Tattoo shops in Canterbury
Canterbury, Kent has 47 tattoo shops on the map. All 47 are mapped as tattoo studios proper, and each one is worth a portfolio browse before you commit — style varies more between shops than towns. Walk-ins are worth asking about, but the good custom work everywhere books weeks out.
This guide covers every tattoo shop we could verify in and around Canterbury (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Wyldfire and A Design for Life, plus Inner Circle. If a studio's missing from Canterbury's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Canterbury tattoo lineup
47 mapped within about 40 km:
Wyldfire
Tattoo studio
Wyldfire is Tattoo studio.
A Design for Life
Tattoo studio
A Design for Life is Tattoo studio.
Inner Circle
Tattoo studio
Inner Circle is Tattoo studio on 174 Canterbury Road.
174 Canterbury Road
Black River Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Black River Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Ritual art tattoo
Tattoo studio
Ritual art tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Mel's Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Mel's Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio.
Bobinski's Tattoo Parlour
Tattoo studio
Bobinski's Tattoo Parlour is Tattoo studio.
Tribal Nations
Tattoo studio
Tribal Nations — Tattoo studio.
High Society Tattoo
Tattoo studio
High Society Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Reinkarnated
Tattoo studio
Reinkarnated is Tattoo studio.
Dons
Tattoo studio
Dons is Tattoo studio.
Zombie Monkey
Tattoo studio
Zombie Monkey — Tattoo studio.
Deadmans
Tattoo studio
Deadmans is Tattoo studio.
The Tattoo shop
Tattoo studio
The Tattoo shop — Tattoo studio on 51 The Old High Street.
51 The Old High Street
Daves Tattoo Art
Tattoo studio
Daves Tattoo Art — Tattoo studio.
Skin Illustrations
Tattoo studio
Skin Illustrations — Tattoo studio, found on Oxford Street in Whitstable.
Oxford Street, Whitstable
Leysdown Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Leysdown Tattoo Studio is Tattoo studio on Leysdown Road, Leysdown-on-Sea.
Leysdown Road, Leysdown-on-Sea
Squidink Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Squidink Tattoo — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Squidink Tattoo: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +44 1303 211666
Sinners Barbers & Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Sinners Barbers & Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio.
Chant Adornments
Tattoo & piercing studioRun by Chant Adornments
Chant Adornments is Tattoo & piercing studio run by Chant Adornments. Chant Adornments also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Southend Ink
Tattoo studio
Southend Ink — Tattoo studio, found on Eastern Esplanade in Southend-on-Sea.
Eastern Esplanade, Southend-on-Sea
Super Needles Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Super Needles Tattoo Studio is Tattoo studio on Southchurch Road, Southend-on-Sea.
Southchurch Road, Southend-on-Sea
Garth's
Tattoo studio
Garth's — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Garth's: it has a website with more detail.
Linked
Tattoo studio
Linked is Tattoo studio on 112 West Street, Faversham.
112 West Street, Faversham, ME13 7JB
The Chaos Gallary
Tattoo studio
The Chaos Gallary is Tattoo studio on 104 West Street, Faversham.
104 West Street, Faversham, ME13 7JB
Wild Hope Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Wild Hope Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 3 Grace Hill in Folkestone. Also worth knowing about Wild Hope Tattoo: it has a website with more detail.
3 Grace Hill, Folkestone
Inking Out Loud
Tattoo studio
Inking Out Loud — Tattoo studio.
Blue Sunday Tatto Studio
Tattoo studio
Blue Sunday Tatto Studio — Tattoo studio, found on 13 Burgate in Canterbury.
13 Burgate, Canterbury, CT1 2HG
Barber Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Barber Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio on 19 Station Approach.
19 Station Approach
Trapdoor
Tattoo studio
Trapdoor — Tattoo studio on 81 Station Road.
