The Little Sanctuary

The Stores, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4QJ

About us

A unisex hair salon based in Gillingham Dorset.

Gillian and her creative team welcome you to enjoy this relaxed experience.

Let nature care for your hair.

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Opening hours

Monday 10:00 - 16:30
Tuesday 09:30 - 17:30
Wednesday 09:30 - 17:30
Thursday 09:30 - 20:00
Friday 09:30 - 17:00
Saturday 09:00 - 17:00
Sunday Closed

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Excellent

Barbara Hall
1st Feb 2023
Team Member: Claire
5.0
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Very helpful, full of ideas & listened to my thoughts.

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Great experience

Simon Ward
25th Jan 2023
Team Member: Roderick
5.0
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I was very pleased with welcome, the hair wash and the haircut. Roddy was very friendly and listened to what I was looking for and I was very pleased with the result.

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Excellent service

Shelley Conolly
24th Jan 2023
Team Member: Katie
5.0
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Katie is always really lovely and makes you feel welcome. Great haircut and expert advice given too. Lilly was also there this evening and as a duo they represented the salon in a very professional manner! Thank you both

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First visit

Karen Knicht
24th Jan 2023
Team Member: Michelle
5.0
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First visit today as my usual hairdresser is on maternity leave.
Very pleased with cut and colour. Lovely friendly people.

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Above and beyond a hair appointment

Victoria Louth
21st Jan 2023
Team Member: Jemma
5.0
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From the first greeting when I walk in it's like meeting up with old friends! I feel welcome and very well looked after throughout my visit. I'm delighted with Jemma's colouring and unique blow drying style (I didn't have a trim). The service and attention to detail care is superb. Thank you thank you

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Toni Richardson
21st Jan 2023
Team Member: Kitty
5.0
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First visit, staff all lovely & helpful. Kitty great, explained everything & has done a great on my eyebrows ? rebooked ?

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Well that wasn’t planned….

Laura Stimpson
20th Jan 2023
Team Member: Katie
5.0
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Flipping LOVE it!! Booked in for a trim and colour, left with a full restyle and chopped half of it off!! I completely trust Katie with my hair, and her opinions so told her to go for it, Thanks Katie!
PS: Free Cake Friday is also a thing!

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Eyelash Lift & brow tint

Michelle Banham
20th Jan 2023
Team Member: Sophie
5.0
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Excellent! Very pleased with the results.

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Cut and colour

Charlie McCoy
14th Jan 2023
Team Member: Jemma
5.0
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My daughter had her first colour and cut by Jemma and it look amazing
Highly recommend this salon *****

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Excellent

Elaine Spencer-White
7th Jan 2023
Team Member: Roderick
5.0
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Always a pleasurable experience at Little Sanctuary and feel great with a hair cut that best suits me!

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Wedding Hair Trial

Beth Butler
6th Jan 2023
Team Member: Katie
5.0
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So so so happy with how Katie did my hair for the wedding trial. She was so patient, creative and welcoming. I couldn't be happier!

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Hair by Katie

Abi Best
5th Jan 2023
Team Member: Katie
5.0
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Had a hair cut, balayage and finish with Katie on two separate occasions and she transformed my hair. Very talented and lovely stylist. Conscientious and took her time making sure I was happy throughout. Very thorough and styled it beautifully. Also had a relaxing scalp massage and hand massage from the lovely Chloe!

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Gorgeous new hair as always!

Caroline Crittall
4th Jan 2023
Team Member: Claire
5.0
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Such a pleasure die sing my afternoon here and with the lovely Claire. I feel like I’m meeting up with friends ! Love the cut and colour and new conditioning treatment was dreamy! Love love love ❤️

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Fabulous Christmas Nails!

Sarah Bott
24th Dec 2022
Team Member: Sophie
5.0
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Thank you for a super set of Christmas nails Sophie! I love them and have received lots of compliments.

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Amazing as always

Becki Finean
23rd Dec 2022
Team Member: Jemma
5.0
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Jemma always gets it right- she’s a magician! Over the years we’ve taken my hair from long and black to short and blonde and now we’re going darker again- and yet again, I’ve come out with my hair looking amazing!

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Amazing!!

Robyn Carpenter
22nd Dec 2022
Team Member: Kitty
5.0
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Kitty never fails to amaze me and make my brows look incredible. From hardly anything there when I first let her loose to full brows after only a couple of appointments. Thank you Kitty!! And also thank you Beth for making my hair look lovely for my works party!

