General Store

From tea bags to toilet rolls, cornflakes to baked beans, we sell all the essential items you need to keep your store cupboard filled. You’ll find quality brands rather than own label. So there’s no need to drive out of the village when you run short during the week!

We love local and have established partnerships with over twenty local producers!

We are proud to be stocking:

Fresh meat from award winning Doughty Butchers
Daily supplies of fresh milk
Delicious jams and condiments from MyFarmersMarket
Carefully selected local wine, beers and ciders including the new Detling vineyard NyeTimber
A selection of frozen items including Kentish Mayde pies and Simply Ice Cream
Apple juices and soft drinks from Biddenden Vineyard, Owlets and Kingsdown
Detling Community Store's own range of biscuits, condiments and jams
A selection of "Free from" products
Fresh fruit and vegetables, from a local supplier
A selection of savory treats from local Dine Thyme bakery
Speciality breads from Barrow and Sons and Mrs SourDough bakeries
Freshly baked cakes from Little Diamond Baker
Speciality Teas and Coffees from Pluckley served in our coffee shop
Luxury homemade dog biscuits and treats from Miss Dots
Made to order fruit smoothies
A range of delicatessen, cured meats, cheese, oils and spices
Newspapers and Magazines - Home delivery service available
Environmentally friendly Ecover and Faith in Nature refillables

Take a tour round the store!

Replenish your washing up liquid, laundry liquid, cleaning products and hand wash with our ecover product range.

Simply bring in your empty container and we will provide you with a plastic jug to measure the amount of liquid you need to refill it. We charge for every 100ml of liquid.

We're an official Ecover Stockist, and also sell Faith in Nature.

We're currently expanding our refillables range, so watch this space for details!

Refillables - how does it work?

''Great food including excellent sausage rolls. Took mine home and heated in oven. Fantastic!"

"The Post office is a god-send. I will be frequenting this store. I hope many others will too. It deserves to be a success."

"Fantastic local shop! Everything you need in an emergency and some treats along the way! So happy to have it in the village."

"Great village store. Good range of locally sourced products and great to see the range of vegetarian/vegan options too. Gluten free items also available. My little ones like the fantastic range of sweets a bit too much!"

Here's what our customers have to say:

Post Office

We provide all the services of a traditional sub post office and can handle all your parcels, letters and returns. Furthermore we’re a destined Amazon drop off point too so you don’t need to hunt down your eagerly awaited parcel from the back porch or your next door neighbour!

We also provide cash and the standard foreign currencies either by way of travellers’ cheques, cash or preloaded travel cards. Currency has to be pre-ordered and you will require photo identification for this.

Coffee Shop

A place to catch up with friends, chill out or cosy up on a cold day...

Serving a wide range of coffees, from creamy lattes to black americanos, aswell as tea and hot chocolate, our coffee corner is an ideal place to sit down and relax with friends and family.

If you’re feeling indulgent cast your eye over our sumptuous array of home-made sweet and savoury snacks from our deli counter. There’s bound to be something to tempt you.

If you can't decide, we recommend you sample our famous Detling Doorstep – you won’t be disappointed!

Bikers, walkers and dogs all welcome

Given our location next to a park, there is plenty of room to accommodate bikes.

Dogs are welcome and we’ve got tables outside so you can bring the kids and let them loose in the park while you put your feet up. Come rain or shine, we are ready to serve you inside or outside on our decking.

Tables and chairs inside and out for a range of snacks and paninis, hot and cold drinks.

Detling Community Store