Top 10 Bookshops in the UK 2026

Though the Paris original is more famous, the London pop-up events and their curated UK selections bring the same spirit of literary wanderlust to British readers.

With locations in Bath, Edinburgh, and St Andrews, Topping's offers complimentary coffee, roaring fires, and one of the most carefully curated selections in the UK.

A Bath treasure offering a unique Reading Spa experience. Tell the booksellers what you love and they'll prescribe you the perfect next read.

A converted Victorian railway station in Alnwick filled with second-hand books. A roaring fire, a model railway running overhead, and the birthplace of the Keep Calm and Carry On poster.

The largest second-hand bookshop in Hay-on-Wye, the world's book town. Over 200,000 titles in a converted cinema with labyrinthine aisles.

Bloomsbury's literary jewel, attached to the London Review of Books. The curation is impeccable and the author events attract the biggest names in literature.

A converted church in Inverness filled floor to ceiling with second-hand books. A wood-burning stove in the centre aisle makes winter browsing a joy.

London's oldest bookshop, established on Piccadilly in 1797. Five floors of beautifully presented books with royal warrants from three members of the royal family.

Scotland's national book town hosts an annual festival where bookshops and music collide. The Book Shop on the main street is the largest in Scotland.

Though the Paris original is more famous, the London pop-up events and their curated UK selections bring the same spirit of literary wanderlust to British readers.

With locations in Bath, Edinburgh, and St Andrews, Topping's offers complimentary coffee, roaring fires, and one of the most carefully curated selections in the UK.

A Bath treasure offering a unique Reading Spa experience. Tell the booksellers what you love and they'll prescribe you the perfect next read.

A converted Victorian railway station in Alnwick filled with second-hand books. A roaring fire, a model railway running overhead, and the birthplace of the Keep Calm and Carry On poster.

The largest second-hand bookshop in Hay-on-Wye, the world's book town. Over 200,000 titles in a converted cinema with labyrinthine aisles.

Bloomsbury's literary jewel, attached to the London Review of Books. The curation is impeccable and the author events attract the biggest names in literature.

A converted church in Inverness filled floor to ceiling with second-hand books. A wood-burning stove in the centre aisle makes winter browsing a joy.

London's oldest bookshop, established on Piccadilly in 1797. Five floors of beautifully presented books with royal warrants from three members of the royal family.

Scotland's national book town hosts an annual festival where bookshops and music collide. The Book Shop on the main street is the largest in Scotland.