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Sittingbourne town centre is a flourishing mix of independent shops, multiple stores and leisure facilities - all in a pedestrian friendly environment. Whether you are strolling through the modern covered shopping centre known as The Forum, or outside in the High Street, you'll find national retail chains and family owned businesses nestling side by side.

There are nearly two hundred shops in this compact town centre, including two supermarkets and a department store. You'll also find butchers, bakers, fishmongers, florists, clothes shops, shoe shops, jewellers, toy shops, furniture shops, sports shops, DIY and hardware, in fact everything you need!

Every Friday the market sets out its stalls in the Forum car park. It fills with bargain hunters, creating a friendly, intimate atmosphere bringing additional life and colour to the town centre.

Sittingbourne is a traditional town centre which has been carefully refurbished to retain its timeless look while creating a sense of place. In days gone by, it was a staging post between London, and Canterbury. Many of the coaching inns, that served the travellers of yesteryear, are now attractive town centre pubs offering a variety of wines, spirits, ales and fine food; and who knows, as you take your rest, how many Kings, famous pilgrims (or infamous highwaymen) did likewise in centuries past?

Besides the shops and pubs, Sittingbourne town centre offers a swimming pool, sports centre, community theatre, cinema, and a range of churches, cafes, coffee shops, restaurants and night clubs; all in the heart of the town. And it is easy to get into the town centre: there is ample, affordable parking, bus routes that go right into the High Street, and a main line railway station close to hand.

The distinctive brick paving in Sittingbourne harks back to the Nineteenth Century when it was famous for brick-making, and at the very heart of the town stands a bronze statue - The Jolly Bargeman. He's there to remind shoppers that Sittingbourne was once famous for making the barges which carried the bricks up to London.