Bookshops in London: 60 notable shops
Independent and landmark bookshops to find your next read or order a book. Up to 60 shops per category: first those with a Wikipedia or Wikidata entry, then the most complete listings (website, opening hours, address). Nobody pays to be listed.
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Best known
- FoylesCharing Cross Road, 107Opening hours: Mon-Sat 09:00-21:00 · Sun 11:30-18:00 · holidays closedView on map · Website · Wikipedia
- New Beacon BooksStroud Green Road, 76Opening hours: Thu-Sat 12:00-18:00View on map · Website · Wikipedia
- Freedom BookshopWhitechapel High Street, 85aOpening hours: Mon-Sat 12:00-18:00 · Sun 12:00-16:00View on map · Website · Wikipedia
- Gay's The WordMarchmont Street, 66Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10:00-18:30 · Sun 14:00-18:00View on map · Website · Wikipedia
- Word on the WaterOpening hours: Mon-Sun 12:00-19:00View on map · Website · Wikipedia
- Sotheran'sSackville Street, 3-5View on map · Website · Wikipedia
- BookmarksBloomsbury Street, 1Opening hours: Mon 11:30-18:00 · Tue-Sat 10:30-18:00View on map · Wikipedia
- WaterstonesGower Street, 82Opening hours: Mon-Sat 09:00-20:00 · Sun 12:00-18:00View on map · Website
- Collinge & ClarkLeigh Street, 13Opening hours: Mon-Sat 11:00-18:00View on map · Website
- Kirkdale BookshopKirkdale, 272Opening hours: Mon-Sat 09:30-17:00 · Sun 12:00-16:00View on map · Website
- The Bookshop on the HeathTranquil Vale, 74Opening hours: Mon-Tue,Thu-Fri 11:00-17:30 · Sat 10:00-18:00 · Sun 11:00-17:00View on map · Website
- Wildy & Sons LtdCarey StreetOpening hours: Mon-Fri 08:45-18:00View on map · Website
- The Alligator's MouthChurch Court, 2aView on map · Website
- Treadwell's BooksStore Street, 33View on map · Website
- HatchardsPiccadilly, 187Opening hours: Sun-Fri 09:30-20:00 · Sat 12:00-18:00View on map
- JarndyceView on map · Website
- The Atlantis BookshopView on map · Website
- The Bookseller Crow on the HillWestow Street, 50View on map
Kensington and Chelsea · 8 shops
- TaschenDuke of York Square, 12View on map · Website
- Daunt BooksHolland Park Avenue, 112-114Opening hours: Mon-Sat 09:00-19:30 · Sun 11:00-18:00View on map · Website
- WaterstonesKing's Road, 158Opening hours: Mon-Sat 09:00-20:00 · Sun 11:30-17:30View on map · Website
- Books for CooksBlenheim Crescent, 4Opening hours: Tue-Sat 10:00-18:00 · "3 weeks August" closed · "10 days Christmas" closed · holidays closedView on map · Website
- John Sandoe LtdBlacklands Terrace, 10-12Opening hours: Mon-Sat 09:30-18:30 · Sun 11:00-17:00View on map · Website
- Librairie La PageHarrington Road, 7Opening hours: Mon-Fri 08:15-18:30 · Sat 09:00-18:30View on map · Website
- Lutyens & RubinsteinKensington Park Road, 21Opening hours: Mon 10:00-18:00 · Tue-Fri 10:00-18:30 · Sat 10:00-18:00 · Sun 11:00-17:00View on map · Website
- Peter HarringtonFulham Road, 100Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00View on map · Website
Westminster · 7 shops
- WaterstonesPiccadilly, 203-206Opening hours: Mon-Sat 09:00-21:00 · Sun 12:00-18:00View on map · Website
- StanfordsMercer Walk, 7Opening hours: Mon-Fri 09:00-19:00 · Sat 10:00-19:00 · Sun 12:00-18:00View on map · Website
- Watkins BooksCecil Court, 19View on map · Website
- Daunt BooksMarylebone High Street, 83-84Opening hours: Mon-Sat 09:00-19:30 · Sun 11:00-18:00View on map · Website
- Any Amount of BooksCharing Cross Road, 56Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10:30-19:00 · Sun 11:00-18:30View on map · Website
- Gosh!Berwick Street, 1Opening hours: Mon-Sun 10:30-19:00View on map · Website
- Henry Pordes BooksCharing Cross Road, 58,60Opening hours: Mon-Sun 10:30-19:30View on map · Website
