewes Vets I would never go anywhere else. Julia and all the vets, nurses and receptionists are brilliant. We changed to The Mewes as it was recommended by a vet from a different area - best recommendation ever.

June Barmby

Took our cat for annual check and flea treatments. Very calm and friendly experience, relaxed atmosphere for us and our pet! Professional and informative . Highly recommend this practice.

David Locke

Always friendly staff and polite very informative and caring .

Lucy

I attended the Pet First Aid course here, both part 1 and part 2. It was very informative and incredibly interesting. Julia who ran the course was welcoming, engaging, funny and kept everyone interested. I would recommend this course to anyone who has a pet and even those who don’t!