Independent businesses
by area

A cathedral city with a dense, walkable centre and one of Kent's strongest independent food and retail scenes.

A working fishing town with one of the highest concentrations of independent businesses of any small town in Kent.

A traditional seaside town with a growing independent offer and more relaxed rents than its coastal neighbours.

A creative resurgence town with one of the most original independent retail and food scenes in the south-east.

A Royal Harbour town with a growing independent scene and rents that attract new businesses from across Thanet.

Widely cited as one of the most successfully independent high streets in Kent, with no chain coffee shops.

An arts-led regeneration town with a Creative Quarter that has attracted independent restaurants, galleries, and makers.

The quieter eastern end of Whitstable, with a seafront strip of independent businesses and a strong community feel.