We checked 15 Tunbridge Wells shops, from Jeremy's Home Store to Hall's Bookshop and Maisie K in Cranbrook, for opening hours and addresses. Updated November 2026.

Tunbridge Wells has 15 independent shops worth a Christmas shopping trip in 2026, and this guide puts them in one place with opening hours, addresses and what each one sells. Jeremy’s Home Store, Hall’s Bookshop, Trevor Mottram on The Pantiles and the High Street boutiques are the names most people land on. We checked each entry on 5 November 2026 against the shop’s own site, and say where we could not.

We have not shopped at any of these for this guide, and nothing here is a review. Each entry says what the shop says it sells, in its own words where we can quote them. Shops often change their hours close to Christmas, so check before a special trip.

Dates for the Christmas shopping diary

From Friday 13 November: The Pantiles Christmas market. Wooden chalets along The Pantiles, 11am to 8pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, then daily from 18 to 24 December. Our Christmas market page has the details.

Saturday 14 November: Christmas Kick Off. The Christmas lights are switched on at Royal Victoria Place at 4.30pm, and the borough council has made parking free all day in seven of its car parks. The council describes the day as including late-night shopping, a parade and a fireworks finale. Our switch-on page has the times.

Thursday 3 December: Late Night Christmas Shopping. Royal Tunbridge Wells Together, the town’s Business Improvement District, confirmed this date to T Wells Today. Neither the BID nor the shops had published a closing time or a list of taking part when we checked.

Late opening at Royal Victoria Place. The shopping centre opens 8am to 7pm on Friday 18, Saturday 19 and Monday 21 to Wednesday 23 December, 10.30am to 4.30pm on Sunday 20 December and 8am to 5pm on Christmas Eve. It is closed on Christmas Day. Individual shops may differ (Royal Victoria Place).

Chapel Place

1. Hall’s Bookshop and Adrian Harrington Rare Books, Chapel Place

Hall’s Bookshop gives its founding date as 1898 and buys and sells secondhand and antiquarian books. It now incorporates Adrian Harrington Rare Books, whose listing on Visit Tunbridge Wells describes modern first editions, leather-bound library sets, children’s and illustrated books, and a bookbinding and restoration service.

Hall’s also stocks new books about Tunbridge Wells, including Royal Tunbridge Wells Civic Society publications. It opens three days a week, so plan a visit around them.

Open Thu to Sat 9.30am to 5.30pm; closed on bank holidays
Call 01892 527842
Address 20-22 Chapel Place, TN1 1YQ
Website hallsbookshop.com
Good for secondhand books, rare books, first editions, local history

2. Arte Bianca, Chapel Place

Arte Bianca is a family-run Italian delicatessen on Chapel Place. Its listing describes “authentic food reflecting the true taste of Italy” and wines from each region of Italy, and its own site sells bottles online, with Sardinian Vermentino among them.

It also serves coffee. Its site gives weekday hours only.

Open Mon to Fri 8am to 5pm (weekend hours not published on its site)
Call 01892 510554
Address 1 Chapel Place, TN1 1YQ
Website artebianca.co.uk
Good for Italian wine, deli food, coffee

The Pantiles

3. Trevor Mottram, The Pantiles

Trevor Mottram calls itself the Original Kitchen Shop and has traded on The Pantiles for more than forty years. Its Pantiles listing says it stocks “everything a kitchen and cook needs”, from whisks and plates to clocks, cutlery and gadgets, and its website sells cookware, saucepans, roasting tins and casseroles.

If an item is not in stock, the shop says it will source it and let you know when it is ready to collect.

Open Mon to Sat 9.30am to 5.30pm; Sundays in December 10am to 4pm
Call 01892 538915
Address 33-37 The Pantiles, TN2 5TE
Website trevormottram.co.uk
Good for cookware, kitchen gadgets, tableware, Sunday opening in December

4. Collared, The Pantiles

Collared is a dog accessory and gift shop, with a second branch in Hastings. It says it sources “top quality products from around the world for dogs and dog lovers”, naming brands including Puppia, West Paw, Rough Wear, Hunter and Flexi.

Collars, leads, bowls and coats are the core of the range, and the shop says it likes to meet its customers, “especially the furry ones”.

Open Mon to Sat 10am to 5.30pm; Sun 10am to 4pm
Call 01892 582536
Address 9 The Pantiles, TN2 5TD
Website collared.co.uk
Good for dog collars, leads, dog coats, gifts for dog owners

5. Catherine Hills Jewellery, The Pantiles

Catherine Hills opened her atelier and shop on The Pantiles in November 2014, behind the Duke of York pub. Her site says she is an award-winning designer who made jewellery for the Harry Potter films and for Solo: A Star Wars Story. The shop is modelled on a Victorian workshop, so you can browse her ready-to-wear pieces and watch her work.

