Panoramic view of five traditional brick oast houses with white wooden cowls overlooking the green countryside, representing the regions serviced by G&S.

Areas We Cover

Protecting historic oast cowls across Kent, Sussex, and beyond.

True Local Heritage Experts

Based right here in Maidstone, G&S Oast Cowl Refurbishment is proud to be the trusted independent choice for traditional roofing and cowl repairs. We travel across the region to ensure these iconic historic landmarks are preserved for generations to come. When you search for genuine local craftsmanship, Glynn and Scott are the ones who answer the call.

Kent

We provide our full range of oast cowl painting, cleaning, and structural rebuilding across the entirety of Kent. As local experts based in Maidstone, our daily service areas include:

Mid Kent

Maidstone, Ashford, Tonbridge, Royal Tunbridge Wells, and Sevenoaks

East Kent

Folkestone, Canterbury, Faversham, Dover, and Deal

The Weald

Cranbrook, Tenterden, Hawkhurst, Staplehurst, and Goudhurst

We also cover all surrounding rural villages and historic parishes across the county.

A professional vertical portrait view looking down a narrow country road at dusk towards a complex of historic Kent oast houses, featuring multiple detailed red brick roundels and traditional white cowls, by G&S.

Sussex

We regularly travel across the border to preserve historic roundels throughout the South East. Our expanded Sussex service areas include:

East Sussex

Rye, Battle, Hastings, Heathfield, and Lewes

West Sussex

East Grinstead, Horsham, Haywards Heath, and Crawley

High Weald

Crowborough, Wadhurst, Robertsbridge, and Uckfield

We also cover all surrounding rural villages and historic parishes across Sussex.

Herefordshire & Worcestershire

While our roots are firmly in Kent, our 30 years of highly specialised expertise in traditional timber framing takes us further afield for major structural rebuilds. In the West Midlands, we proudly restore traditional hop kilns across:

Herefordshire

Hereford, Leominster, and Bromyard

Worcestershire & Gloucestershire

Worcester, Great Malvern, Evesham, and the wider Gloucestershire hop-growing region

The Wye Valley & Borders

Ross-on-Wye, Ledbury, and Tenbury Wells

We also cover all surrounding rural villages and historic hop farms across the West Midlands.

A sweeping panoramic view of the River Wye winding through the lush green Wye Valley, representing the historic hop-growing regions of Herefordshire and Worcestershire serviced by G&S.

A wooden fence post and country gate looking out over bright green rolling hills under a blue sky, representing G&S service areas in Surrey and Hampshire.

Surrey & Hampshire

Surrey and Hampshire are historic hop-growing regions that also feature these distinctive structures. In these counties, we restore authentic hop kilns across:

Surrey

Farnham, Guildford, and the surrounding historic farm estates

Hampshire

Alton, Petersfield, and the Hampshire borders

The South Downs

Surrounding rural villages spanning across both counties

We also cover all surrounding historic agricultural buildings across the South.

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