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Great

J Grant
21st Dec 2022
Team Member: Claire
5.0
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Had a lovely time having my hair cut and I’m really pleased with the result ?

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Satisfied

Elsie Howes
17th Dec 2022
Team Member: Hannah
5.0
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Always love having my hair done feel so relaxed

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Never a bad day

Shona King
14th Dec 2022
Team Member: Jemma
5.0
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Simply my favourite place to go for a few hours of me time - from frump to fabulous.
My hair always looks immaculate when I walk out and I feel so confident. Jemma and the team, you work your magic time and time again!

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Kate Roberts
14th Dec 2022
Team Member: Katie
5.0
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I cannot say enough good things about this salon & the staff!
Incredibly professional & welcoming! The only salon I've found where I don't feel on edge.

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Much needed TLC

Katy
6th Dec 2022
Team Member: Beth
5.0
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Hair was due some much needed tlc and that’s exactly what it got. Wanted to have it lighter and showed a picture of the kind of thing I was after, Beth did an amazing job and end result was better than I imagined.

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Another fab haircut!

Hettie Geach
6th Dec 2022
Team Member: Claire
5.0
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Yet again Claire worked her magic on my unruly hair this morning! What I so appreciate about her is that she just “gets it” I always feel so confident in her and her scissors…. Thank you sweetie x

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Happy customer

Vicci Gillett
2nd Dec 2022
Team Member: Katie
4.0
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Katie was lovely, I let her do what she thought best after giving her a brief outline of what I was after and received a haircut that I’m really happy with.

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Wash and blow dry

Vicky Morse
1st Dec 2022
Team Member: Katie
5.0
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So happy to have Katie do my hair again, she is so lovely and knows my hair and whenever she does a blow dry time isn’t an issue i always leave smiling with bouncy hair. Thankyou xx

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The Little Sanctuary

Mary Morgan
30th Nov 2022
Team Member: Hannah
5.0
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I have been coming to Hannah for over three years now, besides being a very talented hairdresser she is THE loveliest person, caring, kind, a wonderful warm personality, beautiful inside and out. Hannah is an absolute credit to The Little Sanctuary. I look forward to visiting your salon more than any others I have been to and I have been to many having lived all over the world! The ambiance of the Little Sanctuary is amazing. Claire did my hair while Hannah was in Maternity Leave
she was lovely too. Lily is someone else I would like to mention, she often washes my hair, another joy to be around. I have recommended The Little Sanctuary several times and shall continue to do so. I recently met someone in Shaftesbury who asked where I had my hair cut - I wrote down your details! I look forward with pleasure to my next appointment on the 7th December..

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Lovely salon

Sarah Ward
23rd Nov 2022
Team Member: Hannah
5.0
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Felt very well looked after by Hannah. Great wash, massage, cut and blow dry. Hannah really listened to what I was trying to achieve.

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Lovely salon and wonderful service

Clare Wiltshire
19th Nov 2022
Team Member: Hannah
4.5
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First time in the Salon and it’s lovely, Hannah is a fabulous hairdresser, listens to your requirements and the results are great

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Anonymous
17th Nov 2022
Team Member: Katie
5.0

Another amazing hair colour I love it. You never disappoint

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Delighted

Angela Armstrong
16th Nov 2022
Team Member: Katie
5.0
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So happy with the low light/stripes - very subtle! Thank you Katie

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Excellent

Anne Brake
11th Nov 2022
Team Member: Lilly
5.0
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I came in as a model for Lily and the training was overseen by Gillian. Both gave me a first class colour and five star experience. Lily is very confident and Gillian adds that extra attention to detail. So thank you both very much. Anne

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Just wow ! ❤️

Hayley Clarke
11th Nov 2022
Team Member: Beth
5.0
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It was the first time in years that I have had proper highlights and a cut , been using the shop bought box dyes ?‍♀️? . Beth put two colours through one dark one light and took two inches of terrible condition hair and the results were AMAZING, I love it and no going back to shop bought box dyes . Thanks Beth x

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Rrlaxing

Belinda Ridout
10th Nov 2022
5.0
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Excellent service with relaxed atmosphere to help you enjoy the whole experience.

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Wonderful as always.

Shelley Crouch
9th Nov 2022
Team Member: Claire
5.0
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Lovely Service, great haircut as always.

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Restyle for thinning hair.

