Sussex Pond Doctor Ltd Reviews 

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

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Looking at 28 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the dedicated team for being professional, efficient, and extremely careful when handling fish and wildlife during complete pond transformations. Many people note that the staff deliver exceptional service, always working exceptionally hard to clean, reline, and restore old garden features to a truly beautiful standard. Some reviewers were happy with the remarkably clear communication and regular photo updates provided throughout the duration of the project. Clients also deeply appreciate the exceptionally useful expert advice given for ongoing garden maintenance and future care to keep aquatic life healthy.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Job. Communication was very good and Doug very helpful with arrangements. Russell came to our house and did an excellent and thorough job sorting out our pond and plants. Plants were trimmed ba... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The contractors were very clean and efficient and helpful. They made a great job of making over our little pond installing a new lining with a fountain, waterfall and lights. It was a lot more invol... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What a transformation. 26 years ago I put in a couple of ponds myself. They were OK but one leaked and both were showing signs of age. Doug gave me some options about how he would transform th... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Doug and Russell have done a fantastic job. We’ve had a significant remodel of the pond, deeper, wider, with new liner, new rocks to the edge, and a new waterfall. You’re never quite sure if you’re d... See more


Company details

  1. Pond Contractor
  2. Gardener
  3. Landscaping Service
  4. Pond fish supplier
  5. Pond Supply Shop

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Sussex Pond Doctor Ltd is a small, award winning, family-run business, with over 20 years’ experience in pond cleaning, maintenance and construction. Covering Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire for both residential and commercial.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

5 ⭐️ team

Can’t thank the guys enough from start to finish. Doug was so helpful the whole process through email always responding to emails and giving me direct answers. Work carried out by Russell yesterday and was amazing with the process of taking care of the fish and the pond itself! Highly recommend these guys for anyone looking to get your pond done! 5 ⭐️ all the way

7 May 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Blanket Weed Clearance

Last year I suffered from a bad infestation of blanket weed in the pond that I could not control. In March this year Doug and Russ carried out a full clean of my pond and filters removing all the blanket weed. They also brought along several large tanks to keep the seven large koi and store half the water from the pond, about 10,000 L, to limit the amount of fresh water required to top up.
It was a full days work and they kept at it all day. The result is excellent and the pond is still clear of blanket weed, I shall be using the treatment that Doug recommended if it returns.
They are both very polite and friendly people and I would highly recommend them.

18 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Doug and Russell provided a thoroughly…

Doug and Russell provided a thoroughly professional service throughout. The pond clean and plant tidy has made a significant difference, and the pond pump/fountain looks great. All work carried out within a day and the site left clean and tidy. Thank you.

1 May 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Moving home is challenging enough…

Moving home is challenging enough without having to move a pond full of fish ( 70 in total) The service provided by Doug and his team took all the stress away from that! The work was done efficiently and our fish are swimming around happy in their new home. An excellent service and highly recommended.

22 April 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great knowledge and service

As always, excellent communication and service and in depth knowledge of the wildlife and plants.
New fountain also supplied and fitted on this occasion and looks great.
Thanks and would def recommend.

17 April 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service as always from Doug…

Excellent service as always from Doug and team. Needed a new filter box and was advised on what would be best for our pond. Filter was fitted quickly in their usual polite, professional and helpful manner. Doug even sent me a video on how to clean it etc. Thank you Theresa & Frances

10 April 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our Hearty Thanks To The Good Dr

The guys emptied and cleaned our pond, then re-arranged our aquatic fronds and fitted a fountain. The work is immaculate and we are thrilled. Professional, tidy and informative - we have learnt Pond-Care 101 from the best!

11 April 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent workers

Excellent workers, very careful with the wildlife and we've ended up with a beautiful and interesting feature in our garden instead of an overgrown mess of pond plants. A couple of charming gentlemen I would recommend to all readers.

9 April 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A new life to our pond

Doug came to us and spent the whole day emptying, repairing and refilling our pond.
Amazing job, we were very pleased with the professionalism of the company. Our pond is now clean and looks really good we are very pleased would recommend to others.

5 April 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb service

I phoned Doug today as a new customer. My pond had a suspected leak. He came straight around, diagnosed what he thought was the problem and he and his colleague then spent 30 minutes sorting it out.
What’s more he didn’t charge for the work.
Superb service.

20 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I would highly recommend using the pond…

I would highly recommend using the pond doctor.
Russell arrives on time very neat and tidy in his work very polite.
Didn't stop working for the whole time and left my pond with happy fish and wildlife
Excellent service from start to finish
Highly recommend using
Janr

13 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good service

Very good service. Russell did a very thorough job cleaning our pond and was so pleasant and cheerful despite it being a very cold day.

11 March 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A fabulous job!

A fabulous job!
I can't give enough praise to the Pond Doctor team: we dealt with Doug via email and he was extremely helpful and clear in what we needed.
On the day of our pond clean, Russell was excellent and did a wonderful job. The work was done extremely tidily and efficiently. He didn't even mind me asking lots of questions and watching what was going on!!
We now have some very happy fish, newts and frogs.
Thank you 😊

10 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

These guys are the bomb

Doug and Russel have been absolutely amazing from start to finish. They emptied, re-lined and updated my gross old pond into something that actually looks really beautiful.

They communicated with me every step of the way, listened to every single request I had (even the ridiculous unreasonable ones) without ever making me feel like it was too much. They were very communicative about any extra costs involved in any surprises and were extremely reasonable.

I couldn’t be happier with their work. The pond looks amazing, and their presence in my garden for the nearly 3 weeks that it took was a pleasure. They’re lovely and incredibly professional.

Thanks so much!

13 February 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great work on large pond

The team did an excellent job emptying, cleaning and restoring our large pond back to its glorious former self. We have a lot of fish which they looked after, removing them before cleaning and returning them safe and sound afterwards. Arrived on time every day, worked hard, very professional, happy with a great service

15 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Happy fish and the pond looks great.

Thank you. Very professional throughout. Very considerate. The job was started on time with no extra costs and was carried out very efficiently and the pond is now looking great with lots of happy fish. Thanks again.

10 December 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend

Absolute pleasure having Doug and Russell about the garden, doing a major revamp of our pond. using Purbeck walling stone they created a back margin with waterfall and a shapely spillway feature from a smaller top pond, tastefully blending the two with a rockery at the back. They both take great pride in their work with close attention to detail, consulting me at every stage. Plants in crevices helping to give a mature finish. Pond plants pruned and repotted. Power relocated to new outlet for pump. Newts and frogs carefully preserved & returned. Thorough clean up before departure. Professional, knowledgeable, trustworthy a reliable.
Thank you Doug and Russell for all your hard work. Your ponds will give me a great deal of pleasure for many years.

9 December 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Pond clean

Contacted Doug for a pond clean and refill. All works done as quoted, great job. Friendly, tidy and happy to talk about future options for air pumps, re lining etc. Will definitely be contacting them for future work.

19 November 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic Service

As a pond novice I put my faith and trust in Doug and Russ and I was not let down. From point of first contact to the completion of the job they were fantastic. They explained all the options and talked me through the progress. 100% recommended.

12 November 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Updating an old leaky pond and ugly rockery

Doug and Russell did a terrific job of clearing, re-lining and updating my mum’s outdated pond and rockery. They worked around dodgy weather and adapted well to issues they uncovered as they worked through the job. We were all delighted with the result which is a much more relaxed setting. They gave us good practical advice about planting and maintenance. Mum’s regular gardener commented that the final effect was a massive improvement and noted that they had left the garden and lawn immaculate. Highly recommended!

15 October 2024
Unprompted review

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