Independent businesses
by area

A compact Victorian seaside town with a well-established independent food scene and one of Kent's best beaches.

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

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

A working port town with a large permanent population and a practical, community-focused independent sector.

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

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

A traditional Cinque Port town with a strong independent high street serving both residents and visitors to the Romney Marsh.

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.

One of England's best-preserved medieval towns and a Cinque Port with a characterful independent business scene.