81 Station Road, CT7 9RE
Tommy Tronic Tattoos
Tattoo studio
Tommy Tronic Tattoos is Tattoo studio on 7a King Street, Gillingham. Tommy Tronic Tattoos also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
7a King Street, Gillingham, ME7 1EY
Phone: +44 1634 280 002
Angels
Tattoo studio
Angels — Tattoo studio, found on 29 St. Margaret's Street in Canterbury. Also worth knowing about Angels: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-17:30;Sa 09:00-18:00;Su 10:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
29 St. Margaret's Street, Canterbury, CT1 2TG
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:30;Sa 09:00-18:00;Su 10:30-17:00
Phone: +44 1227 479200
Skin Kitchen
Tattoo studio
Skin Kitchen is Tattoo studio on College Walk. Skin Kitchen also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00.
College Walk
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00
Classic Ink
Tattoo studio
Classic Ink — Tattoo studio.
The Ink Court
Tattoo studio
The Ink Court — Tattoo studio.
Figjam Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Figjam Tattoo Studio is Tattoo studio on 63 Beaver Road, Ashford.
63 Beaver Road, Ashford, TN23 7SE
Starline
Tattoo studio
Starline — Tattoo studio, found on 340 Margate Road in Ramsgate.
340 Margate Road, Ramsgate
Drawn and Quartered
Tattoo studio
Drawn and Quartered — Tattoo studio, found on 7 Wincheap in Canterbury. Also worth knowing about Drawn and Quartered: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
7 Wincheap, Canterbury, CT1 3TB
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-18:00
Phone: +44 1227 636382
Partners Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Partners Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio.
The Ministry Of Ink
Tattoo studio
The Ministry Of Ink is Tattoo studio.
Lou Lou Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Lou Lou Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 31 Broadway in Sheerness.
31 Broadway, Sheerness
Sacred Seers Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Sacred Seers Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio, found on 123 Enbrook Valley in Folkestone. Also worth knowing about Sacred Seers Tattoo Studio: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
123 Enbrook Valley, Folkestone, CT20 3NE
Phone: +44 7818 405258
Tate Bodyart
Tattoo studio
Tate Bodyart is Tattoo studio on 3 Corner House Buildings, Hythe.
3 Corner House Buildings, Hythe, CT21 5BD
Deep South Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Deep South Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 51 Cheriton High Street, Folkestone. Deep South Tattoo also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
51 Cheriton High Street, Folkestone, CT19 4EZ
Phone: +44 1303 272200
For Keeps
Tattoo studio
For Keeps is Tattoo studio on 358 Cheriton Road, Folkestone.
358 Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT19 4DX
Blazing Guns
Tattoo studio
Blazing Guns is Tattoo studio on 53 Black Bull Road, Folkestone.
53 Black Bull Road, Folkestone, CT19 5QT
Merlins
Tattoo studio
Merlins — Tattoo studio, found on 4 Park Place in Dover.
4 Park Place, Dover, CT16 1DF
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Canterbury
3 of the 47 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — tattoo studios often work by appointment, so posted hours can be more of a guideline than a promise.
5 have websites listed. Studios with websites usually show portfolios there — the fastest way to tell if a shop's style matches yours.
1 of the studios are also tagged for piercings, handy if you're after both in one visit.
The Canterbury tattoo shop tour
The efficient Canterbury tattoo shop tour strings these together: Wyldfire, A Design for Life, Inner Circle on 174 Canterbury Road, Black River Tattoo, Ritual art tattoo, Mel's Tattoo Studio, Bobinski's Tattoo Parlour, and Tribal Nations — 47 stops, one logical order. 39 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Canterbury
First tattoo or fiftieth — the rules don't change in Canterbury:
- Be honest about your pain tolerance at Wyldfire. Ribs, feet and inner arms hurt more. A good artist will tell you straight and plan breaks.
- Cover-ups need a specialist at A Design for Life. Not every artist does good cover-ups. Look for healed cover-up photos in the portfolio, not just fresh work.
- Think about placement long-term. Hands, neck and face limit job options in some fields. Your artist will be honest about this if you ask.
- Small first tattoos are smart. Your first session teaches you how your skin takes ink and how you handle the pain. Start modest.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Canterbury — 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 tattoo shop in Canterbury can take a while to appear. The 47 above are only as current as the community map. A tattoo shop that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
We don't rate studios or artists, and we never list prices — those are between you and the shop. What we list is the where and the how-to-find, from places real mappers have verified.
If you run one of the 47 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.
Tattoo shop listings for Canterbury: 47 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.