Westwood is a village and retail estate in the civil parish of Broadstairs and St Peter's, in the Thanet district of Kent, England, and 2 km south of Margate,.EconomyIt is the location of the out of town shopping centre Westwood Cross. It is also the site of East Kent Retail Park (Matalan, Staples, Harveys Furniture, and Pets at Home) and Westwood Gateway Retail Park (Argos, Paul Simon, Homebase, Maplin Electronics and Sports World). Both sites are owned by Hammerson.