Shorncliffe - Shopping around Folkestone

Just had the luxury pedicure done by Kimberley at Gems. Feet feel amazing and toes looks perfect. The girls were really lovely there. Highly recommend.

Last minute I call for eyebrows and they fitted me in. I got there decided to have a quick dry cut as well before my holiday. Nothing is ever to much trouble and everyone is always helpful. This is why I keep going back.

I'm relatively new to the area, and the thought of having to 'cheat' on my regular hairdresser filled me with dread! I found the staff at Nirvana to be very friendly, and the service and price to be brilliant. I've been for two cuts now, and will be booking my third appointment today. Very happy with my hair! Thank you.

Claire was so knowledgeable and patient working on ideas for my wedding hair do. Looking forward to my next appointment (hope she is too :-) )

Fabulous, welcoming and most relaxing salon I have ever visited. After a fall on the harbour I clambered up the hill in dire need of an afternoon of pampering. The salon excelled any and all expectations. I will return to Folkestone from London especially to revisit Pure Indulgence!

Been going to this salon for over a year. I am always happy after each appointment, they are very understanding with appointment times and always put their customers first. The whole team are so professional and friendly. I can't recommend this place enough!

Usually have some good 'buy one, get one half price's offers. I find it hard not to go in here!

Always a pleasure to look around. Good and varied selection.

An absolute gem of a place, completely dominating the local second hand books market. Has a large selection of books and incredibly knowledgeable and friendly staff. This place is a definite must visit if you're even slightly fond of books.

Lovely little shop, full of a selection of books, and they allow me to bring my little doggy in with me (Chihuahua) always friendly, helpful and full of knowledge and information on the books. Love this shop :)

Brilliant. The best shop in Town. Friendly and Cheap.

A fantastic second hand shop with books but also many toys, plushies and much more. And the prices are always a bargain

Prices steep for certain items but the staff are always helpful whenever you visit

Really helpful - they go the extra mile - good job guys

Really friendly and helpful; replaced a faulty car battery with no issues within half an hour of calling.

Really helpful, always happy to give advise, and still managing to keep their prices low compared to all the big hardware stores around :)

Always have the items I need and nice to always use a discount code aswell which saves so much money. Great staff

Always good deals and promotions on parts,especially at weekends.

Always have the items I need and nice to always use a discount code aswell which saves so much money. Great staff

Always good deals and promotions on parts,especially at weekends.

Prices steep for certain items but the staff are always helpful whenever you visit

Really helpful - they go the extra mile - good job guys

A professional service provided by Mark and his mechanic. Honest, reliable and polite. He gave us good advice, a fair price and time to make the right choice for us. The car was immaculate and exactly what we wanted. This garage provides value for money and is run on good old fashioned values of honesty and professionalism. We won't go anywhere else. Thank you to Mark and his team for providing an excellent service.

I have bought two cars from Mark. The first was a cheap part-ex run-around bought for less than a £1000. That car lasted 3 1/2 years. I had no mechanical problems with it and only needed to replace wearable things like tires, battery and brake pads. My second purchase was a slightly higher class vehicle Mercedes C180. Both cars were sold with a brand new MOT and serviced. Both cars were presented to me in excellent condition. Both cars had a good service before I picked them up (even the cheap part-ex) I would recommend this dealer as trustworthy and very customer friendly. The only criticism I have is that he sometimes takes longer to prep a car for you after you agree to buy than promised, but I choose to believe that is because he takes the time to make sure its ready for you. I would definitely buy from him again and would recommend him to my friends and family.

KAP are an excellent company, not perfect but they genuinely do their best and it is a local family run business for many many years. Highly recommended. Thanks guys :)

Got to say never been to a dealership before that put my needs first. Fantastic service from all the service team 👍🏻

Really helpful staff who couldn't do enough to assist me at all times. Highly recommended!

Great service and staff, they even washed my van after work completed ! Happy customer

Just about always fill up here, prices are good too if you want some treats😁

Not bad for a fill up before a long journey the other side of the tunnel.

Busy little place in the summer. Friendly staff. Best fill up here before cruising the sea front road. Burger stand in the car park opposite but not cheap.

Great when on a session and nothing is open

It's a garage and it had fuel when I had none, so definitely worthy of 5 stars. Can't remember the price, so on your own head be it. It was open at some ungodly hour on a Sunday morning, and the staff were friendly enough. I don't think you can access this garage unless you have just come off of the Eurotunnel train.

