Bookstores in Fremantle
Fremantle, Western Australia has 10 bookstores on the map. That's 10 bookshops mapped around Fremantle, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide. Give yourself an hour minimum — bookshops are the one errand that always takes longer than planned.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Fremantle (within about 20 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Paper Bird and New Edition Bookshop, plus Bill Campbell Books. If a bookshop's missing from Fremantle's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Fremantle bookstore lineup
10 in Fremantle, plus 20 more around Fremantle below:
Paper Bird
Bookstore0.1 km from Fremantle
Paper Bird is Bookstore.
New Edition Bookshop
Bookstore0.2 km from Fremantle
New Edition Bookshop is Bookstore on 41 High Street. New Edition Bookshop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
41 High Street
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-21:00
Phone: +61 8 9335 2383
Bill Campbell Books
Bookstore0.2 km from Fremantle
Bill Campbell Books is Bookstore on 48 High Street. Bill Campbell Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,We-Fr 10:00-17:00; Tu off; Sa-Su 12:00-17:00.
48 High Street
Hours: Mo,We-Fr 10:00-17:00; Tu off; Sa-Su 12:00-17:00
Maritime and Travel Bookshop
Bookstore0.3 km from Fremantle
Maritime and Travel Bookshop — Bookstore.
Elizabeth's
Used bookstore0.4 km from Fremantle
Elizabeth's is Used bookstore. Elizabeth's also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00, Sa-Su 09:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00, Sa-Su 09:00-17:00
Elizabeth's Warehouse
Used bookstore1.1 km from Fremantle
Elizabeth's Warehouse is Used bookstore.
Open Book
Bookstore5.2 km from Fremantle
Open Book — Bookstore on 124 Wellington Street. Also worth knowing about Open Book: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-15:00; Su 09:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
124 Wellington Street, 6012
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-15:00; Su 09:00-13:00
Phone: +61 8 6271 3420
The Lane Bookstore
Bookstore9.0 km from Fremantle
The Lane Bookstore is Bookstore.
Dymocks
Bookstore9.1 km from FremantleRun by Dymocks Perth Pty Ltd
Dymocks is Bookstore run by Dymocks Perth Pty Ltd on 125 Riseley Street. Dymocks also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We,Fr 09:00-17:30; Th 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
125 Riseley Street, 6154
Hours: Mo-We,Fr 09:00-17:30; Th 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +61 8 9364 7687
Typeface Books
Bookstore10.0 km from Fremantle
Typeface Books is Bookstore on 37 Ardross Street. Typeface Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-16:30; Sa,Su 10:00-15:00; it has a website with more detail.
37 Ardross Street, 6153
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-16:30; Sa,Su 10:00-15:00
What the map tells us about bookstores in Fremantle
6 of the 10 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
5 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
2 of the shops are tagged as selling used books — the second-hand shelves are where out-of-print gems and first editions turn up for pocket change.
The Fremantle bookstore crawl
The efficient Fremantle bookstore crawl strings these together: Paper Bird, New Edition Bookshop on 41 High Street, Bill Campbell Books on 48 High Street, Maritime and Travel Bookshop, Elizabeth's, Elizabeth's Warehouse, Open Book on 124 Wellington Street, and The Lane Bookstore — 10 stops, one logical order. 2 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Fremantle
A few things worth knowing before you work through Fremantle's bookstores:
- Look for local history at Paper Bird. The local-interest shelf tells you what a town thinks of itself. Great for visitors, better for new residents.
- Check for a café corner at New Edition Bookshop. A bookshop with coffee is a trap in the best way. Plan accordingly; you won't be leaving soon.
- Don't judge by the window display. The front table is marketing. The back shelves are the shop's real taste. Walk the whole floor.
- Learn the remainders table. Publisher overstocks sold cheap. Great for gift buying — new books at used prices.
