Bookstores in Den Bosch
If you judge a town by its bookshops, Den Bosch, North Brabant gives you 20 to judge by. That's 20 bookshops mapped around Den Bosch, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide. Staff picks shelves are the fastest way to read a shop's personality.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Den Bosch (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Neat Stuff and Boekenvoordeel, plus Bruna. If a bookshop's missing from Den Bosch's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Den Bosch bookstore lineup
20 in Den Bosch, plus 39 more around Den Bosch below:
Neat Stuff
Bookstore0.8 km from Den Bosch
Neat Stuff — Bookstore, found on 9 Orthenstraat in 's-Hertogenbosch.
9 Orthenstraat, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5211SV
Boekenvoordeel
Bookstore1.0 km from Den Bosch
Boekenvoordeel — Bookstore, found on 48 Hinthamerstraat in 's-Hertogenbosch.
48 Hinthamerstraat, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5211MR
Bruna
Bookstore1.0 km from Den Bosch
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 157 Stationsplein in 's-Hertogenbosch. Also worth knowing about Bruna: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 07:00-20:00; Sa 08:30-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
157 Stationsplein, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5211BP
Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-20:00; Sa 08:30-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +31 88 133 8074
Boekhandel Adr. Heinen
Bookstore1.1 km from Den Bosch
Boekhandel Adr. Heinen is Bookstore on 27 Kerkstraat, 's-Hertogenbosch. Boekhandel Adr. Heinen also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
27 Kerkstraat, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5211KD
Phone: +31 73 302 0100
Script
Bookstore1.1 km from Den Bosch
Script is Bookstore on 24 Gasselstraat, 's-Hertogenbosch. Script also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 11:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
24 Gasselstraat, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5211KJ
Hours: We-Sa 11:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +31 73 612 2443
Terre Boeken
Bookstore1.3 km from Den Bosch
Terre Boeken is Bookstore on 120 Vughterstraat, 's-Hertogenbosch. Terre Boeken also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
120 Vughterstraat, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5211GM
Bruna
Bookstore1.7 km from Den Bosch
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 18 Rompertpassage in 's-Hertogenbosch.
18 Rompertpassage, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5233AN
van Rooij - Krijnen
Bookstore2.5 km from Den Bosch
van Rooij - Krijnen is Bookstore on 224 Helftheuvelpassage, 's-Hertogenbosch.
224 Helftheuvelpassage, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5224AP
Bruna
Bookstore2.5 km from Den Bosch
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 58 Helftheuvelpassage in 's-Hertogenbosch. Also worth knowing about Bruna: the map lists its hours as Mo 11:00-18:00; Tu-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-20:00; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
58 Helftheuvelpassage, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5224AP
Hours: Mo 11:00-18:00; Tu-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-20:00; Su off
Phone: +31 73 6241835
ReadShop
Bookstore3.2 km from Den Bosch
ReadShop is Bookstore on 124-126 Lokerenpassage, 's-Hertogenbosch. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
124-126 Lokerenpassage, 's-Hertogenbosch, 5235KS
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +31 73 648 0262
Bruna
Bookstore4.5 km from Den Bosch
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 4 Baron van Hövellplein in Vught. Also worth knowing about Bruna: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4 Baron van Hövellplein, Vught, 5261GH
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +31 73 6568107
ReadShop
Bookstore4.5 km from Den Bosch
ReadShop is Bookstore on 18 Molenhoekpassage, Rosmalen. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
18 Molenhoekpassage, Rosmalen, 5242CZ
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +31 73 521 3527
Boekhandel De Omslag
Bookstore4.6 km from Den Bosch
Boekhandel De Omslag — Bookstore, found on 31 De Driesprong in Rosmalen. Also worth knowing about Boekhandel De Omslag: the map lists its hours as Mo 13:00-18:00; Tu-Th 09:30-18:00; Fr 09:30-20:00; Sa 09:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
31 De Driesprong, Rosmalen, 5241TJ
Hours: Mo 13:00-18:00; Tu-Th 09:30-18:00; Fr 09:30-20:00; Sa 09:30-17:00
Phone: +31 73 521 3488
Bruna
Bookstore5.7 km from Den Bosch
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 10 Oliemaat in Vlijmen.
