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Specialist book shops in the UK
Our directory has 25 specialist book shops in the UK. The most are in London, Manchester and Newcastle upon Tyne. Most open at 10:00 and close at 17:00 on weekdays.
25 places Checked October 2026
By city
London 8Manchester 3Newcastle upon Tyne 2Leeds 2Nottingham 1Liverpool 1Cambridge 1Bradford 1Sheffield 1York 1Birmingham 1Cardiff 1Bolton 1Southampton 1
| Name | Category | Address | City | Opening times |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book Law Publications LTD | Specialist book shop | 382 Carlton Hill | Nottingham | Fri 09:30–15:00 |
| Bump Studios - Digital Media | Digital printing service | 10 Linkstor Rd | Liverpool | Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00 |
| Heffers Bookshop | Book shop | 20 Trinity St | Cambridge | Fri 09:00–19:00 |
| Idle Booksellers | Second-hand book shop | 5/7 Town Ln | Bradford | Mon 10:00–17:00 |
| Institute of Contemporary Arts | Arts organisation | The Mall | London | Tue–Sun 12:00–23:00 |
| International Magic Shop | Magic shop | 89 Clerkenwell Rd | London | Sat 12:00–17:30 |
| Queer Lit | Specialist book shop | 27 Great Ancoats St | Manchester | Mon–Wed 09:00–19:00 |
| Robert Frew | Specialist book shop | 8 Thurloe Pl | London | Sat 11:00–17:00 |
| Tyne Bridge Publishing Book Shop (Newcastle City Library) | Book publisher | Newcastle City Library, 33 New Bridge St W | Newcastle upon Tyne | Mon–Wed 10:00–17:00 |
| Porter Book Shop | Second-hand book shop | 227 Sharrow Vale Rd | Sheffield | Fri 10:00–17:00 |
| Travelling Man | Comic book shop | 43 Grainger St | Newcastle upon Tyne | Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 |
| Travelling Man | Comic book shop | 4 Dale St | Manchester | Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 |
| Travelling Man | Game shop | 74 Goodramgate | York | Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 |
| Travelling Man | Game shop | 32 Central Rd | Leeds | Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 |
| Amana Trust Bookshop | Book shop | 110 Pentonville Rd | London | Tue–Sat 11:00–16:00 |
| Bibliophile Books | Internet shop | 31 Riverside Building, 55 Trinity Buoy Wharf | London | Mon–Fri 08:30–17:00 |
| Birmingham Design Shop | Specialist book shop | The Jointworks, 45 Frederick St | Birmingham | Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00 |
| Cant a mil | Specialist book shop | 11 Whitchurch Rd | Cardiff | Mon–Sat 09:00–17:30 |
| Fine Firsts | Specialist book shop | 1604 Chorley Old Rd | Bolton | Fri–Sat Open 24 hours |
| Marine Society Shop | Specialist book shop | 200B Lambeth Rd | London | Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00 |
| The London Bookshop Map | Specialist book shop | 114, Omega Works, 4 Roach Rd | London | Fri–Sat 10:00–18:00 |
| Village | Specialist book shop | 131 Oldham St | Manchester | Tue–Fri 12:00–18:00 |
| Village | Specialist book shop | 10-12 Thornton's Arcade | Leeds | Sat 11:00–18:00 |
| Mayflower Christian Bookshop | Specialist book shop | 114 Spring Rd | Southampton | — |
| Studio Nocturne | Specialist book shop | Studio 9, De Beauvoir Workshops, 69A Southgate Rd | London | — |