Can anyone recommend a good breeder of Golden Retrievers in the South East please.  Not looking for a pup until next year (maybe earlier) but I would like to do some research now and find out the best breeders. 

Thanks

If you contact the Breed Club they should be able to put you in touch with someone breeding to their code of practice.  The KC also publish lists of litters which include those produced by Accredited Breeders.

You can use the search facility on this site to look for breeders near you and make enquiries now about their litter plans.  Gives you plenty of time to get to know them and perhaps visit to see bitches prior to mating etc.