UK kite stores (selling kites and/or materials)

It would be good to check any names up with the Yellow Pages site YELL.COM - just put in KITES for the WHAT box and fill in or leave blank the other two boxes. If it finds the one you want it now gives an option of a map of the location.

I still update the list if people email me about the changes or I find out myself. See Updates at the end of this page for a list of changes.

Although I keep the list updated as and when I am made aware of new stores or old ones ceasing I have not done a validation against the BT directory since late 1997. It would be good to check any names up with the Yellow Pages site YELL.COM - just put in KITES for the WHAT box and fill in or leave blank the other two boxes. If it finds the one you want it now gives a map of the location.

Andy Tate. a.tate©surrey.ac.uk

Latest Entry/Change :-

        Hengistkites.com  new entry Dec 2008
        108 Broadway
        Southbourne
        Bournemouth
        BH6 4EH
        tel: 01202 422133


Now the list

     ~ 2XS  surf stuff too 
       Rookwood Rd
       West Wittering
       Chichester
       W.Sussex  PO20 8LT
       tel: 01243 512552

     ~ Air Adventures  ceased trading by 2001 
       

     ~ Air Adventures
       1 The Pallasades Shopping Centre
       Birmingham.  B2 4XB
       tel: 0121 633 3230

     ~ Air Born Kites also at Bluewater Park, Kent
       42 Gardner Street
       Brighton
       Sussex  BN1 1UN
       tel: 01273 676740
       http://www.airbornkites.co.uk/ Great web site with lots of flying tips and descriptions of types of kites

     ~ Air Circus (Bath)
       18 Northumberland Place
       Bath  BA1 5AR
       tel: 01225 444512
       Fax: 01225 464188

     ~ Air Circus Emphasis now mainly skating Apr98
       22 South St
       Chichester
       W.Sussex PO19 1EJ
       tel: 01243 782303
       http://www.aircircus.co.uk
       
     ~ Air Circus
       8 Palmerston Rd
       Southsea 
       Hants PO5 3QH
       tel: 01705 851007
       http://www.aircircus.co.uk

     ~ Air Circus
       62 West Street
       Fareham
       Hants PO16 0JN

       Air Circus       (*Closed*) - boarded up April 1998
       

     ~ Air Circus  (*Closed*) - roller skate shop May98
       
       
     ~ Air Crafts      - ceased trading - IC Kites have spare parts
       

     ~ AirMail - Mail order only ??       
       PO Box 1580
       Bath
       Avon BA1 3TJ
       tel: 01225 466999
       Fax: 01225 466333

     ~ AirTime                                 
       147 Fore Street
       Exeter
       Devon
       tel: 01392 427776

     ~ Anti-Gravity Shop (The) - Juggling and Kites
       15 Gillygate
       York
       North Yorkshire YO3 7EA

     ~ Benson Kites
       South Square
       Thornton Road
       Thornton
       Bradford BD13 3LD
       tel/fax: 01274 830606

     ~ Brookite Ltd - manufacturer, extensive range
       Brightley Mill
       Okehampton
       Devon  EX20 1RR
       tel: 01837 53315
       Fax: 01837 53223

       Carrier Quality Kites
       r/o 2 Chelmsford St
       Weymouth
       Dorset  DT4 7HR
       tel: 01305 760812
       Fax: 01305 776754

     ~ Cannock Kites
       Peel Court
       Market Hall St
       Cannock
       Staffs  WS11 1EB
       tel: 01543 571400
       Fax: 01543 573177
       e-mail:106544.1460@compuserve.com

     ~ Canterbury Kite Site
       Gordon Road
       Canterbury
       Kent CT1 3PP
       tel: 01227 463681
       http://www.kitesite.co.uk/ ~website offline 14days Oct2005

       Cardiff Kite Store
       High Street Arcade
       Cardiff
       (sorry no more info at present)

     ~ Carousel Kites changed address summer 2003
       Lido, Marine Parade
       Worthing
       BN11 3PX
       tel: 01903 212002

       Coastguard-Kites  
       Coastguards Lane
       Fairlight
       Hastings
       East Sussex TN35 4AB
       tel: 01424 813812
       http://www.coastguard-kites.co.uk
  
