Pet owners in Bradford on Avon and the surrounding Wiltshire area can arrange an Animal Health Certificate through Olivia de Rivaz’s local AHC collection service. This guide covers the collection point, prices, booking steps and onward transport links. The paperwork is prepared in advance, with the final checks, signing and issue completed locally before you travel to your departure port.

Meet Olivia de Rivaz, our Bradford on Avon AHC vet

Olivia de Rivaz is a veterinary surgeon with over 20 years of experience, based in Bradford on Avon. She provides local Animal Health Certificate collection appointments through VetHomeCerts. Alongside her veterinary work, Olivia is an animal artist and a mother.

AHC collection appointments in Bradford on Avon

Olivia meets you and your pets at the Bradford on Avon collection point for an agreed AHC appointment. Owners elsewhere in Wiltshire can also request an appointment here if they can travel to the collection location. Check our areas covered map to find Olivia’s local service.

The certificate is prepared using your information before you meet. At the appointment, Olivia scans and verifies the microchip of every pet named on the AHC, briefly inspects the pets and witnesses the owner, or an authorised person where applicable, signing the declaration page. She completes the final checks and signing, guides you through the certificate and answers last-minute questions where possible.

Information is provided beforehand, and our experienced administrative team can help with advance questions as Olivia prepares your AHC through the VetHomeCerts system.

If arriving by car, keep pets in the vehicle until instructed otherwise. Let Olivia know beforehand if you are bringing a cat without a car.

Use the what3words link below to get directions to the precise meeting spot.

Transport links from Bradford on Avon

These approximate driving times start from Bradford on Avon, using the Trowbridge Road collection-point area as the reference. Allow additional time for traffic, stops and operator check-in.

Ferry ports

The following passenger ports offer pet travel to mainland Europe, subject to the operator’s sailing and booking conditions.

• Portsmouth International Port: approximately 2 hours by car.
• Plymouth: approximately 2 hours 45 minutes by car.
• Newhaven: approximately 3 hours by car.
• Dover: approximately 3 hours 45 minutes by car.

Folkestone LeShuttle

The Folkestone LeShuttle terminal is approximately 3 hours 30 minutes by car.

Airports

• Bristol Airport: approximately 1 hour by car.
• Heathrow Airport: approximately 2 hours by car to Terminal 4.

Participating airlines offer outbound travel for dogs and cats in the cabin or as checked pets in the hold, subject to the flight, aircraft and pet’s size and breed. Get airline approval before booking. Return flights to Great Britain may require cargo arrangements or a different travel plan.

Important: Transport operators have their own rules, and pet travel requirements can vary by destination. Check the current official guidance for your journey before departure. You should also allow enough time to arrange your AHC and any additional treatments or documentation required for your destination.

Animal Health Certificate prices in Bradford on Avon

Repeat AHC: £89. For returning clients whose pets previously received an AHC from the same VetHomeCerts vet. The AHC language, owner and pet details must be unchanged, with the same rabies vaccination still valid. Arrange it more than 10 days before the appointment. Additional pets cost £25 each.

Standard AHC: £99. All required information and payment must be received more than seven days before the appointment. Additional pets cost £30 each.

Urgent AHC: £199. Applies when the required information and payment are received within seven days of the appointment. Additional pets cost £30 each. Standard and urgent certificates can include up to five pets.

View our prices for the full conditions.

How to get an AHC appointment in Bradford on Avon

1. Check the area and vet. Find Olivia de Rivaz and her Bradford on Avon collection point on our areas covered map.
2. Complete Stage 1. Use the AHC appointment request form to request Olivia’s service. Submission does not automatically confirm a booking.
3. Complete Stage 2. The form is emailed immediately after Stage 1 and collects the details for your AHC. Both forms must be completed for the request to be processed. If the email has not arrived within a few minutes, check spam and verify the email address entered.
4. Wait for Olivia to check the request. Olivia reviews the information and arranges the AHC appointment as appropriate. Confirmation follows the required information checks and payment.
5. Attend your AHC collection appointment. Bring all pets named on the certificate to the agreed Bradford on Avon meeting for the final checks, signing and issue.

Book your Animal Health Certificate in Bradford on Avon

Arrange your pet’s travel documents in Bradford on Avon before the onward journey from Wiltshire. Request an AHC collection appointment with VetHomeCerts and complete both forms so Olivia can review your travel plans.