New & secondhand in Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
A bookshop with a strong Welsh-language focus.
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Independent bookshop in Abingdon, United Kingdom
An Oxfordshire independent known for its children's events.
Secondhand in Alnwick, United Kingdom · since 1991
One of the largest secondhand bookshops in Britain, housed in a Victorian railway station in Northumberland. A model train runs along the tops of the shelves, there are open fires in winter, and the old waiting rooms now serve tea. It is also where the original 'Keep Calm and Carry On' poster was rediscovered.
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Independent bookshop in Bath, United Kingdom
A publisher's shop reprinting neglected twentieth-century writers, mostly women, in signature grey covers.
Independent bookshop in Belfast, United Kingdom
An Irish-language bookshop in Belfast's Gaeltacht Quarter.
Independent bookshop in Belfast, United Kingdom
A crime-fiction specialist that won the most recommendations in an Irish Times survey of readers' favourite shops.
Independent bookshop in Birmingham, United Kingdom
A Kings Heath bookshop named the UK's independent bookshop of the year in 2025.
Independent bookshop in Bishop's Castle, United Kingdom
A shop that 'prescribes' poems for the soul, in a former Shropshire chemist's.
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Independent bookshop in Brighton, United Kingdom
A Brighton neighbourhood independent.
Towns and cities, A–Z
Page 1 of 4. Each has its own guide with a map and, where the shops are close enough, a walking route.
Towns and cities
- Aberaeron1
- Aberdeen4
- Aberfeldy3
- Aberystwyth3
- Abingdon2
- Aldeburgh2
- Alnwick3
- Alton2
- Altrincham1
- Ambleside3
- Andover2
- Appleby-in-Westmorland1
- Ardrossan1
- Arundel2
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch1
- Attleborough1
- Axminster1
- Aylsham1
- Ayr1
- Bakewell2
- Ballater2
- Banchory1
- Bangor2
- Bangor1
- Barnard Castle3
- Barnsley2
- Barnstaple2
- Basingstoke1
- Bath10
- Battle1
- Bawtry1
- Beaminster1
- Beccles2
- Beckenham1
- Bedford2
- Bedworth1
- Belfast10
- Belper1
- Berwick-Upon-Tweed2
- Beverley1
- Bexhill-on-Sea1
- Bicester1
- Bideford2
- Biggar1
- Billericay1
- Billingshurst1
- Birmingham17
- Bishop's Castle1
- Bishop's Stortford1
- Blackburn1
- Blairgowrie1
- Blairgowrie and Rattray1
- Blandford Forum1
- Bo'ness2
- Bognor Regis2
- Bolton1
- Botton1
- Bourne1
- Bournemouth3
- Bowmore1
- Brackley1
- Bradford on Avon2
- Brading1
- Brecon2
- Bridgnorth1
- Bridgwater1
- Bridport4
- Brighouse2
- Brighton13
- Brighton & Hove1
- Bristol28
- Broadstairs2
- Brodick1
- Bromsgrove1
- Bromyard1
- Buckfastleigh1
- Buckhurst Hill1
- Buckingham1
- Bude1
- Bunessan1
- Burford1
- Burntisland1
- Bury St Edmunds2
- Buxton2
- Caernarfon1
- Caerphilly1
- Callander2
- Callington1
- Calne1
- Cambridge11
- Camelford2
- Campbeltown1
- Canterbury5
- Cape Hill1
- Cardiff10
- Cardigan / Aberteifi2
- Carlisle2
- Carmarthen2
- Carnforth1
- Carshalton2
- Cartmel1
- Castle Cary1
- Caterham1
- Catford1
- Chagford1
- Chandler's Ford1
- Chatham1
- Chelmsford3
- Chelmsley Wood1
- Cheltenham8
- Chepstow1
- Chesham1
- Chester4
- Chester-le-Street2
- Chesterfield1
- Chichester4
- Chipping Campden2
- Chipping Norton3
- Chiswick3
- Christchurch2
- Church Stretton1
- Cirencester2
- Clevedon2
- Coalville1
- Cobham1
- Cockermouth1
- Coggeshall1
- Colchester4
- Coleraine1
- Conwy2
- Corbridge2
- Corsham1
- Corwen1
- Coventry6
- Cowbridge1
- Cowes1
- Cranborne1
- Craven Arms1
- Crawley2
- Crediton2
- Crewe1
- Crewkerne1
- Crickhowell1
- Cromer4
- Crosby1
- Crowborough1
- Croydon1
- Cullen1
- Cullybackey1
- Cupar3
- Cwmbrân1
- Dalbeattie1
- Darlington4
- Dartford1
- Dartmouth4
- Daventry1
- Deal1
- Denbigh1
- Denton1
- Derby4
- Dereham1
- Derry/Londonderry1
- Devizes1
- Didcot1
- Dingwall2
- Dolgellau1
- Dorchester1
- Dorking3
- Dornoch1
- Dover2
- Downham Market2
- Driffield1
- Droitwich Spa1
- Dudley1
- Dufftown1
- Dundee3
- Dunfermline3
- Dunkeld2
- Dunoon3
- Dunstable1
Finding bookshops in the United Kingdom
- How many bookshops are listed in the United Kingdom?
The Atlas currently lists 1,471 active bookshops across 620 towns and cities in the United Kingdom. This is the number in our directory, not a claim that every shop in the area has been recorded.
- Can I find secondhand bookshops in the United Kingdom?
295 listed shops are categorised as selling secondhand books. Stock changes frequently; ask a shop directly if you need a particular book.
- Are the opening hours and accessibility details checked?
The Atlas displays available source information. A listing without opening hours or access details is incomplete, not necessarily closed or inaccessible. Check each shop's website and confirm anything essential before travelling.
- Can I add a shop or correct a listing?
Yes. Send the shop's name, location and a reliable website or other source. Suggestions and corrections are reviewed before changing the Atlas.
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