Emma
9th Nov 2022
Team Member: Roderick
5.0
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I went in today hoping for a new style that would help improve my self-confidence. Roderick took the time to listen to me and gave great advice. The cut made my hair look thicker. I left feeling much happier. Thank you.

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An all round lovely experience

Maddie Allen
8th Nov 2022
Team Member: Michelle
5.0
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Michelle never fails to impress. She is the finest colourist I’ve ever come across as well as a brilliant stylist coming up with suggestions when I’ve been uncertain what I want. She’s a delight to chat to and always makes me chuckle, a lovely person. The salon itself is a sanctuary and you can get lost in the music they play. A wonderful 2 hour experience. Thank you

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Elizabeth Farris
6th Nov 2022
Team Member: Michelle
5.0

Always a great experience and happy when I leave xxx

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Perfect as always

Alison Gates
5th Nov 2022
Team Member: Roderick
5.0
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Fabulous cut by Roddy as always, thank you Katie for the lovely colour see you in December xx

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Exquisite

Tracy Simmons
2nd Nov 2022
Team Member: Jemma
5.0
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As always , good chat and I always leave the salon feeling great and have exactly what I ask for.
Highly recommend.

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Brilliant service

Samantha Clayton
1st Nov 2022
Team Member: Katie
5.0
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Came out of the salon feeling like me again, thank you!

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Restyle fabulousness !!!!!!

Helen Ramsey
1st Nov 2022
Team Member: Michelle
5.0
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Absolutely gorgeous restyle
Exactly what I had envisioned
Communication excellent
Michelle was awesome
Thank you so much

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Zara Colcomb
29th Oct 2022
Team Member: Katie
5.0
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Katie gave me the loveliest haircut, she made me feel so comfortable and listened to exactly what I wanted. Looking to going back again

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Amazing Katie!

Megan Ramsey
29th Oct 2022
Team Member: Katie
5.0
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Thank you Katie for such a lovely experience. Absolutely love my hair and it feels so healthy! Always a brilliant time at the little sanctuary ❤️

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Excellent

Elli Moore
28th Oct 2022
Team Member: Katie
5.0
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First time visiting this salon. Katie was excellent; she really listened to what I wanted and ensured I was happy with the end result. Will definitely return

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Gorgeous nails

Ellie Payne
22nd Oct 2022
Team Member: Kitty
5.0
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First time having gel nails… why did I wait so long?! Kitty is very thorough and took great care producing perfect nails for me down to the tiny little stars… ✨ thanks so much, I’ll be back for more!

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Mother of the bride pre wedding highlights

Sandra Luffman
15th Oct 2022
Team Member: Jemma
5.0
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Gemma was friendly and professional and gave me great advice on colours for my hair. She put me at ease about the best style for my hat and showed me how it would look. I was so pleased with the results and can't wait for her to do my hair for my daughters wedding in 3 weeks time.

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Consistently Excellent

Clare Ratcliffe
8th Oct 2022
Team Member: Michelle
5.0
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It’s always a pleasure visiting The Little Sanctuary. Michelle has cut my hair beautifully for years and I always get compliments after I have had it cut. My hair is thick and coarse so not the easiest to work with. Thank you, Michelle. All the staff are lovely and welcoming. The best hairdressers I’ve been to.

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My fav. Thing.

Clare Hatcher
8th Oct 2022
Team Member: Roderick
5.0
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Whenever I come to the salon, I enjoy the experience. Everyone is very friendly.
Roddy always cuts my hair to perfection. I don't always know completely what I want, but with Roddys help we arrive at the perfect style. I know I can trust him. His experience seems to make it easy for him to guide me. I LOVE me new 'do'

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Fabulous colour!

Hettie Geach
7th Oct 2022
Team Member: Claire
5.0
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What a fabulous experience, I have just had at your lovely, happy salon…
I spent nearly 3 hours having colour and a cut and the hours flew by!
Claire is a total delight and managed to deal with my huge hair with never a sigh!
She has done such a brilliant job… I have now found my new hairdresser…. Thank you to her and the other girls were just lovely…it was a pleasure to be in all your company! Xx

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Superb

Gloria Bowden
7th Oct 2022
Team Member: Michelle
5.0
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Definitely 5 star treatment !!
Looking forward to my next visit
Thank you so much ????

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Fab Nails

Tara Phelan
7th Oct 2022
Team Member: Sophie
5.0
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Sophie, was a delight.
Very professional as well as hospitable
I will come back in 2 weeks time to have my nails done again

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