She also takes bespoke commissions and remodels existing jewellery. Her acorn and oak leaf pendant starts at £175.

Her site does not publish opening hours.

Call 01892 540888
Address 21 The Pantiles, TN2 5TD
Website catherinehillsjewellery.com
Good for handmade jewellery, birthstone gifts, bespoke commissions

High Street

6. Pink Mary, High Street

Pink Mary is a small chain of boutiques with shops in Rye, Hastings, Maldon and Sevenoaks as well as Tunbridge Wells. Its Visit Tunbridge Wells listing describes gifts, women’s fashion and homeware under one roof, with candles, fragrances, greeting cards and a children’s corner of clothing, books and gifts.

The Tunbridge Wells shop opens seven days a week.

Open Mon to Sat 9.30am to 5.30pm; Sun 11am to 4pm
Call 01892 537799
Address 66 High Street, TN1 1YB
Website pinkmary.co.uk
Good for candles, fragrance, homeware, children's gifts, open Sundays

7. G Collins & Sons, High Street

G Collins & Sons is a jeweller with its flagship on the High Street, selling diamond rings and pieces set with coloured stones such as morganite and indicolite. It also offers appointments and a WhatsApp enquiry line.

The firm says it will open a new three-storey, 6,000 square foot showroom, the G Collins & Sons Townhouse at 25 High Street, in December 2026. No opening date had been published when we checked.

Open Tue to Sat 9.30am to 5pm
Call 01892 534018
Address 78 High Street, TN1 1YB
Website gcollinsandsons.com
Good for diamond jewellery, engagement rings, appointments

8. bod & ted, High Street

Mother and daughter Yvonne and Sophie set up bod & ted in September 2008. The shop describes itself as multi-award winning and says it mixes “well-established brands with up-and-coming designers”, with a personal shopping service.

As well as clothing, footwear and accessories, its site has a gifts and lifestyle range, including quilted Christmas stockings. Online orders can be collected free from the shop.

Its site does not publish opening hours.

Call 01892 526700
Address 70 High Street, TN1 1YB
Website bodandted.co.uk
Good for womenswear, accessories, gifts, click and collect

9. Kitch, High Street

Kitch is a womenswear boutique run by owner Charlotte Newman. Its site describes “a diverse and curated selection of high-quality pieces and accessories”, and the brands it lists include Barbour x FARM Rio, Hale Bob, Munthe and Melissa Odabash.

Its Visit Tunbridge Wells listing says customers can book a personal shopping appointment. Kitch sells gift cards in store and online.

Its site gives 8 High Street as its address and does not publish opening hours.

Call 01892 513613
Address 8 High Street, TN1 1UX
Website kitchclothing.co.uk
Good for womenswear, designer brands, gift cards, personal shopping

10. The Cove, High Street

The Cove is a florist that also sells small-batch goods from independent makers, including award-winning sparkling wine, small-batch gin and Sussex craft beer, which its Visit Tunbridge Wells listing says can be enjoyed at its bar. Its Christmas wreath workshops run from 20 November to early December at £80 a person for two and a half hours; the 1 December morning session had sold out when we checked.

Its hand-tied bouquets start at £50 and can be collected from the shop.

Open Tue to Sat 9.30am to 5.30pm; Sun 10am to 4pm; closed Mon
Price wreath workshops £80; bouquets from £50
Booking workshops online
Call 01892 536790
Address 94 High Street, TN1 1YF
Website thecove.shop
Good for Christmas wreaths, flowers, local gin and wine, workshops

Upper town

11. The Secret Cellar, Church Road

The Secret Cellar is an independent wine merchant with shops in Tunbridge Wells, Oxted and Wadhurst. Its listing says it works with “small, like-minded producers” as well as the well-known names from Burgundy, Bordeaux and Rioja, with wines across all price points.

It runs a wine school and tasting events, and stays open to 7pm on Thursdays and Fridays.

Open Mon to Wed 10am to 6pm; Thu and Fri 10am to 7pm; Sat 9.30am to 6pm; Sun closed
Call 01892 537981
Address 43-45 Church Road, TN1 1JT
Website thesecretcellar.co.uk
Good for wine, spirits, tastings, late opening Thursday and Friday

12. Zaven’s, Mount Ephraim

Zaven’s calls itself “an oasis in this chaotic world”. It shows work by local artists and craftspeople alongside gifts, cards, flowers and antique and vintage furniture.

