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 in May and June.
Some sites are also temporarily closing between the 13 and 31 May for building work.
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
Dartford East Health Centre (Dartford)
0300 123 2075 Pilgrims Way Dartford Kent DA1 1QYHothfield Village Hall (Ashford Health Visiting)
0300 123 3092 Hothfield Village Hall, Hothfield, TN26 1EGVillage Children’s Centre (Folkestone)
0300 042 0893 Denmark St, Folkestone, CT19 6EQDover Youth Hub (Linwood Youth Centre)
03000 420 008 Park Avenue Deal KentBlossom Children’s Centre (Deal)
0300 041 1555 Owen Square, Downs Rd, Walmer, Deal, CT14 7TLLLL 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, AshfordKCHFT at Little Forest Children’s Centre (Tunbridge Wells)
Temple Grove Academy, Friars Way, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3UASunshine Children’s Centre (Maidstone)
Sunshine Children's Centre, 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 5PQSt George’s Cafe
St George’s Cafe, St George’s Shopping Centre, Unit 28-30, Gravesend DA11 0TABluebells Childrens Centre (Ashford)
School Lane Hothfield Ashford TN26 1HASnodland Youth and Children’s Centre
Snodland Youth and Children's Centre, Holmesdale School, Malling Road, Snodland, Kent ME6 5HSDartford Valley Community Rugby Club
Dartford valley community rugby club, Cotton Ln, Stone, Greenhithe DA2 6PDOtford Village Memorial Hall (Sevenoaks)
Otford Village Memorial Hall, 28A High St, Otford, Sevenoaks TN14 5PQLittle Foxes Children’s Centre
0300 1233017 Little Foxes Children's Centre, Waveney Rd, Tonbridge TN10 3JUKnockhall Children’s Centre (Greenhithe)
0300 123 2075 Knockhall Children's Centre, Abbey Road Greenhithe, Kent , DA9 9HDDartford East Health Centre (Dartford)
0300 123 2075 Pilgrims Way Dartford Kent DA1 1QYNext Steps Children’s Centre (Gravesend)
0300 123 2076 Next Steps Children’s Centre, Cedar Ave, Gravesend DA12 5JTSix Bells Children’s Centre (Margate)
0300 0134740 Six Bells Children’s Centre, 201 High Street, Margate, CT9 1WHSalem Baptist Hall (Dover)
0300 123 3018 Salem Baptist Hall, Dover Baptist Church, Maison Dieu Road, Dover, CT16 1RFSwanley Children’s Centre (Swanley)
0300 123 4497 Swanley Children's Centre, Northview, Swanley, BR8 7BTCranbrook Children’s Centre (Cranbrook)
0300 1233017 Cranbrook Children’s Centre, Carriers Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3JZRiverside Children’s Centre (Gravesend)
0300 123 2076 Riverside Children's Centre, Dickens Road, Gravesend, DA12 2JYRiverside Children’s Centre (Canterbury)
0300 7900 156. Riverside Children's Centre, Kingsmead Road, Canterbury, CT2 7PHSpringhouse Children’s Centre (Sevenoaks)
0300 123 4497 Springhouse Children's Centre, Hospital Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 3PTCaterpillar’s Children’s Centre (Folkestone)
0300 123 1240 Caterpillar's Children’s Centre, Chart Road, Folkestone, CT19 4PNSeashells Children Centre (Sheerness)
0300 123 4014 Seashells Children Centre, Rose Street, Sheerness, ME12 1AWPoppy Children’s Centre (Herne Bay)
0300 7900 156 Poppy Children's Centre, Memorial Park, Kings Road, Herne Bay, CT6 5RGPriory Children’s Centre (Ramsgate)
0300 0134740 Priory Children’s Centre, Cannon Road, Ramsgate, CT11 9SQMeadows Children’s Centre (Maidstone)
0300 555 0506 Meadows Children’s Centre, Furfield Close, Parkwood, ME15 9JRCastle Connections (Sheppey)
Castle Connections, Well Road, Queenborough, ME11 5AYTonbridge Baptist Church (Tonbridge)
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."