Really good petrol station. Cheap petrol

Prices usually not bad here, friendly staff and easy, convenient location. There is a car wash here. Station is fairly small so can queue when busy. Be aware that the fuels are divided and not available at every pump so it's easy to pull up to a pump which has more expensive Nitro (Vpower) only. The pumps (and shop) look quite old now so I'm sure this station is in line for a rebuild in the future. Currently at time of review (Jan 2016) there is no Pay At Pump or PayPal Fuel and Go service.

Good service

It's a garage and it had fuel when I had none, so definitely worthy of 5 stars. Can't remember the price, so on your own head be it. It was open at some ungodly hour on a Sunday morning, and the staff were friendly enough. I don't think you can access this garage unless you have just come off of the Eurotunnel train.

Really good petrol station. Cheap petrol

The only place I will trust with my bike. Nothing is too much trouble for Vince and his family. Prices are good and customer service is exemplary. Not many shop owners would pop out to rescue a stranded customer within 5 mins of a phone call....Vince did! Thankyou!

Excellent family run business who are always helpful and I have personally used them for the best part of 30 years with not one issue. Fairly priced for servicing and repairs and they are NOT sales orientated, which is refreshing. I would highly recommend them.

All ways been very good to me over the last 25 years,allso have brought 8 new bikes from them always helpful

I bought my baby Yamaha xsr700 there!! I received great customer service from the gents there, Mark & Marcus helped me previously on the phone and when I got there I was given a brief on the process of paper work and explained what everything was, how to reach them if anything goes wrong, before I leave I noticed that I forgot my neck warmer, so they offered me one free of charge, although they are miles away from where I live, I am considering going there for servicing just because they made my experience of buying my bike smooth, comfortable and easy!

Awesome Harley repair and servicing dealer, very friendly staff......highly recommended. 😁

Great motorcycle place for Harley Davidson's

Lovely staff. Small shop with both pre-loved and new items.

Well... I volunteer here so I'm kinda bias. I love the staff. Very welcoming and kind.

Prices a bit random. Bit cluttered.

I have fond memories of volunteering here so I know it is a bona fide good shop. The stock sold is vetted thoroughly before being put on the shop floor. No rags and rubbish here. Genuine, friendly staff and excellent service too.

Very friendly and helpful staff, and very quick turnaround on my prescription, I have been using a Boots branch in Rochester which is probably the worst chemist ever, and now i have found possibly the best!

I VISITED THIS PHARMACY[TAYLORS CHERITON]LAST YEAR WITH AN EMBARASSING AILMENT AND THE LADY CHEMIST MADE ME FEEL COMPLETELY AT EASE.THE SHOP HAS A SEPERATE CONSULTATION ROOM SO ALL CONVERSATIONS ARE STRICTLY PRIVATE.I REVISITED THIS PHARMACY ON 7-2-2017 FOR ADVICE CONCERNING ANOTHER MEDICAL MATTER AND ONCE AGAIN SHE ANSWERED EVERY QUESTION I ASKED WITH EXPERT COMMUNICATION SKILLS.I FIND IT EASIER TO TALK WITH THIS LADY THAN I DO WITH MY GP AND I DONT NEED TO WAIT FOR AN APPOINTMENT.THE NHS SHOULD MAKE MORE USE OF PEOPLE LIKE THIS AND REWARD THEM FOR DOING SO.

Great service! Knowledgeable and helpful staff, and always cheerful! Chemist inside and GREAT service! Also has a full-service post office with an amazing and helpful staff. Cards, stationery items, and lots of sundries available.

Very nice pharmacist, always tries to help

I found its the best place to buy Zyklon B 

had what I was looking for

They close at 6:00pm.

a very convenient place for a clothing store of this style as it is in the center of town

Wife and mother-in-law live here lol.

The best shop in Folkestone by far. Always have great stock of trainers never disappointed.

Quite small but there's an upstairs. Also seem to find better shoes for better prices in here. Cheaper than jd sports

The type of shop that provides the old fashioned service with yes sir and no sir. This gentleman has a lovely little store providing the overall majority of ink required for your printer. It also has alternative ink products at a much cheaper price. Unknown branded ink paper high end gloss that provides the same type of quality from the real manufacturer. His knowledge of printers and ink consumables is excellent. This is now my favourite choice for refills.

great for budget cards and the occasional gift, especially when it's something like mother's/father's day or christmas. the wrapping paper is very good, as are the bows.