10 Oliemaat, Vlijmen, 5251AG
Boekhandel Hedel
Bookstore5.9 km from Den Bosch
Boekhandel Hedel — Bookstore, found on 10 Raadhuis in Hedel. Also worth knowing about Boekhandel Hedel: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
10 Raadhuis, Hedel, 5321HL
Phone: +31 73 599 3340
Boek- en Kantoorboekhandel Mieke Wijgergangs V.O.F.
Bookstore6.9 km from Den Bosch
Boek- en Kantoorboekhandel Mieke Wijgergangs V.O.F. — Bookstore, found on 55 Mercuriusplein in Berlicum. Also worth knowing about Boek- en Kantoorboekhandel Mieke Wijgergangs V.O.F.: it has a website with more detail.
55 Mercuriusplein, Berlicum, 5258AX
ReadShop
Bookstore7.3 km from Den Bosch
ReadShop is Bookstore on 1 Torenplein, Sint-Michielsgestel. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 09:00-17:30; Sa 09:00-16:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1 Torenplein, Sint-Michielsgestel, 5271AW
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-17:30; Sa 09:00-16:30
Phone: +31 73 551 5113
Amaanah
Bookstore7.6 km from Den Bosch
Amaanah — Bookstore, found on 39 Burgemeester van Houtplein in Vlijmen. Also worth knowing about Amaanah: it has a website with more detail.
39 Burgemeester van Houtplein, Vlijmen, 5251PT
ReadShop
Bookstore8.7 km from Den Bosch
ReadShop is Bookstore on 20a Mgr. Zwijsenplein, Kerkdriel. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 08:00-18:00; Tu-Th 07:30-18:00; Fr 07:30-20:00; Sa 07:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
20a Mgr. Zwijsenplein, Kerkdriel, 5331BG
Hours: Mo 08:00-18:00; Tu-Th 07:30-18:00; Fr 07:30-20:00; Sa 07:30-17:00
Phone: +31 418 634 405
ReadShop
Bookstore9.0 km from Den Bosch
ReadShop is Bookstore on 20 Achterstraat, Helvoirt. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:00-20:00; Su 14:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
20 Achterstraat, Helvoirt, 5268EC
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-20:00; Su 14:00-18:00
Phone: +31 411 641 641
What the map tells us about bookstores in Den Bosch
10 of the 20 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
15 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
Most of the bookstores in Den Bosch list a phone number. Useful for checking whether a specific title is in stock before you visit.
The Den Bosch bookstore crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Neat Stuff on 9 Orthenstraat, Boekenvoordeel on 48 Hinthamerstraat, Bruna on 157 Stationsplein, Boekhandel Adr. Heinen on 27 Kerkstraat, Script on 24 Gasselstraat, Terre Boeken on 120 Vughterstraat, Bruna on 18 Rompertpassage, and van Rooij - Krijnen on 224 Helftheuvelpassage. That's 20 stops on the Den Bosch bookstore crawl. 12 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Den Bosch
A few things worth knowing before you work through Den Bosch's bookstores:
- Gift buying? Ask for wrapping at Neat Stuff. Many independents wrap beautifully and free. It beats a gift bag every time.
- Don't skip the small press section at Boekenvoordeel. The weird, wonderful stuff lives here. Small presses take the risks the big publishers won't.
- Check the sale shelf rhythm. Shops clear shelves on cycles. Ask when the next cull happens — that's when the bargains land.
- Magazines and journals matter. The little-magazine rack is where new writers appear first. Cheap, weird, and full of discoveries.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Den Bosch — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Den Bosch can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 20 that's closed, or a great bookstore we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 20 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Worth the trip: more bookstores around Den Bosch
39 more within about 25 km of Den Bosch — here are the 15 nearest:
News Papers
Bookstore12.1 km from Den Bosch
News Papers is Bookstore.
