Christmas Shopping
For practical presents, you’ll find it hard to beat Webbs Kitchen and Homeware in Tenterden, while nearby Webbs Ironmongery could well throw up something unusual for the men in your life.
Or, if it’s sporting accessories you’re after, Headcorn has one of the
largest independent cycle shops in the Weald, while Moor and Mountain in West Malling has everything for the family’s hikers and skiers. Just down the road, Josh Lingerie is the perfect place to find something suitably skimpy and sexy for the lady in your life, while Down Swan Street is a must for unique and original gifts and cards.
For something truly personal, the Christmas farmers’ markets and
Yuletide events are worth a trawl. Hand-made cards, fudges and chocolates, candles, Christmas
wreaths and other novelties for both adults and children abound at
Images courtesy of Lewis J Brockway, Concert Stage and Photography
the village markets, such as those held in Yalding, Hildenborough, Shipbourne, Charing and Chilham.
If you’re a fan of Christmas past (and not just
Christmas presents – ouch!), Rochester High Street is a must for its Dickensian Christmas, while Tunbridge Wells Town Hall offers its own festive fare and farmers’ market during December.
For readers in West Kent who want to avoid the
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bustle of Sevenoaks on a Saturday, Otford offers an idyllic escape. ‘Small and perfectly formed’ fits this market town, with a variety of welcoming hostelries – The Bull and The Crown immediately spring to
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