     ~ Cockermouth Kites    Website only - now gone Oct 1999
       http://www.cockerkites.co.uk

     ~ Cornish Kites
       The Workshop
       Meaver Road
       Mullion
       Cornwall  TR12 7DN
       tel: 01326 240144

     ~ Cunning Stunts  (*Closed*)
       

       Dave Noble Windsurfing (sells kites as well)
       Units 1 & 2 Wymeswold Industrial Estate
       Wymeswold
       Loughborough
       Leics  LE12 5TR

       Delta Kites 
       Dan Leigh Delta Kites
       54 Osborne Road
       Pontypool
       Gwent
       Wales NP4 6LX
       tel: 01495 750875
       http://www.deltakites.com/
       
     ~ Dimension-Polyant - bulk 50m + ripstop supply 
       Unit 11
       Kingdom Business Park
       Segensworth East
       Fareham
       Hants PO15 5TJ
       tel: 01489 570551
       Fax: 01489 570451

       Dreams of Flight
       24 Cattle Market Street
       Norwich
       NR1 3DY
       tel: 01603 624681
       Fax: 01603 663790

     ~ Dunstable Kites - large stock KiteMaking materials
       23 Great Northern Rd
       Dunstable
       Beds LU5 4BN
       tel/fax: 01582 662779
       http://www.dunstable-kites.co.uk/

     ~ Fibreforce - was Plutrex  kite spars
       Clacton-on-Sea
       Essex  CO15 4LT
       tel: 01255 220569
       Fax: 01255 431002

       Fizz Sport Kites  (*Closed*)
       

       Flight Fantastic  (*Closed*)

     ~ Flightline
       1 Nelson Court
       Watton
       Norfolk  IP25 6EL
       tel/fax: 01953 883900

     ~ Flying Circus
       Craft Centre
       Brewer's Quay
       Weymouth
       Dorset  DT4 8TR
       tel: 01305 789795

     ~ Force Nine Kites
       42 High Street
       Clacton-On-Sea
       Essex  CO15 1UQ
       tel: 01255 221059
       http://www.kiteworld.co.uk

       Foskett Kites  Closed Mar 2000
       
       
       Free Spirit Kites
       West Midlands House
       Gypsey Lane 
       Willenhall
       West Midlands  WV13 2HA
       tel: 0121 609 7250
       http://www.fsk.enta.net/index.html

     ~ Greens Kites (of Burnley)
       2, Colne Commercial Centre Unit
       Exchange St
       Colne
       Lancs  BB8 0SQ
       tel: 01282 870166
       e-mail:greens@provider.co.uk

       Ground Control Kites
       West View Sturgate
       Gainsborough
       Lincs DN21 5PX
       tel/fax: 01427 838414

       Hengistkites.com   
       108 Broadway
       Southbourne
       Bournemouth
       BH6 4EH
       tel: 01202 422133
       http://www.hengistkites.com/


     ~ High Adventure           
       6 Wind Street
       Swansea
       SA1 1DE
       tel: 01792 648712
       Fax: 01792 456852
       e-mail:highadventure@cyberstop.net

       High as a Kite closed - probably end 1998
       

       High as a Kite     closed 1998
       

     ~ High Jinx
       45 Bristol Rd
       Gloucester GL1 5SA
       tel: 01452 503412

       High Spirits
       4 St Thomas St
       Winchester
       Hants  SO23 9EH
       tel: 01962 840951

       Highfliers Gone by Oct 2000 - clothes shop
       

       Highflyers Gone by Jan2006


       Hikites
       6 Riverside Grove
       Wistaston
       Crewe
       Cheshire  CW2 8QF
       tel/fax: 01270 67345

       Hooked on Kites 
       17 King Edward Av
       Hastings 
       East Sussex TN34 2NG
       tel:01424 721872

       H Q Kites See Kites & More entry
       
       IC Kites
       33A The Barleyloft
       Hawcliffe rd
       Mountsorrel
       Leicestershire
       LE12 7AQ
       

     ~ Inflight
       Normanby Park Workshops
       Normanby Road
       Scunthorpe DN15 8QZ
       tel: 01724 280307
       Fax: 01724 865329
       http://www.inflightkites.co.uk/

