Stop Three: Goldsboro Books

A short walk from Charing Cross Road likes Goldsboro Books, a lovely little bookshop which is set in a street that reeks of literary history. Nicknamed 'Bookshop Alley', Cecil Court is famous for the many bookshops that line it- to the point where J.K Rowling took it as inspiration for Diagon Alley. Goldsboro Books is my favourite,…

Stop Number Two: Daunt Books

Next stop is a quiet street in Marylebone, five minutes walk from the leafy beauty of Regent’s Park: Daunt Books, the home of the natty little canvas tote bags that seem to be on trend at the moment with book-lovers. And for good reason, because the store itself is a thing of beauty. Though it…

Stop Number One: Hatchard’s

Let’s go back to where it all began... Hatchard’s, which is, if rumour is to be believed, the UK’s oldest bookshop. Founded in 1797 by one John Hatchard, bookseller, the bookshop hasn’t moved from its current location in Piccadilly- why would you, though, it’s next to Fortnum and Mason’s- for over two centuries. The building…

The Great Little Bookshop Tour of London

Where would booklovers be without their bookshops? The internet doesn’t compare to the feeling of walking into a shop with the latest bestsellers packed on the walls, with people browsing and that lovely smell of books in the air. During my skint university days I had a habit of going into bookshops and reading the…