Thrift stores in Maidstone
Maidstone, Kent has 291 thrift and charity shops on the map right now. 286 of them are charity shops and 5 are independent second-hand stores, so Maidstone gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip. Stock turns over fast in all of them, so the shop that had nothing last month might have your thing this week.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Maidstone (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Carers' Support East Kent and St Christophers, plus British Heart Foundation — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Maidstone's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Maidstone thrift lineup
291 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
Carers' Support East Kent
Charity shop
Carers' Support East Kent is a charity shop.
Whitstable, CT5 1AU
St Christophers
Charity shop
St Christophers — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about St Christophers: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +44 20 8313 1158
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop
British Heart Foundation is a charity shop on 59 High Street, Bromley. British Heart Foundation also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
59 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1JY
Barnardo's
Charity shop
Barnardo's is a charity shop on 33 High Street, Bromley. Barnardo's also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00.
33 High Street, Bromley, BR1 1LG
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00
Marie Curie
Charity shop
Marie Curie — a charity shop, found on London Road in Swanley. Also worth knowing about Marie Curie: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu,Th-Sa 09:30-17:00; We 08:30-16:00; Su 10:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
London Road, Swanley, BR8 7TQ
Hours: Mo,Tu,Th-Sa 09:30-17:00; We 08:30-16:00; Su 10:00-16:00
Heart of Kent Hospice
Charity shop
Heart of Kent Hospice — a charity shop.
Rural Age Concern Darent Valley
Charity shop
Rural Age Concern Darent Valley — a charity shop, found on London Road in Swanley. Also worth knowing about Rural Age Concern Darent Valley: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 09:45-15:00; We 09:15-15:00; Sa 09:30-14:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
London Road, Swanley
Hours: Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 09:45-15:00; We 09:15-15:00; Sa 09:30-14:30
Phone: +44 1322 666448;+44 7889 133633
RSPCA
Charity shop
RSPCA is a charity shop.
Samaritans
Charity shop
Samaritans is a charity shop on Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff-on-Sea.
Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff-on-Sea
Oxfam
Charity shopRun by Oxfam
Run by Oxfam, Oxfam is a charity shop, found on Hamlet Court Road in Westcliff-on-Sea.
Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff-on-Sea
Hospice
Charity shop
Hospice — a charity shop.
Havens Hospice Charity Shop
Charity shop
Havens Hospice Charity Shop — a charity shop.
Friends of lions Charity Shop
Charity shop
Friends of lions Charity Shop — a charity shop.
Second Coming
Second-hand store
Second Coming — an independent second-hand store.
Barnardo's
Charity shop
Barnardo's — a charity shop.
Barnardo's
Charity shop
Barnardo's is a charity shop.
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop
Cancer Research UK — a charity shop.
Oxfam
Charity shop
Oxfam — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Oxfam: it has a website with more detail.
Scope
Charity shop
Scope — a charity shop on 50.
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Debra Charity Shop
Charity shop
Debra Charity Shop — a charity shop, found on London Road in Swanley. Also worth knowing about Debra Charity Shop: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
London Road, Swanley, BR8 7TG
Phone: +44 1322 613 855
Cats Protection
Charity shop
Cats Protection — a charity shop on 14 Tudor Parade.
14 Tudor Parade
British Red Cross
Charity shop
British Red Cross — a charity shop on 23 Court Yard. Also worth knowing about British Red Cross: it has a website with more detail.
23 Court Yard
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop
British Heart Foundation is a charity shop on 114 Eltham High Street, London. British Heart Foundation also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
114 Eltham High Street, London, SE9 1BW
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00
Phone: +44 20 8859 4611
Save the Chidren
Charity shop
Save the Chidren — a charity shop on 18 Passey Place.
18 Passey Place
Sue Ryder
Charity shop
Sue Ryder is a charity shop on 16 High Street, Rye. Sue Ryder also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-16:30; Su 10:00-15:30.
16 High Street, Rye, TN31 7JF
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-16:30; Su 10:00-15:30
Secondhand Goods
Second-hand store
Secondhand Goods is an independent second-hand store on 2 East Street, Rye.
2 East Street, Rye, TN31 7JY
St Michael's Hospice
Charity shop
St Michael's Hospice — a charity shop, found on 31-33 Cinque Ports Street in Rye. Also worth knowing about St Michael's Hospice: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-16:00; Su,Mo off.
31-33 Cinque Ports Street, Rye, TN31 7AD
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-16:00; Su,Mo off
Sunflower
Charity shop
Sunflower is a charity shop on 41 Cinque Ports Street, Rye.
41 Cinque Ports Street, Rye, TN31 7AD
Debra Charity Shop
Charity shop
Debra Charity Shop — a charity shop on 12 Rainham Shopping Centre. Also worth knowing about Debra Charity Shop: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00.
12 Rainham Shopping Centre, ME8 7HW
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop
Cancer Research UK is a charity shop.
Sue Ryder
Charity shop
Sue Ryder — a charity shop.