       Jackson Sports
       74 High Street
       Belfast 
       N.I.
       tel/fax: 028 90 238572 
       http://www.jackson-sports.com/

       Jems Kites
       160 Moulsham Street
       Chelmsford
       Essex  CM2 0LD
       Tel. 01245 267765

     ~ Juggling Kite Co  Now Mail Order only 
       tel: 01634 294772

     ~ Just Kites
       The Mowhay
       Trebetherick
       Nr Wadebridge
       Cornwall PL27 6SE
       tel: 01208 862993
       http://www.justkites.org/

     ~ Keltic Kites  - ceased trading 

       Kiss the Sky  (*Closed*) - now a bike shop

     ~ Kite Corner
       657 Watford Way
       Mill Hill
       London  NW7 3JR
       tel: 0181 959 0619
       Fax: 0181 906 2599

       Kite Korner
       Swansea Marina
       Seafront Prom
       Swansea SA1 1YZ
       tel/fax: 01792 648180

       Kite Magic  -ceased by Jan2006 
       


       Kite n Buggy Co
       Dimmer
       Castle Cary
       Somerset  BA7 7NR
       tel: 01963 51482

     ~ Kiteability
       2 Garfield Road
       Enfield
       Middlesex  EN3 4RP
       tel: 0181 804 9080
       http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/PatnRon

     ~ Kited       - Ceased trading 31Aug98 Neutrino stock etc -> Jems Kites
       
       Kites Aloft - New larger shop in Chester - 2004
       16 Railway Street
       Altrincham
      
       Kites Aloft Chester
       49 Bridge St. Row,
       Chester  CH1 1NW
       tel: 01244 311125
       Fax: 01244 315552
       http://www.kitesaloft.com

     ~ Kites & More
       Unit 1 Hadley Road
       Sleaford
       Lincolnshire NG34 7EG
       tel: 08451 301161
       mob: 07090 889900
       http://www.kites4U.co.uk/


     ~ Kites and Things
       36 Oxford Street
       Whitstable
       Kent CT5 1DG
       tel: 01227 264722

       Kites of Exmouth     (*Closed*)

       Kites over Leicester (*Closed*)

     ~ Kites International
       Embankment Rd
       Kingsbridge
       Devon  TQ7 1JZ
       tel: 01548 853301
      
       Kites'n'Stuff
       Ellis of Dumbreck Farmhouse, 
       Udny, Aberdeenshire AB41 6PJ
       tel: 01651 842473
       Fax: 01651 842665
       http://www.kitesnstuff.com/
       
       Kites Up
       Roy
       tel: 01256 812487 or 21859

       Kiteworks UK (Chalkies)
       22 Cranfield Place,
       Delves, Walsall,
       West Midlands  WS5 4PL
       tel: 01922 624739
       http://www.kiteworks.co.uk/
                    
       Kosmik Kites
       161 Ewell Road
       Surbiton
       Surrey
       tel/fax: 0181-390-2221

     ~ Krazy Kites  ~ business sold - don't have new address @April2007 

     ~ Kreative Kites  ~ ceased and www dead Jan2006
       


     ~ Kruzy Kites
       10a Market Street
       Barnstaple
       Devon EX31 1BX
       tel: 01271 46033

       Kustom Kites
       197 Southend Arterial Rd
       Hornchurch
       Essex  RM11 2SF
       tel: 01708 342655

       Leeds Kites
       22 Eden Cresent
       Leeds  LS4 2TW
       tel: 0113 2789727

       London Beach Store   
       23 Kensington Park Road 
       Notting Hill 
       London W11 2EU 
       tel:020 7243 2772
       http://www.londonbeachstore.co.uk

       Look - International Sport Kites Centre
       (now see Vertical Visuals)

       Malvern Kites  (believed ceased trading April 95)
       
     ~ Mullin Kites  ~ ceased - website parked 

       Naseem Arabic for 'a fresh breeze'
       58 High St
       Walton-on-Thames
       Surrey KT12 1BY
       tel: 01932 252560

     ~ Ocean Kites All branches now closed 
       Bournmouth
       
     ~ Ocean Kites  
       128 Cornwall St
       Plymouth
       Devon PL1 1NJ
       tel: 01752 223501
     
