Top Hat& Tales

Top Hat & Tales on West Street in Faversham is, as the name suggests, two shops in one: an independent bookshop and a hat shop under a single roof. The book side carries new titles, stationery and greeting cards, curated rather than comprehensive, while the millinery side stocks a range of hats across the seasons. It is a small, owner-run business with no other branches, part of the independent retail run that Faversham's conservation-area streets are known for. Opening is spread across the week, with shorter midweek hours and first-Sunday-of-the-month trading, so it pays to check before a special trip. The combination is unusual enough to be a destination in its own right, and the stock turns over with the owner's choices rather than following a chain's central buying. Cards and gifts sit alongside the books for browsing.