Kitchen floor, victorian house

[trickyex]

Our kitchen was done on a budget 5 years ago and I chose sheet vinyl for the floor as that was all I could afford.
It hasnt lasted well and has ripped under our metal chair legs.

I know that LVT is often recommended but I am not keen on using something made from pvc. Am trying to be really careful about the
enviromental impact of things I buy.
Other options are waterproof laminate (Egger has some decent looking options), cork (which seems to have been updated and comes in lovely colours now) or proper lino (Marmoleum).
I'd prefer to avoid edging trim around the skirting though.

I have used real lino before and it was really nice but it was in a bathroom, I don't know if it would be touch enough in a busy kitchen diner (doors to the garden, sporty DSs).

Does anyone have experience of any of the above? Or other suggestions?
TIA

I don't know from what it is made but amtico seems to be absolutely indestructible. 50 years old in my in laws house and 35 at my parents. Comes up sparkly and new looking with a good mopping.

We had proper link in our last house and I loved it. Very hard wearing and beautiful marbly pattern

Lino obviously

Amtico is LVT which the OP has said she doesn't want. Quarry tiles would suit the age of the house. You don't have have the terracotta coloured ones either. Or maybe some of the other tiles that are fashionable again - similar to Minton styles which would have been used in hallways and orangeries?

Yes amtico is LVT, and I know would be practical but am not keen really.
Glad to hear proper lino is tough GB.

And quarry tiles I love but I find them cold and unforgiving if you drop things on them. Good in a utility but I need something softer in the kitchen.
Its hard to find a fitter for lino around here, am on the lookout.
Hoping someone may have used cork, would be interested to hear more, have found some lovely samples in grey colours.

TBH I doubt anything soft is going to stand up to metal chair legs for long. Do you have pads on them?

is the actual floor concrete, stone, tiles, chipboard, planks, or what?

Its chipboard under the sheet vinyl.
The legs have protectors yes.
The vinyl has also split where I have dropped my Global bread knife on it!

The sub floor isnt perfect so would need some attention