- Feb 27
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A Guide to Independent and Secondhand Bookshops in London
Do you remember You’ve Got Mail, when the villain was a giant corporate bookshop, supposedly destined to wipe out every small, dishevelled, charming bookseller in its path? It felt convincing at the time and I swore off Books Etc in solidarity. Since then we’ve come to learn that the real villan was lurking in algorithms, convenience and exploitative pay. And yet many of those corners beloved by bibliophiles still exist. Long may that continue, though it will only do so with our faithful patronage hence while we listed the below, always good to have a handy map to where you will find your next great read.
London
North
277 W End Ln, London, NW6 1QS
Welbooks - West End Lane Books Welbooks - West End Lane Books
1-3 Flask Walk, London, NW3 1HJ
Keith Fawkes, Image: likeonetrip Keith Fawkes, Image: booksnbrambles
38 Harmood Street, London, NW1 8DP
Walden Books, Image: Google - Moon Trails Walden Books, Image: Google - Ettore Botti
134 Regent's Park Road, London, NW18XL
Primrose Hill Books Primrose Hill Books
9 Highgate High Street, London, N6 5JR
South
74 Tranquil Vale, Blackheath, London, SE3 0BW
The Bookshop on the Heath The Bookshop on the Heath
1d Calton Avenue, Dulwich Village, London, SE21 7DE
Village Books Dulwich Village Books Dulwich
266, Lee High Rd, London, SE13 5PL
Halcyon Books Halcyon Books Halcyon Books
4a Grove Lane, Camberwell, London, SE5 8SY
Lala Books Lala Books
East
Libreria Bookshop, 65 Hanbury St, London, E1 5JP
Libreria Bookshop Libreria Bookshop
341-343 Roman Road, London, E3 5QR
Bàrd Books Bàrd Books
118 Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 6DG
The Common Press Bookshop The Common Press Bookshop
679 High Road, Leyton, London, E10 6RA
166 Brick Lane, London, E1 6RU
West
183 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 2DR
Foster Books Foster Books
22 Thurloe Street, London, SW7 2LT
South Kensington Books
10-12 Blacklands Terrace, Chelsea, London, SW3 2SR
Hewson Books - The Kew Bookshop
1-2 Station ApproachKewTW9 3QB
Hewson Books - The Kew Bookshop Hewson Books - The Kew Bookshop
91 Fulham High Street, London, SW63J
Hurlingham Books Hurlingham Books
10 Curzon Street, London, W1J 5HH
Heywood Hill Heywood Hill
Central
14 Bury Place, London, WC1A 2JL
66 The Brunswick, off Marchmont Street, London, WC1N 1AE
Skoob Books Skoob Books
Regent's Canal Towpath, Granary Square, London, N1C 4LW
Word on the Water - The London Bookbarge Word on the Water - The London Bookbarge Word on the Water - The London Bookbarge
17 Cecil Court, London, WC2N 4EZ
Travis & Emery Music Bookshop Travis & Emery Music Bookshop
83 Bell Street, London, NW1 6TB
Archive Bookstore Archive Bookstore
56 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H0QA
Any Amount of Books Any Amount of Books
Outside Of London
9C Margaret's Buildings, Bath, BA1 2LP
44 Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AA
Richard Booth’s Bookshop Richard Booth’s Bookshop
53 London Street, Norwich, NR2 1HL
The Book Hive The Book Hive
136 High Street, Marlborough, SN8 1HW
The White Horse Bookshop The White Horse Bookshop
3a & 4a Haddington Place, Edinburgh, EH7 4AE
McNaughtan's Bookshop & Gallery McNaughtan's Bookshop & Gallery McNaughtan's Bookshop & Gallery
York Street, Bath, BA1 1NG
Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath Topping & Company Booksellers of BathTopping & Company Booksellers of Bath Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath
42 High St, Buxton, SK17 6HB
Scrivener’s Books Scrivener’s Books
39 Lion St, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AA
Addyman Books Addyman Books Addyman Books
72-74 West Port, Edinburgh, EH1 2LE
Armchair Books Armchair Books Armchair Books
Church Street, Inverness, IV1 1EY
Leakey's Bookshop Leakey's Bookshop
Alnwick Station, Northumberland NE66 2NP
Barter Books Barter Books Barter Books
8 Edgar Buildings, Bath, BA1 2EE
Persephone Books Persephone Books Persephone Books
82 St Aldates, Oxford, OX1 1RA
St Philip's Books St Philip's Books
8 Minster Gates, York, YO1 7HL
The Minster Gate Bookshop The Minster Gate Bookshop