When its not packed to the rafters with customers its great.

a little expensive but an amazing selection of cards and some gifts.

Folkestone institution - something for everyone here.

Lovely little shop

Standard "The Works" store. However, the manager and staff are passionate about ensuring the customer gets exactly the right product.

Great variety of everything you could possibly want. The cafe does a lovely bacon roll. This store is really worth a visit near to Christmas as they do a huge range of decs and toys.

This little shop has been here for ages! It has soooo many different types of hobbycraft supplies, I couldn't list them, but a few include, papers, stickers, model railroad supplies, knitting wool, ribbons, paints, and hundreds of other types of hobby and crafting items. Fantastic service! Small, intimate mom & pop hobby shop.

Incredibly helpful staff. Full of suggestion & ideas. Happy to explain everything & always ready to order in extras if what you need isn't instantly available.

Booked a two hour beginners workshop for my friends surprise birthday party - Caroline was amazing. She had the most wonderful room to work in and you get a cup of tea and lovely biscuits. Two beautiful cats join you to help with the total relaxing that happens as you stamp up - colour in - cut and craft. I have never done anything like this before and I will definately been joining in again.

On holiday and pushchair wheel fell off. Found this place and very kind staff fixed it no problem, reasonable price. Thank you Bob and Richard

Great service cheap bike rent 15€ a day 70 a week

Steve was extremely helpful with ordering and installing roof bars for my car. He even saved me money by advising against purchasing an additional part which was not needed in effect doing himself out of an additional sale.. his honesty was something you don't often see these days. Thank you!

a fantastic local bike shop and much more than that an integral part of the local cycling community for both road and mtb riding. Friendly and knowledgable team who go the extra distance to help - this week they have turned around a quick past minute repair for me ahead of a trip away.

Staff are really friendly knowledgeable and very helpful the items are good quality for the price be glad when one opens in dover

Generally very good. Kitchen display very disappointing, few items on display and none individually priced. Web site useless for pricing kitchen units, gave up and found supplier with an informative website. Upside, staff seem much happier and willing since Bunnings took over Homebase.

Generally Good, clean, well priced store with helpful staff. However I did have a problem returning some nail clippers for my dog. The item was faulty but because I had tested them on my dog they would be refund me because they could not resell them. I would normally understand this but I could seem to get the manager to understand that she could not resell them anyway as they where broken. Settled on an exchange for something else in the end.

Wide range of products you need for in and around your home. Great location. Ample parking. Lovely coffee shop!

They've got some good offers on at the moment.

I ordered loads of Matt paint for a new property to find I had every wall painted in silk so needed to exchange the paint for silk, a lady and gent helped me pick the new paint gave great advice and went the extra so thanks

Seems well organised and professionally run, easy to get to location.

Good range of tools for our refurb project and had delivery and collection too. Will def use again.

Good

I cannot praise these guys highly enough. A while back, they sorted out a really niggly problem with a networked printer that wouldn't talk to anything, and today they have put a new power supply in my PC in double-quick time, for an extremely reasonable price. Knowledgeable, incredibly helpful, and efficient. I'm very grateful.

Speedy and effective repair work undertaken on my laptop which a major electrical retailer indicated that the HD was damaged; it was not! Fully recommend this firm for repairs/services.

We had a fun drive all the way up to Ashford PC World... Only to find it's no longer there...( Even though it's on the website)(😒👿). So back home to Folkestone to the new and improved PC World ...Near to The Range. Staff very helpful, Theres now an upstairs part as well... Lots of amazing deals

Popular UK chain store selling home electronics items, computers, laptops,tablets, phones,TVs etc plus domestic appliances.large store, good selection, competitive prices.lots if staff to help.easy parking outside so no problems with large heavy items.easy to find and park.

Even the closing down sale is expensive. However it was the busiest I've ever seen it.

Ample free parking and helpful and friendly staff. Lots of products to see and always worth a visit.

Highly recommended florist! I used Alex at Christmas (sorry for the late review) to create me a beautiful centre piece for the table for Christmas Day. Wow! What can I say... The whole family commented on how lovely it looked and it lasted for so long. Will definitely be using again and would thoroughly recommend to anyone looking for a florist in Folkestone.