Zin in Boeken
Bookstore12.1 km from Den Bosch
Zin in Boeken — Bookstore, found on 12 Botermarkt in Heusden. Also worth knowing about Zin in Boeken: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-17:30; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
12 Botermarkt, Heusden, 5256AV
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-17:30; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Bruna
Bookstore12.3 km from Den Bosch
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 19 Rechterstraat in Boxtel.
19 Rechterstraat, Boxtel, 5281BS
Berne Boek- en Abdijwinkel
Bookstore12.7 km from Den Bosch
Berne Boek- en Abdijwinkel — Bookstore, found on 53 Abdijstraat in Heeswijk-Dinther. Also worth knowing about Berne Boek- en Abdijwinkel: it has a website with more detail.
53 Abdijstraat, Heeswijk-Dinther, 5473AC
Bruna
Bookstore12.7 km from Den Bosch
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 142 Hoofdstraat in Schijndel. Also worth knowing about Bruna: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
142 Hoofdstraat, Schijndel, 5481AJ
Phone: +31 73 543 2742
Bruna
Bookstore13.5 km from Den Bosch
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 14 Waterstraat in Zaltbommel. Also worth knowing about Bruna: it has a website with more detail.
14 Waterstraat, Zaltbommel, 5301AJ
Boekenwinkel Samuel Advies
Bookstore14.7 km from Den Bosch
Boekenwinkel Samuel Advies is Bookstore on 126 Spoorlaan, Oisterwijk. Boekenwinkel Samuel Advies also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
126 Spoorlaan, Oisterwijk, 5061HD
Phone: +31 13 528 5981
ReadShop
Bookstore14.8 km from Den Bosch
ReadShop is Bookstore on 17 Tongerloplein, Udenhout. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:30-18:00; Su 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
17 Tongerloplein, Udenhout, 5071CX
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:30-18:00; Su 09:00-17:00
Phone: +31 13 511 6430
Bruna
Bookstore15.1 km from Den BoschRun by Bruna B.V.
Run by Bruna B.V., Bruna is Bookstore, found on 27 Dorpsstraat in Oisterwijk. Also worth knowing about Bruna: the map lists its hours as Mo 13:00-18:00; Tu-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su[1] 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
27 Dorpsstraat, Oisterwijk, 5061HJ
Hours: Mo 13:00-18:00; Tu-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su[1] 12:00-17:00
Phone: +31 13 521 1804
Boekhandel Oisterwijk
Bookstore15.2 km from Den Bosch
Boekhandel Oisterwijk — Bookstore, found on 2 Kerkstraat in Oisterwijk. Also worth knowing about Boekhandel Oisterwijk: the map lists its hours as Mo 13:00-18:00; Tu-Th 09:30-18:00; Fr 09:30-21:00; Sa 09:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2 Kerkstraat, Oisterwijk, 5061EJ
Hours: Mo 13:00-18:00; Tu-Th 09:30-18:00; Fr 09:30-21:00; Sa 09:30-17:00
Phone: +31 13 521 7197
ReadShop
Bookstore15.6 km from Den Bosch
ReadShop is Bookstore on 13 Sterrebos, Oss. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
13 Sterrebos, Oss, 5344AL
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +31 412 25 00 04
Ceelen
Bookstore15.9 km from Den Bosch
Ceelen is Bookstore on 65 't Dorp, Heesch.
65 't Dorp, Heesch, 5384MB
ReadShop
Bookstore16.5 km from Den Bosch
ReadShop is Bookstore on 21 De Els, Waalwijk. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 12:00-18:00; Tu-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 08:30-18:00; Sa 08:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
21 De Els, Waalwijk, 5141HH
Hours: Mo 12:00-18:00; Tu-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 08:30-18:00; Sa 08:30-17:00
Phone: +31 416 337 409
Stripgigant
Bookstore17.0 km from Den Bosch
Stripgigant is Bookstore on 2 Kerkstraat, Oss.
2 Kerkstraat, Oss, 5341BK
Boekhandel Derijks
Bookstore17.2 km from Den Bosch
Boekhandel Derijks is Bookstore on 8 Walstraat, Oss. Boekhandel Derijks also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
8 Walstraat, Oss, 5341CK
Bookstore listings for Den Bosch: 20 in Den Bosch and 39 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.