One of the worst shops in Thanet. Unhelpful staff, disabled parking bays ALWAYS occupied by cars…read morewithout a badge - security staff actually shrugged his shoulders when I told him I couldn't park. The only saving grace is that they have a Krispe Kreme doughnut stand.

Huge Tesco right near to Westwood Cross. This Tesco has everything: as well as a huge selection of…read morefood and drink on the ground floor it also has a second floor. The second floor has a large electronics and entertainment area selling everything from CDs and computer games to flat screen TVs and mobile phone accessories. There is also a large Florence and Fred and Cherokee area that is the best I have seen! There is also a homeware section downstairs.

Pretty standard petrol station, but with a small Spar shop which sells a reasonable range of goods,…read moreincluding chilled and frozen foods, newspapers, sweets, ice creams and some tinned goods. Good friendly staff too and the prices are not too high considering the location.

Great place for a Tesco metro. This one is always busy - used by students and working people on…read moretheir lunchbreaks. It has a wide selection of snacks, prepackaged sandwiches etc for lunch as well as fresh fruit and veg, frozen food etc so you can easily do your weekly shop in here. Very busy but there are usually lots of tills open and there is a separate section for express tills for people with a small amount fo items so you never have to wait very long.

Good position for a Tesco Metro but well used by students and elderly alike. Always busy - always…read morequeues but handy for quick food items whilst in the city. There is no other such facility other than M&S in town so that's why it's busy.

This shop is a gem a place, a real aladdin's cave of car parts, tools, fittings, nuts, bolts and…read moremost other things you could possibly need for working on your car or other general DIY. They stock a wide range of tools that you definitely won't find in B&Q and probably loads that you won't be able to find in Halfords. If they don't have it they'll be happy to order it for you. The staff are incredibly helpful, but the one downside of this is that service can be a bit slow if they're all busy helping other customers. Prices are reasonable too.

Good shop for sweets and anything you might have forgotten at the supermarket. Friendly owners…read more Parking difficult though as double yellow lines all around and the few spaces available are usually taken. Well used by locals.

Very handy cornershop if you live around the area, open early and shut late, but fairly expensive.read more

This is a great little convenience store with everything you need that you may have forgotten to…read morepick up at the supermarket. It's position isn't great if you have to park as outside its double yellow lines and there is no car park nearby. Can sometimes get a space in the side road opposite or in Dover Street. Gets a lot of passing trade from students of Canterbury College.

New petrol station just adjacent to the Morrison's store. Access is a bit confusing at first as you…read morecan get in via the main car park or along the road itself and then you have to enter the forecourt at one particular end. Having said that - once you've done it it's less confusing. Good price for petrol and diesel - good service. Clean forecourt.

Have to agree with other reviewer, the access and exit is quite confusing, better marking on road…read morewould probably help, you just need to take extra care when entering and leaving. The shop is fairly well stocked with usual things we have come to expect at petrol stations.

The only shop on the Kent University campus it stocks basic groceries, stationery, toiletries,…read morealcohol etc. It's not particularly cheap but there's nowhere else to buy these things wihtout going into town. The shop is staffed by students so they're usually really friendly. There tends to be a really long queue most of the time but this does go down quite quickly as there are usually lots of staff on the till at busy periods (eg. lunchtimes).