Premium Shoe Cleaning and Accessories Care

We clean and restore trainers, designer shoes, handbags, caps and hats at The Boathouse in Gillingham. Trainers that have gone grey, a leather bag that has picked up a mark, a cap that has lost its shape: they come back cleaned, conditioned and back in shape.

Every item is looked at before anything starts. Leather, suede, canvas, knit and mixed materials each take a different method, so we agree what can be done and what it will take while you are at the counter, not after.

What we clean

Trainers and sports shoes, leather shoes, boots and heels, handbags, purses and small leather goods, and caps, hats and fabric accessories. Uppers, midsoles, laces and linings are treated separately, so a canvas panel is never scrubbed like a rubber sole, and hardware on a bag is protected rather than cleaned over.

Cleaning and restoration

A clean lifts dirt, salt and everyday wear. Restoration goes further: conditioning leather that has dried out, recolouring where a finish has worn thin, reshaping a cap or a boot, and fresh laces. Deep scuffs are assessed first, because some marks set into a hide and no cleaner will lift them.

Do you collect shoes and bags?

Yes, on the same round as the rest of your cleaning. Put them in a separate bag and say what is in it when you book, so they travel away from the garment rail.