     ~ Ocean Kites + Juggling  This shop closed Jan99
       

     ~ Ocean Kites    This shop closed Jan99
       

     ~ Oddballs Kite & Juggling Shop
       31 Pitfield St
       London N1 6HB
       tel: 0171 250 1333

     ~ Oddballs Kite & Juggling Shop
       200 Chalk Farm Rd
       Camden
       London NW1 8AB
       tel: 0171 284 4488

     ~ Oddballs Kite & Juggling Shop
       34 Cowley Rd (2mins High Street)
       Oxford OX4 1HZ
       tel: 01865 200678

       Perpetual Motion
       659-661 Ecclesall Rd 
       Sheffield 
       South Yorkshire S11 8PT
       tel/fax: 0114 266 0321

       Peter Hall Kites
       Salisbury Arts Centre
       Bedwin Street
       Salisbury
       Wiltshire SP1 3UT
       tel/fax: 01722 339919

     ~ Potty Porters Kite & Juggling
       5 Ingleman Place
       The Lawn
       Union Road
       Lincoln  LN1 3BU
       tel: 01522 544611

       QAB Marina
       Coxside
       Plymouth PL4 OLP
       tel: 01752 670156
       Fax: 01752 269121

     ~ Quicks - only kite spars and spectra line
       18-22 Stakes Hill Road
       Waterlooville
       Hampshire  PO7 7JF
       tel: 01705 254114
       Fax: 01705 251519

       Rare Air Kite Co (Shop) moved to S.Africa
       

       Rare Air Kite Co  moved to S.Africa
       

       Riverside Kites (Open Sundays only + Mail Order)
       The Heritage Market
       Dock Road
       Liverpool
       tel: 0151 9286423

       RSM Leisure - manufacturer
       35 Burley Grove
       Downend
       Bristol  BS16 5QB
       tel: 0117 9571089

       Scruffs UK 
        Lleust House
        Pant-y-Gog
        Pontycymer
        Bridgend CF32 8DR
        tel: 01656 871871
        http://www.scruffsUK.com

    

       SkyBlueLeisure  Online Kite & Leisure eqpt
       Newquay
       Cornwall.
       tel:01637 872951
       http://www.skybluelesiure.co.uk

       Sky Bums  - nee Morgan Kites
       7 Sunnyfields
       Bell Lane
       Shrewsbury SY2 5EW
       tel: 01743 244677
	 http://www.skybums.freeserve.co.uk

       Skydragons Paragliding mainly - some power kites
       Glanfa, Parc Y Llan Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd
       Ruthin Clwyd LL15 2YL
       tel: 01824 707171
       Fax: 01824 704499
       http://www.skydragons.com

       Sky High Kites  New online kite shop 2005
       Coy Court
       Aylesbury
       Buckinghamshire  HP20 1JJ
       http://www.skyhighkites.co.uk
       
     ~ Sky Kites (10 mins Blackheath)
       17 The Oval
       Sidcup
       Kent  DA15 9ER
       tel: 0181 302 8203
       http://www.skykites.demon.co.uk/

       Spider Kites - Modulus Quad System
       Mick Parsons
       Pembrey Farmhouse
       Pembrey
       Burry Port
       Dyfed Wales SA16 0YT
       tel/fax: 01554 834937

     ~ Spirit of Air
       The Warehouse
       Portland Street
       Newport  NP20 2DP
       tel: 01633 246788 
       

     ~ Stafford's Indian Kites
       25 Main Street
       Empingham
       Rutland LE15 8PR
       tel: 01780 460389
       http://www.kfs.org/kites/stafford/

     ~ The Bristol Kite Store
       39 Cotham Hill
       Bristol  BS6 6JY
       tel: 0117 9745010
       http://www.kitestore.co.uk/

       The Highway Men
       3 Beechwood Av
       Burbage
       Hinckley
       Leics  LE10 2HD
       tel: 01455 230736
       http://www.highwaymen.demon.co.uk/


       The Kite & Ballon Company
       613 Garrett Lane
       London  SW18 4SU
       tel: 0181 946 5962

       The Kite Company
       Unit 20 Wansdyke Business Ctr
       Old Field Park
       Bath
       Avon BA2 3LY
       tel: 01225 466661
       Fax: 01225 464188