I asked Wild for Flowers to provide a Valentines day arrangement for my wife for what must be the 4th year running. Once again the team pulled out all the stops and made up an amazing tropical display consisting of amongst other flowers, lilies, roses and tropical foliage. Definitely the best florists and service in Folkestone - can't wait to see what they come up for Mother's day!

Thank you for the amazingly beautiful orchid wreathe for Anne. As always you do yourselves proud. My cousage was beautiful too. A million thanks girls xxx

What a wonderful display in the flowers you did for fiona at conchitas on Saturday. We had our celebration party there and the flowers were a gift to us from Conchitas.Just had to comment as they are so nice.Well done.

Fairly small branch with limited selection of products compared to other, larger branches. Good for basics such as nuts, dried fruit, soya milk, vitamins and supplements etc. Staff are knowledgeable and helpful without being too intrusive.

Could do with a wider range of free from foods, but can't fault the staff.

Small shop but well-stocked with lots of different spices, herbs and veg, and many other items. Good prices and friendly staff.

ZAKERHUSSAIN

Small shop but lovely staff and most things you would want if needing a quick shop.

Great customer service and very kind and helpful staff

I found the staff here to be very rude and a bit lazy. I turned up 10 minutes past opening time and they still had the doors locked. Go elsewhere for good service.

A perfect jewlers

Always lovely and helpful staff :) but prices do not compare to A Simmonds

Helpfully staff, small like the old the old fashioned jewelers

Best and most creative of the small galleries in Folkestone. Jewellery, clothing, artwork and accessories. All the stock is up-to-the-minute and the owners go out of their way to find exciting new work from both graduates and established makers.

Easy to park and sells a wide range of goods. It also has a Groom Room for dogs and a vet in store every day. Everything you need under one roof.

Always excellent service from this location when our pet Solly has a groom - Ashford now have a groom room but we staying with Folkestone because they know our dog and we are sure that the excellent service will continue.

Always friendly and helpful, have recently renovated too :)

Excellent service and range of products and feed. Frozen foods for snakes and live foods etc. Brilliant shop. Support your local independent shops

If your looking for everything for your pet, big or small, this is the best place around. Excellent variation of products and competitive prices, plus helpful friendly staff.

amazing love it my good friends in there

A bit small but they literally have everything what a person needs!

I had to return to the store re: product purchased, Gareth, the store manager, was very helpful in resolving the predicament. He was approachable, patient and knowledgeable about the products. The whole experience was polite and non-judgemental. Thank you! Keep up the good work and excellent customer service level. Kind regards, Anna

Excellent service. Quick and efficient

Very friendly shop, polite and efficient service

With an Argos store card, this place in Dec/Jan is a god send. For all your new year, new me items

Awesome family-run arts and crafts business!

Good shop. Post office staff were friendly and very helpful.

It is well staffed are they helpful.

Really helpful enquiry team that helped me turn around a last minute order for next day delivery for a client. Friendly, patient and lovely!

Great staff friendly polite and very helpful know their products in store willing to help if one is unable to keep up payments

Good place to purchase goods on a weekly payment plan.

It is ok the stuff is nice, the shop is to small and to expensive

My new favourite shop. nice and spacious, upstairs DIY and furniture section is great and prices are good. Staff very helpful.

Absolutely fabulous folkestone bms only trouble I want it all lol

The best bridal salon i visited. A wide variety of beautiful dresses that are well looked after and could cater for all looks. The salon team are knowledgable and very helpful. Needless to say i purchased my dress from here and cannot wait to have my fittings done. Thank you Kirsty!

Have just purchased my beautiful wedding dress, Kirsty and carol were lovely they made it a lovely experience very helpful and honest looking forward to visiting them again for alterations and advise highly recommend them x

I have used A J Pyrotechnics for the last three years & will be this year. My friends & family have witnessed some quality fireworks which lm very happy with. The service & knowledge is outstanding & professional. Highly recomend these guys.

First time at this wholesalers and what a warm welcome (store freezing!) Lady on customer services so helpful - went through specials, gave us free coffee, showed us how to use self scanners. We got great stock for the coming winter, drinks, tea bags, washing powders drinks etc. The meat counter looked fabulous. Some great deals on. Check out assistant was really friendly and told us if we ever had problems scanning in the future to see him. Really impressed will definitely be back.