Hackney · 5 shops
- ArtwordsBroadway Market, 20-22Opening hours: Mon-Fri 09:00-20:00 · Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00View on map · Website
- ArtwordsClarence Road, 2-4Opening hours: Tue,Thu 10:00-19:00 · Wed,Fri-Sat 10:00-18:00 · Sun 11:00-18:00 · Mon closedView on map · Website
- Burley Fisher BooksKingsland Road, 400Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00 · Sun 12:00-18:00View on map · Website
- Donlon BooksBroadway Market, 75Opening hours: Sun-Fri 11:00-18:00 · Sat 10:00-18:00View on map · Website
- Pages of HackneyLower Clapton Road, 70Opening hours: Mon-Fri,Sun 11:00-18:00 · Sat 10:00-18:00View on map · Website
Camden · 4 shops
- Architectural Association BookshopBedford Square, 32Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00 · Sat 11:00-18:00View on map
- Oxfam BookshopBloomsbury Street, 12Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00 · Sun 12:00-17:00View on map · Website
- Daunt BooksSouth End Road, 51Opening hours: Mon-Sat 09:00-18:00 · Sun 11:00-18:00View on map · Website
- Hellenic BookserviceFortess Road, 89Opening hours: Mon-Fri 09:30-17:30 · Sat 10:00-17:00 · Sun closed · holidays closedView on map · Website
Lambeth · 3 shops
- FoylesLower ConcourseOpening hours: Mon-Fri 07:00-21:30 · Sat 09:00-21:00 · Sun 10:00-18:00View on map · Website
- TGJonesStreatham High Road, 180 - 182Opening hours: Mon-Fri 09:00-15:00 · Sat 09:00-12:30View on map · Website
- BookmongersColdharbour Lane, 439Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10:30-18:30 · Sun 11:00-16:00View on map · Website
Newham · 3 shops
- FoylesMontfichet RoadOpening hours: Mon-Fri 10:00-21:00 · Sat 09:00-21:00 · Sun 12:00-18:00View on map · Website
- The WorksArmada Way, 3Opening hours: Mon-Sat 09:00-20:00 · Sun 11:00-17:00View on map · Website
- The WorksThe Mall, 45-46Opening hours: Mon-Sat 08:00-20:00 · Sun 10:30-17:30View on map · Website
Wandsworth · 3 shops
- TGJonesSouthside Shopping Centre, 69Opening hours: Mon-Fri 08:30-18:30 · Sat 09:00-18:30 · Sun 11:00-17:00View on map · Website
- BackstoryBalham High Road, 71Opening hours: Mon-Wed,Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00 · Thu-Fri 10:00-21:00View on map · Website
- CubaDirectoCharlotte Despard AvenueOpening hours: Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00View on map · Website
Haringey · 2 shops
- Oxfam BookshopPark Road, 22Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00 · Sun 11:00-17:00View on map · Website
- Children's BookshopFortis Green Road, 29Opening hours: Mon-Sat 09:15-17:45 · Sun 11:00-16:00View on map · Website
Richmond upon Thames · 2 shops
- TGJonesUpper Richmond Road West, 260Opening hours: Mon-Sat 09:00-17:30 · Sun 10:00-17:00View on map · Website
- Parade's End BooksRichmond Road, 406Opening hours: Mon-Thu 10:00-17:00 · Fri-Sat 10:00-18:00 · Sun 11:00-17:00View on map · Website
Greenwich · 1 shops
- Oxfam BookshopCollege Approach, 2Opening hours: Mon,Tue,Fri,Sat 10:00-18:00 · Wed 10:00-14:00 · Thu 10:00-17:00 · Sun 11:00-17:00View on map · Website
Hammersmith and Fulham · 1 shops
- Nomad BooksFulham Road, 781Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00, Sun 11:00-17:00View on map · Website
Havering · 1 shops
- Darussalam Publishers & DistributorsVictoria Road, 11Opening hours: Mon-Sun 10:00-21:00View on map · Website
Hounslow · 1 shops
- Foster BooksChiswick High Road, 183Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10:30-17:30 · Sun 11:00-17:00View on map · Website
Lewisham · 1 shops
- Blackheath BookshopTranquil Vale, 34Opening hours: Mon-Sat 09:00-19:00 · Sun 10:00-17:00View on map · Website
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