Charity shop (Oxfam)Oxfam Shop Canterbury
13 Best Lane, Canterbury CT1 2JB
Near the Marlowe Theatre, a little over 300 yards from the Guildhall towards the Cathedral, the Best Lane branch calls itself a flagship shop on its Oxfam page, carrying the whole Sourced By Oxfam line of Fairtrade food, detergents and toiletries. Donated clothes, accessories, books, music, musical instruments, homewares and collectables make up the rest, wording that already stood when the page was archived in May 2026. Times aren't posted anywhere, so phone 01227 478821 first; the St Peter's Street bookshop is under 150 yards away.
Charity shop (Age UK Canterbury)Age UK Canterbury
13A St Peter's Street, Canterbury CT1 2AT
Barely 30 yards from the Oxfam Bookshop, some 165 yards along St Peter's Street from the Guildhall, the local Age UK charity describes its shop as small and friendly and lists books with the clothing, crockery and bric-a-brac it sells. That wording and the timetable were both in place when the Wayback Machine archived the page in February 2026. The page gives 10am to 4pm on weekdays and 11:30am to 3pm on Sundays but says nothing about Saturdays, so ring ahead before a weekend visit.
Charity shop (Pilgrims Hospices)Pilgrims Hospices St Dunstan's
78 St Dunstan's Street, Canterbury CT2 8BH
Just beyond the Westgate on the road to Canterbury West station, roughly 165 yards from the Guildhall in a north-westerly direction, this hospice shop lists games, DVDs, books and jigsaws for every age among its children's toys, clothing and the kitchen and bedding basics students need when they move in. The branch page, as it stood in a September 2026 archive copy, also credits one volunteer with more than 30 years of service to the charity. It is the closest of the hospice shops to the Westgate and keeps the same Monday-to-Saturday hours as its Faversham sister, with Sundays closed.
Hours: Mon–Sat 9:30am–4:30pmWebsite Charity shop (Pilgrims Hospices)Pilgrims Hospices Herne Bay
42 High Street, Herne Bay CT6 5LH
On Herne Bay's High Street, some 6½ miles north-north-east of Canterbury, Pilgrims Hospices runs a shop staffed by volunteers, and the branch page lists books and DVDs next to clothes, toys and a large range of bric-a-brac. That page was archived in September 2026 and adds that the team is trained to point people towards bereavement support. Doors open at 9am from Monday to Saturday and stay shut on Sundays.
Hours: Mon–Sat 9am–4:30pmWebsite Charity shop (Oxfam)Oxfam Shop Herne Bay
40 High Street, Herne Bay CT6 5LH
In Herne Bay, next door to the Pilgrims Hospices shop on the High Street, this Oxfam's branch page opens with 'All yours!' and puts books and music beside the donated clothes and homewares it sells. A Wayback Machine snapshot taken in May 2026 shows the wording unchanged. Opening times aren't listed, so ring 01227 369528 before making the trip.
Charity shop (Pilgrims Hospices)Pilgrims Hospices Faversham
117 West Street, Faversham ME13 7JB
Also in Faversham, right beside Past Sentence, the hospice's West Street branch lists toys, books and DVDs for children alongside family clothing and household bric-a-brac, so expect the shelf to lean young. Its page, in a copy kept by archive.org from September 2026, also advertises an antiques fair the shop holds on the first Sunday in every month. On ordinary weeks the doors open from Monday to Saturday only.
Hours: Mon–Sat 9:30am–4:30pmWebsite Charity bookshop (Faversham Society)Fleur Secondhand Bookshop
11 Preston Street, Faversham ME13 8NS
In central Faversham, beside the Fleur de Lis Museum it helps to fund, the Faversham Society's volunteer bookshop sells donated books on every subject, from antiques to world religions, and also sells through eBay, with reduced prices offered to locals. The society's September 2026 newsletter put the shop's takings at upwards of £40,000 a year and noted that children's books go for 50p. It closes at 3:30pm and never opens on Sundays, so it suits a morning visit.
Hours: Mon–Sat 10am–3:30pmWebsite