Its Visit Tunbridge Wells listing adds a coffee shop serving cakes, soups and sandwiches, scented candles and gemstone jewellery. It also takes flower orders by phone.

Its site does not publish opening hours.

Call 01892 457205
Address 28 Mount Ephraim, TN4 8AU
Website zavens.com
Good for local art, cards, flowers, vintage furniture, coffee

13. Jeremy’s Home Store, Monson Road

Jeremy Waller and his wife Clare opened Jeremy’s Home Store in 1996, and extended it in 2003 and again in 2012, when it took over the shop next door to make one 2,000 square foot store. It describes itself as an “Aladdin’s Cave” of homeware and gifts and is an official Jellycat supplier.

Other brands include Charlie Bears, Ty and Rex London. It won Theo Paphitis’s Small Business Sunday award.

Open Mon to Sat 9am to 5pm; Sun and bank holidays closed
Call 01892 525976
Address 26-28 Monson Road, TN1 1ND
Website jeremyshomestore.co.uk
Good for Jellycat, homeware, gifts, toys

14. Hoopers, Mount Pleasant Road

Hoopers is the department store on Mount Pleasant Road, one of a small group of Hoopers stores. It sells fashion, lingerie, beauty and homeware over three floors, offers personal styling and bra fitting by appointment, and has a restaurant, Zest, on the second floor.

The store says account card holders get two hours of free parking, and that some areas of the old building may be harder to reach.

Open Mon to Fri 10am to 5pm; Sat 10am to 5.30pm; Sun closed
Call 01892 530222
Address 2-12 Mount Pleasant Road, TN1 1QT
Website hoopersstores.com/pages/hoopers-tunbridge-wells
Good for beauty, fashion, personal styling, restaurant

Cranbrook

15. Maisie K, Stone Street

Maisie K opened in summer 2004 in a double-fronted period shop on Stone Street. The shop describes itself as a “delightful rambling emporium” stocked with clothing, footwear and accessories, plus home decor, furniture and gifts.

Its online shop covers dresses, knitwear, coats, bags and hats. Its site does not publish opening hours.

Call 01580 715123
Address 23 Stone Street, Cranbrook, TN17 3HF
Website maisiekshop.com
Good for womenswear, accessories, homeware, gifts

How we chose

We started with the shops listed on Visit Tunbridge Wells and The Pantiles’ own directory, and kept those whose own website or listing we could read on 5 November 2026 and that still show a shop in the borough. Each opening time, address and price comes from the shop’s own site. Where a shop’s site gives no phone number, it comes from its Visit Tunbridge Wells listing. We left out shops the directories still list but whose own sites no longer show a Tunbridge Wells or Cranbrook shop, such as Whirligig Toys and Blighty’s. We also left out The Silver Sheep, whose site now gives only a Southfield Road address. Run a shop that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@twellstoday.co.uk. Taken a good photograph of any of these places? Email it to newsdesk@twellstoday.co.uk and we will add it with your name as the credit.

More for December: the Christmas market, the lights switch-on, ice skating near Tunbridge Wells, Christmas dinner, getting about at Christmas, what’s on this month, things to do in Tunbridge Wells and our local business directory.

Frequently asked questions

When is late night shopping in Tunbridge Wells in 2026?

Late Night Christmas Shopping is on Thursday 3 December 2026, one of the festive dates Royal Tunbridge Wells Together, the town’s Business Improvement District, confirmed to T Wells Today. No shop list or closing time had been published when we checked on 5 November. Royal Victoria Place stays open to 7pm on 18, 19 and 21 to 23 December.

Where are the independent shops in Tunbridge Wells?

Most are in the old town: the High Street, Chapel Place and The Pantiles, a short walk downhill from the station. Hall’s Bookshop and Arte Bianca are on Chapel Place, Trevor Mottram, Collared and Catherine Hills are on The Pantiles, and Pink Mary, G Collins & Sons, bod & ted, Kitch and The Cove are on the High Street. Jeremy’s Home Store is on Monson Road in the upper town.

Are Tunbridge Wells shops open on Sundays before Christmas?

Some are. Pink Mary opens 11am to 4pm, Collared 10am to 4pm and The Cove 10am to 4pm on Sundays. Trevor Mottram opens on Sundays in December only, 10am to 4pm. Jeremy’s Home Store, Hoopers, The Secret Cellar and Hall’s Bookshop are closed on Sundays. Royal Victoria Place opens 10.30am to 4.30pm on Sunday 20 December.