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We are now at: The Banjo Works, Unit 18 Faversham Industrial Estate,
Graveney Road, Faversham, Kent ME13 8UJ
Phone: 01795 590374 - to help us give you a better service, please phone ahead to make an appointment. Appointments are available Mondays to Saturdays inclusive - for details click here
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The Banjo Works is situated at the left-hand end of a row of 3 Industrial Units just past the Nova Garden Furniture Factory at the junction of Love Lane and Graveney Road, Faversham. It’s a small estate with mixed use - there is the Nova Factory Shop, the Lady Dane Vet Centre and the row of Industrial Units backing onto fields.
This location is a little closer to Faversham Town Centre than our previous premises - about 3/4 mile from the Post Office and 1 mile from the Railway Station. Faversham is on the London Victoria to Dover/Ramsgate line about 65 minutes from London by the “fast” service (twice an hour as at September 2005).
Graveney Road runs more or less parallel to the A2 (about 1/2 mile on the north side) and goes east from the town towards the A299 Thanet Way. Apart from Nova and the small Industrial Estate at the “town“ end, it’s mostly fields with a few farm buildings. We shall miss some of the amenities of our old premises but the Town Centre is much more accessible so it’s not all bad .................
Parking at the new premises is more limited than at the old site which is one of the reasons why we are now going to operate an appointments system 6 days a week instead of only 2 (appointments available every day except on Mondays when we are closed). It has always been our policy to advise customers to phone ahead before travelling (most people already do this) and, with the extra space now available, we will be able to offer a more relaxed atmosphere in which to try out the instruments.
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Road Directions
From London and the M25 via the A2/M2 - go to Junction 7 of the M2 - take the first exit from the roundabout which is signposted “A2 Faversham”. After travelling about 1 mile west along the A2 towards Faversham, take the first turning on the right - Love Lane, signposted “Faversham - East” with a yellow “lorry” sign. After travelling about half a mile north up Love Lane, take the first turning on the right - Graveney Road, signposted “Graveney” with a yellow “lorry” sign. The Nova Garden Furniture factory site starts at this junction. Go east past the Nova site (about 400 yards) and turn left into the first access road (immediately after the “end of speed limit” sign). This turning has signs for the Nova Factory shop and the Lady Dane Vet Centre. The Banjo Works is at the left hand end of the block of industrial units immediately to your right - our parking is in front of our unit and along the left-hand fence.
From the Medway Towns via the A2 - follow the A2 through Rainham, Newington, Sittingbourne and Teynham. Ignore the signpost for “Faversham” just before the A251 junction and carry on east towards Canterbury. About a mile past that signpost, there is a Shell garage on the left-hand side. About 100 yards past the garage, turn left into Love Lane, signposted “Faversham - East” with a yellow “lorry” sign. After travelling about half a mile north up Love Lane, take the first turning on the right - Graveney Road, signposted “Graveney” with a yellow “lorry” sign. The Nova Garden Furniture factory site starts at this junction. Go east past the Nova site (about 400 yards) and turn left into the first access road (immediately after the “end of speed limit” sign). This turning has signs for the Nova Factory shop and the Lady Dane Vet Centre. The Banjo Works is at the left hand end of the block of industrial units immediately to your right - our parking is in front of our unit and along the left-hand fence.
From Ashford and Junction 10 of the M20 via the A251 - go to the end of the A251 which is the T-junction with the A2 at Faversham. Turn right which is signposted “Canterbury”. Travelling east for about a mile you will see a Shell garage on the left-hand side. About 100 yards past the garage, turn left into Love Lane, signposted “Faversham - East” with a yellow “lorry” sign. After travelling about half a mile north up Love Lane, take the first turning on the right - Graveney Road, signposted “Graveney” with a yellow “lorry” sign. The Nova Garden Furniture factory site starts at this junction. Go east past the Nova site (about 400 yards) and turn left into the first access road (immediately after the “end of speed limit” sign). This turning has signs for the Nova Factory shop and the Lady Dane Vet Centre. The Banjo Works is at the left hand end of the block of industrial units immediately to your right - our parking is in front of our unit and along the left-hand fence.
This route works if you accidentally leave the M2 at Junction 6 (which is signposted “Faversham/Ashford”) instead of at Junction 7.
From Thanet via the A299 (Thanet Way) - follow the A299 to the Brenley Corner roundabout and turn right at the roundabout (signposted “A2 Faversham”). After travelling about 1 mile west along the A2 towards Faversham, take the first turning on the right - Love Lane, signposted “Faversham - East” with a yellow “lorry” sign. After travelling about half a mile north up Love Lane, take the first turning on the right - Graveney Road, signposted “Graveney” with a yellow “lorry” sign. The Nova Garden Furniture factory site starts at this junction. Go east past the Nova site (about 400 yards) and turn left into the first access road (immediately after the “end of speed limit” sign). This turning has signs for the Nova Factory shop and the Lady Dane Vet Centre. The Banjo Works is at the left hand end of the block of industrial units immediately to your right - our parking is in front of our unit and along the left-hand fence.
From Dover and the Ferry Port via the A2 - follow the A2 to the Brenley Corner roundabout and go straight on at the roundabout (signposted “A2 Faversham”). After travelling about 1 mile west along the A2 towards Faversham, take the first turning on the right - Love Lane, signposted “Faversham - East” with a yellow “lorry” sign. After travelling about half a mile north up Love Lane, take the first turning on the right - Graveney Road, signposted “Graveney” with a yellow “lorry” sign. The Nova Garden Furniture factory site starts at this junction. Go east past the Nova site (about 400 yards) and turn left into the first access road (immediately after the “end of speed limit” sign). This turning has signs for the Nova Factory shop and the Lady Dane Vet Centre. The Banjo Works is at the left hand end of the block of industrial units immediately to your right - our parking is in front of our unit and along the left-hand fence.
From the Channel Tunnel - there are 2 possible routes. First of all, from the Channel Tunnel exit, take the M20 towards Dover. You can then either follow the signposts for Canterbury via the A260 (which will connect with the A2 at Barham) or follow the A20 into Dover where you will pick up the A2 at the Ferry Port. Once you are on the A2 heading towards London (either at Barham or at Dover), follow the directions given above as from Dover. In terms of distance, the route via the A260 is shorter but it isn’t necessarily quicker as you will be travelling on a relatively minor road - which isn‘t as fast as the A20/A2 dual carriageway. It is a prettier ride, though ....... The route via Dover is more straightforward and easy to follow, if a bit dull .....
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