Record stores in Tunbridge Wells
Vinyl hunting in Tunbridge Wells, Kent? There are 39 record shops mapped here. That's 39 record shops mapped around Tunbridge Wells. Every shop grades and prices differently, so the same record can be a bargain in one and a splurge in another — dig everywhere. The new-arrivals bin is always the first stop — that's where the good stuff lands before anyone else sees it.
This guide covers every record store we could verify in and around Tunbridge Wells (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include HMV and HMV, plus 101 Records. If a record shop's missing from Tunbridge Wells's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Tunbridge Wells record lineup
39 mapped within about 40 km:
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store. HMV also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hastings
Phone: +44 1424 447557
101 Records
Record store
101 Records — Record store, found on 11 Keeley Road in Croydon. Also worth knowing about 101 Records: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
11 Keeley Road, Croydon, CR0 1TF
Phone: +44 20 8681 8282
Grammar School Records
Record store
Grammar School Records is Record store on High Street, Rye.
High Street, Rye, TN31 7JF
E L Chandler Pianos
Record store
E L Chandler Pianos is Record store on 2 Land Gate.
2 Land Gate
The Other Record Shop
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The Other Record Shop — Record store on 2 Needles Passage.
2 Needles Passage, TN31 7EN
Wow and Flutter
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Wow and Flutter is Record store on 19 Claremont. Wow and Flutter also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
19 Claremont, TN34 1HA
Doghouse Music
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Doghouse Music — Record store on 301-303 Broadway. Also worth knowing about Doghouse Music: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
301-303 Broadway
Phone: +44 20 8304 5331
Union
Record store
Union is Record store on 1 Lansdown Place, Lewes. Union also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1 Lansdown Place, Lewes, BN7 2JT
Phone: +44 1273 474053
Dnr vinyl
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Dnr vinyl is Record store on 352 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon. Dnr vinyl also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
352 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon, CR0 7AF
Wanted Music
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Wanted Music — Record store, found on 415 Croydon Road in Beckenham. Also worth knowing about Wanted Music: the map lists its hours as Mo 12:00-18:00; Tu,We 10:30-18:00; Th,Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
415 Croydon Road, Beckenham, BR3 3PP
Hours: Mo 12:00-18:00; Tu,We 10:30-18:00; Th,Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:30
Phone: +44 208 658 7460
Magic Discs
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Magic Discs — Record store.
H Lane & Son Pianos
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H Lane & Son Pianos — Record store, found on 326 Brighton Road in South Croydon.
326 Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6AJ
Tuga Sounds
Record store
Tuga Sounds — Record store, found on 354 Lower Addiscombe Road in Croydon.
354 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon, CR0 7AF
Music's Not Dead
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Music's Not Dead is Record store. Music's Not Dead also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1DP
Hours: 10:00-17:00
Phone: +44 1424 229123
Cigarette Records
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Cigarette Records is Record store. Cigarette Records also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Classical Bargain Records
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Classical Bargain Records — Record store.
HMV
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HMV is Record store.
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store on Rose Gallery, Greenhithe. HMV also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Rose Gallery, Greenhithe, DA9 9SP
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +44 843 221 0127
Raven Online
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Raven Online is Record store.
Rollin Records
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Rollin Records — Record store.
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store on West Thurrock Way, Grays. HMV also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
West Thurrock Way, Grays, RM20 2ZF
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +44 843 221 0343
Academy Violins and Music
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Academy Violins and Music — Record store. Also worth knowing about Academy Violins and Music: the map lists its hours as Tu,Th-Sa 10:00-14:00.
Hours: Tu,Th-Sa 10:00-14:00
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store. HMV also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-19:00; Su 11:00-17:00.
Bromley, BR1 1DN
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-19:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Olaf's Record Store
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Olaf's Record Store is Record store.
Dark Circles
Record store
Dark Circles — Record store, found on 6 Marina in St Leonards-on-sea. Also worth knowing about Dark Circles: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu 11:00-18:00, Fr 11:00-22:00, Sa 10:00-22:00, Su 11:00-17:00.
6 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea
Hours: Mo-Tu 11:00-18:00, Fr 11:00-22:00, Sa 10:00-22:00, Su 11:00-17:00
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store on 26 The Martlets, Crawley. HMV also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:30-16:30; it has a website with more detail.
26 The Martlets, Crawley, RH10 1ES
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:30-16:30
Decktronix
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Decktronix is Record store.
Revolution Records
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Revolution Records — Record store, found on 1 High Street in London. Also worth knowing about Revolution Records: the map lists its hours as Mo, We-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
1 High Street, London, SE20 7TN
Hours: Mo, We-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Reggaemasters
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Reggaemasters — Record store on 1 Drummond Road.
1 Drummond Road
ReggaeMasters
Record store
ReggaeMasters is Record store on 55 Frith Road, Croydon.
55 Frith Road, Croydon, CR0 1TB
Records & Retro
Used record store
Records & Retro — Used record store, found on 5 Sackville Road in Bexhill-on-Sea. Also worth knowing about Records & Retro: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-16:00; Sa 10:00-17:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
5 Sackville Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 3JB
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-16:00; Sa 10:00-17:30
Phone: +44 1424 222011
Second Spin
Record store
Second Spin — Record store, found on 14 Sackville Road in Bexhill-on-Sea. Also worth knowing about Second Spin: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
14 Sackville Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 3JL
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00
Phone: +44 1424 210894
Platform Two Records
Record store
Platform Two Records is Record store on 9 London Road, Bexhill-on-Sea. Platform Two Records also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 11:00-16:00.
9 London Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 3JR
Hours: We-Sa 11:00-16:00
Guitar Nuts
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Guitar Nuts — Record store, found on 164 Brighton Road in Coulsdon.
164 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, CR5 2NE
Analogue Music
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Analogue Music is Record store.
Not Just A Record Shop
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Not Just A Record Shop is Record store on 188 Seaside, Eastbourne. Not Just A Record Shop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00, Su 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
188 Seaside, Eastbourne
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00, Su 10:00-16:00
Phone: +44 1323 730037
Music Memorabilia
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Music Memorabilia is Record store. Music Memorabilia also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Su 10:30-16:00.
Hours: Tu-Su 10:30-16:00
Medway Record Centre
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Medway Record Centre is Record store.
What the map tells us about record stores in Tunbridge Wells
14 of the 39 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
14 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
The Tunbridge Wells record crawl
Making a day of it in Tunbridge Wells? Work this order: HMV, HMV, 101 Records on 11 Keeley Road, Grammar School Records on High Street, E L Chandler Pianos on 2 Land Gate, The Other Record Shop on 2 Needles Passage, Wow and Flutter on 19 Claremont, and Doghouse Music on 301-303 Broadway. That's the record crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 31 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Tunbridge Wells
Digging in Tunbridge Wells? A few habits pay off:
- Check the turntable section at HMV. Many record shops sell used decks and cartridges. A serviced vintage turntable beats a cheap new one.
- Bring a want-list at HMV. Write down what you're hunting. Digging is fun, but a list turns luck into strategy.
- Handle records properly in the shop. By the edges, never the grooves. Shops notice, and so do the records.
- Go often, dig briefly. Short frequent visits beat rare expeditions. Fifteen minutes twice a week outperforms a monthly dig.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Tunbridge Wells — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new record store in Tunbridge Wells can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 39, or a record store we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't list prices or stock — both change by the day. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 39 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Record store listings for Tunbridge Wells: 39 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.