Changes in children's centres and family hub locations
Due to changes in children's centres and family hub locations, some of our breastfeeding drop-ins will be moving to alternative venues this summer.
Our clinic listings may not be accurate during this time. Please call or email your local Health Visiting Team to confirm the location of the drop-in before you travel. We appreciate your understanding.
Nearest First
Pilgrims Way Surgery (Dartford Health Visiting)
0300 123 2075 Pilgrims Way Surgery, Pilgrims Way, Dartford, DA1 1QYThe Ashford Gateway (Ashford Health Visiting Team)
0300 123 3092 Church Rd, Ashford TN23 1ASHothfield Village Hall (Ashford Health Visiting Team)
0300 123 3092 Hothfield Village Hall, Hothfield, TN26 1EGCastle Hill Family Hub (Folkestone & Hythe Health Visiting)
0300 042 0893 Denmark St, Folkestone, CT19 6EQWoodgrove Family Hub (Swale Health Visiting)
03000 42 08 98 Johnson Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1JSDeal Family Hub
03000 420 008 Deal Family Hub, Park Avenue, Deal, CT14 9UULLL Margate at Little Fish Cafe
Little Fish Cafe 9 Lombard Street Margate KentLLL Canterbury at Stag Coffee & Kitchen
STAG COFFEE & KITCHEN Unit 10-11, Marlowe Arcade, Canterbury, Kent,LLL Ashford at Lily’s Cafe at Singleton
07779 827 540 Singleton Village Hall, Hoxton Close, AshfordSherwood Family Hub (Tunbridge Wells Health Visiting)
Temple Grove Academy, Friars Way, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3UASouthborough Family Hub (Maidstone Health Visiting)
Southborough Family Hub, Stagshaw Close, Maidstone, ME15 6TLDeal Breastfeeding Group at St Georges Church
St Georges Church, St Georges Road, Deal, CT14 6BABaby Umbrella at Otford Village Memorial Hall
Otford Village Memorial Hall, High Street, Otford, TN14 5PQSevenoaks Children’s Centre (Sevenoaks Health Visiting Team)
Sevenoaks Children’s Centre, Hospital Rd, Sevenoaks TN13 3PTSnodland Family Hub (Tonbridge and Malling Health Visiting)
Snodland Family Hub, Holmesdale School, Malling Road, Snodland, Kent ME6 5HSDartford Valley Community Rugby Club
Dartford valley community rugby club, Cotton Ln, Stone, Greenhithe DA2 6PDBaby Umbrella at Otford Village Memorial Hall
Otford Village Memorial Hall, 28A High St, Otford, Sevenoaks TN14 5PQLongmead Family Hub (Tonbridge and Malling Health Visiting)
0300 1233017 Longmead Family Hub , Waveney Rd, Tonbridge TN10 3JUKnockhall Family Hub (Dartford Health Visiting)
0300 123 2075 Knockhall Family Hub, Abbey Road Greenhithe, Kent , DA9 9HDKings Farm Family Hub (Gravesend Health Visiting)
0300 123 2076 Kings Farm Family Hub, Cedar Ave, Gravesend DA12 5JTMargate Family Hub (Thanet Health Visiting)
0300 0134740 Margate Family Hub, 201 High Street, Margate, CT9 1WHSalem Baptist Hall (Dover Health Visiting)
0300 123 3018 Salem Baptist Hall, Dover Baptist Church, Maison Dieu Road, Dover, CT16 1RFSwanley Family Hub (Sevenoaks Health Visiting)
0300 123 4497 Swanley Family Hub, Northview, Swanley, BR8 7BTRiverside Family Hub (Gravesend Health Visiting)
0300 123 2076 Riverside Family Hub, Dickens Road, Gravesend, DA12 2JYKingsmead Family Hub (Canterbury HV Team)
0300 7900 156. Riverside Children's Centre, Kingsmead Road, Canterbury, CT2 7PHCheriton Family Hub (Folkestone & Hythe Health Visiting)
0300 123 1240 Cheriton Family Hub, Chart Road, Folkestone, CT19 4PNSeashells Children Centre (Swale Health Visiting)
0300 123 4014 Seashells Children Centre, Rose Street, Sheerness, ME12 1AWHerne Bay Family Hub (Canterbury Health Visiting)
0300 7900 156 Herne Bay Family Hub, Memorial Park, Kings Road, Herne Bay, CT6 5RGParkwood Family Hub (Maidstone Health Visiting)
0300 555 0506 Parkwood Family Hub, Furfield Close, Parkwood, ME15 9JRBump, Baby and Beyond at Castle Connections
Castle Connections, Well Road, Queenborough, ME11 5AYBaby Umbrella at Tonbridge Baptist Church
Tonbridge Baptist Church, Darenth Avenue, Tonbridge, TN10 3HZYou can also ring national helplines for support out of hours including:
- NCT on 0300 330 0700 (open every day from 8am to midnight, including bank holidays)
- Breastfeeding Network on 0300 100 0212 and live chat support (open every day of the year 24 hours a day) Web chat, social media support and language lines in Welsh, Polish, Bengali and Sylheti are available from 9.30am to 9.30pm.
The new Bump, Birth and Beyond website is packed with friendly and helpful advice for parents-to-be in Kent and Medway on pregnancy, birth and the first days of parenting.
Shari and baby Hannah, from Gravesend
"They never tell you how hard it actually is - that you and baby need to learn how to do this thing that is supposed to be so natural. We visited breastfeeding support groups run by the health visiting team and La Leche League, read the books, watched the YouTube videos... and we made it through."