Sense
Charity shop
Sense — a charity shop, found on High Street in Whitstable. Also worth knowing about Sense: it has a website with more detail.
High Street, Whitstable, CT5 1AP
Barnardo's
Charity shop
Barnardo's is a charity shop.
Oxfam
Charity shop
Oxfam is a charity shop on 16 The Row, Longfield. Oxfam also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
16 The Row, Longfield, DA3 8JB
Havens Hospice
Charity shop
Havens Hospice — a charity shop.
Marie Curie
Charity shop
Marie Curie — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Marie Curie: it has a website with more detail.
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop
British Heart Foundation — a charity shop on 39-45 Grosvenor Road. Also worth knowing about British Heart Foundation: it has a website with more detail.
39-45 Grosvenor Road
Hospice In The Weald Furniture Shop
Charity shop
Hospice In The Weald Furniture Shop is a charity shop.
Age UK
Charity shop
Age UK — a charity shop.
The Salvation Army
Charity shop
The Salvation Army is a charity shop. The Salvation Army also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Oxfam
Charity shop
Oxfam is a charity shop. Oxfam also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Children's Trust Tadworth
Charity shop
Children's Trust Tadworth is a charity shop on High St. Children's Trust Tadworth also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00.
High St
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop
British Heart Foundation — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about British Heart Foundation: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00
Oxfam
Charity shop
Oxfam is a charity shop on High St. Oxfam also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
High St
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
Sense
Charity shopRun by Sense
Run by Sense, Sense is a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Sense: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
SS17 7LJ
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +44 1375 671556
Sense
Charity shop
Sense — a charity shop, found on 41 Central Parade in Croydon.
41 Central Parade, Croydon, CR0 0JD
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop
British Heart Foundation — a charity shop on 18 Mount Pleasant Road. Also worth knowing about British Heart Foundation: it has a website with more detail.
18 Mount Pleasant Road
Barnardo's
Charity shop
Barnardo's is a charity shop.
Barnardo's
Charity shop
Barnardo's is a charity shop on 53 Station Road East, Oxted. Barnardo's also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:00 - 16:00; it has a website with more detail.
53 Station Road East, Oxted, RH8 0AX
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:00 - 16:00
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop
Cancer Research UK is a charity shop on 67 Station Road East, Oxted. Cancer Research UK also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
67 Station Road East, Oxted, RH8 0AX
Phone: +44 1883 717332
Hospice In The Weald
Charity shop
Hospice In The Weald is a charity shop on 15 Station Road East, Oxted. Hospice In The Weald also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
15 Station Road East, Oxted, RH8 0BD
Oxfam
Charity shop
Oxfam — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Oxfam: it has a website with more detail.
St Catherine’s Hospice
Charity shop
St Catherine’s Hospice is a charity shop.
Save the Children
Charity shop
Save the Children is a charity shop on High Street, Orpington.
High Street, Orpington
Hospices of Hope
Charity shop
Hospices of Hope is a charity shop.
Oxfam
Charity shop
Oxfam is a charity shop on 340 High Street, Orpington.
340 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0NQ
PDSA
Charity shop
PDSA is a charity shop on High Street, Orpington.
High Street, Orpington
Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice
Charity shop
Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice — a charity shop, found on 358 Footscray Road in London.
358 Footscray Road, London, SE9 2AA
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop
Cancer Research UK — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Cancer Research UK: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Strood, Rochester
Phone: +44 1634 715634
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop
Cancer Research UK is a charity shop.
What the map tells us about thrifting in Maidstone
48 of the 291 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Maidstone — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Maidstone; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
97 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
Thrift shops cluster a little: 26 of them sit on High Street, so you can string those into one walk and hit the rest by car.
The Maidstone thrift circuit
Plot these 291 on a map and the day plans itself: Carers' Support East Kent, St Christophers, British Heart Foundation on 59 High Street, Barnardo's on 33 High Street, Marie Curie on London Road, Heart of Kent Hospice, Rural Age Concern Darent Valley on London Road, and RSPCA. That's the full Maidstone circuit in one sensible order. 283 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Maidstone
A few things worth knowing before you work through Maidstone's thrift stores:
- Inspect electronics in the store at Carers' Support East Kent. Plug it in before you pay. Most thrift shops sell electronics as-is, and a cheap record player can be an expensive paperweight.
- Smell the leather at St Christophers. Real leather smells like leather. If it smells like plastic, it is plastic — price it accordingly.
- Don't ignore the kids' section. Kids outgrow everything in months, so the children's racks are full of barely-worn quality. Even without kids, the small furniture is great for small spaces.
- Measure the car, not just the room. That bookshelf fits the wall but not the hatchback. Know your cargo space before you fall in love.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Maidstone — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to for a thrifting run. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new shop in Maidstone can take a while to appear. The 291 above are only as current as the community map. A shop that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
Prices at Maidstone's thrift stores are set by each shop and change constantly, so we don't list them. As a rough rule, charity shops are the cheapest, independents sit in the middle, and anything labelled vintage costs more everywhere — Maidstone included.
Thrift store listings for Maidstone: 291 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.