Good to know
We searched about 20 km around Fremantle — 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 Fremantle can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 10, or a bookstore we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
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 10 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 Fremantle
20 more within about 20 km of Fremantle — here are the 15 nearest:
Second Hand Book Shop
Bookstore12.8 km from Fremantle
Second Hand Book Shop is Bookstore.
Dymocks
Bookstore14.1 km from Fremantle
Dymocks is Bookstore on 705-707 Rokeby Road. Dymocks also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 09:00-17:30; Th 09:00-20:00; Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-19:15; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
705-707 Rokeby Road, 6008
Hours: Mo-We 09:00-17:30; Th 09:00-20:00; Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-19:15; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +61 8 9321 3969
Subiaco Bookshop
Bookstore14.2 km from Fremantle
Subiaco Bookshop is Bookstore. Subiaco Bookshop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-17:30; Th 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:30; Th 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00
The Indie Realm
Bookstore14.6 km from Fremantle
The Indie Realm — Bookstore.
G-Mart Printing and Second Hand Books
Bookstore15.3 km from Fremantle
G-Mart Printing and Second Hand Books — Bookstore.
Christian Science Perth
Bookstore15.4 km from Fremantle
Christian Science Perth — Bookstore on 996 Hay Street. Also worth knowing about Christian Science Perth: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-15:30; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
996 Hay Street, 6000
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-15:30; PH off
Phone: +61 499 909 968
Quality Comics
Bookstore15.5 km from Fremantle
Quality Comics — Bookstore on 926 Hay Street. Also worth knowing about Quality Comics: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 11:00-15:00; Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa-Su 11:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
926 Hay Street, 6000
Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-15:00; Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa-Su 11:00-15:00
Phone: +61 8 9321 2168
Stefen's Books
Bookstore15.6 km from Fremantle
Stefen's Books — Bookstore on 431 Murray Street. Also worth knowing about Stefen's Books: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
431 Murray Street, 6000
Phone: +61 8 9481 8393
Dymocks
Bookstore15.7 km from FremantleRun by Dymocks Perth Pty Ltd
Dymocks is Bookstore run by Dymocks Perth Pty Ltd on 705-707 Hay Street Mall. Dymocks also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 09:00-17:30; Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
705-707 Hay Street Mall, 6000
Hours: Mo-Th 09:00-17:30; Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +61 8 9321 3969
White Dwarf Books
Bookstore16.0 km from Fremantle
White Dwarf Books — Bookstore on 469 Wellington Street. Also worth knowing about White Dwarf Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:30-18:30; Fr 10:30-20:30; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
469 Wellington Street, 6000
Hours: Mo-Th 10:30-18:30; Fr 10:30-20:30; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-15:00
Phone: +61 8 9481 3468
Pigface Bookstore
Bookstore16.0 km from Fremantle
Pigface Bookstore is Bookstore on 143 Barrack Street. Pigface Bookstore also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-19:00.
143 Barrack Street
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-19:00
Planet Books
Bookstore16.2 km from Fremantle
Planet Books — Bookstore on 192 William Street. Also worth knowing about Planet Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 10:00-21:00; Th-Sa 10:00-22:30; Su 10:30-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
192 William Street
Hours: Mo-We 10:00-21:00; Th-Sa 10:00-22:30; Su 10:30-21:00
Phone: +61 8 9328 7464
Campion Education
Bookstore16.2 km from Fremantle
Campion Education — Bookstore on 25B Baile Road. Also worth knowing about Campion Education: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa-Su,PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
25B Baile Road, 6155
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa-Su,PH off
Phone: +61 8 6240 2778
Crow Books
Bookstore17.0 km from Fremantle
Crow Books is Bookstore. Crow Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We,Su 09:00-21:00; Th-Sa 09:00-22:00; PH 10:00-21:00.
Hours: Mo-We,Su 09:00-21:00; Th-Sa 09:00-22:00; PH 10:00-21:00
Diabolik
Bookstore17.5 km from Fremantle
Diabolik is Bookstore.
Bookstore listings for Fremantle: 10 in Fremantle and 20 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.