       The Kite Gallery
       53 Norman Road
       Tunbridge Wells
       Kent  TN1 2RP
       tel: 01892 521042

       The Kite Loft
       4 School Close
       St Columb Minor
       Newquay
       tel: 01637 873962

     ~ The Kite Loft
       13 Belmont Road
       Ballyhackamore
       Belfast BT4 3EX
       tel/fax: 01232 471369

       The Kite Shack
       538 Bradgate Road
       Newtown Linford
       Leicestershire LE6 OHB

     ~ The Kite Shop Ltd
       4 Brickfield Trading Estate
       Brickfield Lane
       Chandler's Ford
       Eastleigh  SO53 4DR
       tel: 0845 130 4791

       e-mail:kites@kiteshop.co.uk
       http://www.kiteshop.co.uk/

     ~ The Kite Store
       48 Neal Street
       Covent Garden
       London  WC2H 9PA
       tel: 0171 836 1666
       Fax: 0171 836 2510

       The Leading Edge Kite Company    (*Closed*)
       

     ~ Tradewind Kites
       6 Harris Arcade
       Reading               
       Berkshire  RG1 1DN
       tel: 0118 956 8848
       http://www.tradewind-kites.demon.co.uk/

     ~ Vertical Visuals
       3 Bartholomew Street
       Hythe
       Kent CT21 5BS
       tel: 01303 266328

     ~ Way on High Kite Workshop
       3 Capuchin Yard
       Church Street
       Hereford HR1 2LR
       tel: 01432 264206

       West Cornwall Sport Kites
       (now part of Spider Kites)

     ~ WHAAM  Kites
       Lakeside Shopping Ctr
       West Thurrock, Grays
       Essex RM16 1ZJ
       tel: 01708 864074

       Whitstable Windsurfing
       Beach Walk
       Whitstable 
       Kent CT5 2BP
       tel: 01227 276 566
       Fax: 01227 770 307 
       http://www.whitstablewindsurfing.com/

       Windseekers
       Staithe Street
       Wells-Next-The-Sea
       Norfolk  NR23 1AN
       tel: 01328 710718
       http://www.windseekers.co.uk/

     ~ Wind Things
       11 Cowgatehead
       Grassmarket
       Edinburgh  EH1 1JY
       tel/fax: 0131 622 7032
       http://www.windthings.demon.co.uk/

       the Wind Wizard kite surf
       261 Maryhill Road
       Glasgow, G20 7YB
       Scotland - UK
       tel: 0141-332 8407
       http://www.thewindwizard.co.uk/


     ~ With Flying Colours
       9 Wharf Road
       Frimley Green
       Camberley
       Surrey  GU16 6LE
       tel: 01252 836241
       Fax: 01252 838361

       Woolmer Forest Composites - suppliers of Carbon & Glass fibre products & NOW telescopic poles
       Unit 1
       Woodcock Hill Industrial Estate
       Harefield Road
       Rickmansworth
       WD3 1PQ
       http://www.woolmer.co.uk/     



       Worlds Apart Kites
       516 Wandsworth Road
       London  SW8 3JX
       tel: 0171 622 0171
       Fax: 0171 622 7975

       Write Here / Kite Now
       10 High Street 
       Shrewsbury  SY1 1SP 
       tel: 01743 245950
       Fax: 01743 245920
       http://www.writehere-uk.com/
                                              
       Vliever Op  - bits and bobs home of Nop and the Speedwing
       Holland
       tel: +31 70 385 8586

