Location - The Royal Court Hotel
Tamworth Road, Keresley, Coventry, CV7 8JG

Hotel Accommodation

Hotel rooms must be booked directly with the hotel. Quoting The Grooming Show - Single £65, Double £85 (per night)

Dogs - there is a separate charge for dogs, payable directly to the hotel. £10 per dog and 2 dogs MAX per room.

Guests staying with dogs will be required to sign a form accepting responsibility for any damage or pet-related mess caused during their stay. Any charges incurred will be the responsibility of the guest. 

Please be considerate of the hotel, staff and other guests, and ensure dogs are supervised and cared for appropriately at all times. All dog mess is tobe picked up! bins are provided.

Rules can be found on our facebook page! please read these first before entering. We are not held liable for wrong entries. 

Traders - Please email Denise Westbrook at [email protected]  - She will take your booking and payment.

Grooming Experience: Grooming experience is calculated from the date a person first begins grooming, whether in training or employment. Time spent training is included when calculating total grooming experience.

Beginner: For competitors with less than 18 months’ total grooming experience. A competitor may compete in Beginner until they reach 18 months’ grooming experience or achieve three class wins at Beginner level, whichever occurs first. Class wins are cumulative across all grooming classes and categories at Beginner level. The win count resets when the competitor progresses to Intermediate.

Intermediate: For competitors with between 18 and 36 months’ total grooming experience. A competitor must move from Intermediate to Open when they reach 36 months’ grooming experience or achieve three class wins at Intermediate level, whichever occurs first. Wins achieved at Beginner level do not carry forward.

Open: A competitor may remain in Open until achieving three class wins at Open level. A first place counts as one win and a Best in Show counts as one additional win. Therefore, two first places and one Best in Show equal three wins.

Champion: Competitors who competed at Champion level before January 2027 may continue at Champion level. From January 2027, a competitor who elects to compete at Champion level must make that choice when entering their first competition of the calendar year. Once they have competed at Champion level, they may not return to Open.

Competition Entry & Welfare

By entering The Grooming Show, you confirm that you have read, understood and agree to abide by all competition rules and regulations (on facebook page). You are also responsible for ensuring that you have entered the correct class for your experience and eligibility.

Any competitor found to have deliberately provided false or misleading information, or entered a class they are not eligible for, may be disqualified from the competition and may be banned from entering future Grooming Show events.

Competitors are responsible for ensuring their dog has sufficient coat growth and is suitable for the class entered. All dogs must be handled and groomed in accordance with current animal welfare legislation, with their health, safety and wellbeing remaining the priority at all times.

Any form of abuse, cruelty, rough handling or inappropriate treatment of a dog will not be tolerated. The Grooming Show reserves the right to immediately disqualify any competitor where concerns regarding animal welfare or handling arise. Depending on the severity of the incident, the competitor may also be banned from future events.