UK Kite Stores on the Web

Updates:                                
   Krazy Kites ~ informed business sold years back Apr 2007
   SkyBums ~ website Oct 2006
   StaffordWallace ~ webpages gone Oct 2006
   LondonBeachStore ~ new May 2006
   SkyBlueLesiure ~ new Mar 2006
   Scruffs UK ~ new name? and web Feb 2006
   Kites and More ~ new address and web Feb 2006
   Sky High Kites ~ online store Sept 2005
   WriteHere / KiteNow ~ new store added April 2005
   KitesAloft - new store ~ old store closed ~ new www page Dec 2004
   Carousel Kites - new address Mar 2004
   Kiteworks UK - new June 2003
   Wind Wizard - new May 2003
   IC Kites - new address April 2003
   Scruffs - moved and www site Sept 2002
   Dan Leigh Delta Kites - added Jul 2002
   Spirit of the Air - new address Jul 2002
   Skydragons - web site url updated Jul 2002
   Force Nine - tel no correction Jul 2002
   Air Adventures - deleted Jun 2002
   Keltic Kites - ceased trading Mar 2002
   Windseekers - changed email address Nov 2001
   Jackson Sports - new shop in Belfast Nov 2001
   Scruffs - added Oct 2001
   Windseekers - new kite shop Apr 2001
   JustKites - new web address Apr 2001
   Perpetual Motion - new address Apr 2001
   Woolmer Forest - update Nov 2000
   Highflyers St Austel - new address, plymouth shop closed Nov 2000
   Skydragon new address from Yell.com - Nov 2000
   Kites n More - added Oct 2000
   Dunstable Kites www change - Sept 2000
   High as a Kite - August 2000
   Coastguard Kites wwww - Mar 2000
   Foskett Kites closed - Mar 2000                 
   Hooked on Kites - Nov 1999
   Tradewind Kites - Oct 1999
   DunKites - Oct 1999
   Air Crafts - Sept 1999
   Kites Aloft added - July 1999
   Green change addr - July 1999
   Canterbury Kite Site www - July 1999
   Riverside Kites  - new June 99
   Dave Noble Windsurfing - new May 99
   Inflight Kites on the web - April 99
   Kiteability web page - Mar 99
   Just Kites email added - Feb 99
   Kite Loft Belfast moved - Feb 99
   Air Born Kites web page - Jan 99 
   Kites and More - Jan 99
   Ocean Kites (Ports & South) - closed Jan99
   Jems Kites added - Nov 98
   Kited ceased trading
   Free Spirit Kites added - Nov 98 (Thanks Peter)
   More web pages links added
   Wind Things web site and email added July98
   Mullin web site added July98
   Air Circus Kingston now skates - May98
   Air Circus Guildford - Closed - April98
   Perpetual Motion added 20/04/1998
   Indian Kite web page added 20/04/1998
   Cockermouth kites closed according to their web site 26/01/1998
   Web sites added
   Uniform format to entries for stores that have closed  5/1/1998
   Skydragons and Naseem added 7/12/1997
   Air Circus web site 13/10/1997 
   Juggling Kite Store now only mail order - new phone#
   Cunning Stunts address change 6/8/1997
   MAJOR VALIDATION:  all sites validated indicated thus '~' (mostly by BT Phone disk May 1997)
   Keltic phone number and Kited Mon 7/7/97
   Cockermouth kites Mon 23 June 1997
   Windthings under new ownership Wed  04-23-1997
   Air Time  added Thu  04-17-1997
   Flight Fantastic ceased trading
   Fizz and Leading Edge no longer listed Wed  04-09-1997
   Dreams of Flight added Wed  03-26-1997
   Typo corrections to phone nos Wed  03-26-1997
   Benson Kites  Wed  02-26-1997
   High Adventure  Wed  02-26-1997
   Just Kites  Thu  02-20-1997
   Air Adventures  Thu  12-12-1996
   Cannock Kites new address Thu  12-12-1996
   Skykites added Sat  10-26-1996
   Kreative Kites  added Mon  07-15-1996
   Kite Shack Sat  05-18-1996
   Greens of Burnley back in list 3/5/96
   Kites Leicester gone
   Air Born Kites change of address 11/4/96
   Pultrex split off to form Fibreforce Thu  03-21-1996
   Carousel Kites
   Spirit of Air
   Power House International
   Oddballs Kite & Juggling Shop  Tue  01-30-1996
   Krazy Kites e-mail address  Tue  01-02-1996
   Cannock + Peter Hall change addr  Thu  11-23-1995
   Kruzy + Krazy Kites added Thu  11-23-1995
   Flying Circus Tue  09-26-1995
   Kosmikadded Thu  09-14-1995
   Brookite added Tue  09-12-1995
   Malvern Kites - ceased; Sky Bums changed addr.
   Changes May 95
   PhoneONEday alterations April 95 and moved to www from gopher