Bookstores in Nottingham
Nottingham, England has 70 bookstores on the map. That's 70 bookshops mapped around Nottingham, 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 Nottingham (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Waterstones and Blackwells, plus The Works. If a bookshop's missing from Nottingham's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Nottingham bookstore lineup
70 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
Waterstones
BookstoreRun by Waterstone's
Run by Waterstone's, Waterstones is Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Waterstones: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00
Blackwells
Bookstore
Blackwells is Bookstore.
The Works
Bookstore
The Works — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about The Works: it has a website with more detail.
Alfreton, DE55 2JW
Scarthin Books
Bookstore
Scarthin Books — Bookstore.
Peak Rail Shop
Bookstore
Peak Rail Shop is Bookstore on Station Yard, Matlock. Peak Rail Shop also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Station Yard, Matlock, DE4 3NA
Waterstones
Bookstore
Waterstones — Bookstore on 8 Central Avenue. Also worth knowing about Waterstones: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-19:30; Su 10:30-16:30; it has a website with more detail.
8 Central Avenue
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-19:30; Su 10:30-16:30
Oxfam Books and Music
Bookstore
Oxfam Books and Music is Bookstore on Central Avenue, Nottingham. Oxfam Books and Music also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 11:00-15:00; it has a website with more detail.
Central Avenue, Nottingham, NG2 5GR
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 11:00-15:00
Christian Resources Leicester
Bookstore
Christian Resources Leicester — Bookstore on Peacock Lane. Also worth knowing about Christian Resources Leicester: it has a website with more detail.
Peacock Lane, LE1 5PZ
Waterstones
Bookstore
Waterstones — Bookstore, found on 1-5 Bridlesmith Gate in Nottingham. Also worth knowing about Waterstones: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-18:30; Su 11:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
1-5 Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham, NG1 2GR
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:30; Su 11:00-17:00
St. Bernard Abbey Bookshop
Bookstore
St. Bernard Abbey Bookshop — Bookstore.
Bookwise
Bookstore
Bookwise is Bookstore on 10 Goose Gate, Nottingham.
10 Goose Gate, Nottingham, NG1 1FF
The Works
Bookstore
The Works — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about The Works: it has a website with more detail.
Second-Hand Book Shop
Bookstore
Second-Hand Book Shop — Bookstore.
Waterstones
Bookstore
Waterstones — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Waterstones: the map lists its hours as Su 11:00-17:00; Mo-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Su 11:00-17:00; Mo-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 09:00-18:00
Mizan Books
Bookstore
Mizan Books is Bookstore on 58 Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham.
58 Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 5JD
The Works
Bookstore
The Works — Bookstore, found on 14 Long Row in Nottingham. Also worth knowing about The Works: it has a website with more detail.
14 Long Row, Nottingham, NG1 2DH
The Works
Bookstore
The Works — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about The Works: it has a website with more detail.
Derby, DE1 2PL
Clarendon Books
Bookstore
Clarendon Books is Bookstore. Clarendon Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-17:30; Sa 10:30-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-17:30; Sa 10:30-17:00
Mary Tony Books
Used bookstore
Mary Tony Books — Used bookstore.
Nottingham, NG1 3PS
Age UK Bookshop
Bookstore
Age UK Bookshop — Bookstore.
Waterstones
Bookstore
Waterstones — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Waterstones: it has a website with more detail.
The Works
Bookstore
The Works — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about The Works: it has a website with more detail.
The Works
Bookstore
The Works — Bookstore.
Ilkeston, DE7 8AG
The Works
Bookstore
The Works — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about The Works: it has a website with more detail.
Cornerstone Christian Bookshop
Bookstore
Cornerstone Christian Bookshop — Bookstore.
One More Chapter
Bookstore
One More Chapter is Bookstore on 6 Main Road, Nottingham. One More Chapter also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
6 Main Road, Nottingham, NG12 2FH
Al-Hidayah
Bookstore
Al-Hidayah — Bookstore on 247A Denman Street.
247A Denman Street
TGJones
Bookstore
TGJones is Bookstore on 29 Market Place, Melton Mowbray. TGJones also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:30-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
29 Market Place, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1XD
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:30-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00
Phone: +44 20 4629 1184
The Works
Bookstore
The Works — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about The Works: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-17:30; Sa 08:30-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:30; Sa 08:30-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00
Maktaba tul Madina
Bookstore
Maktaba tul Madina is Bookstore on 10-14 Oakdale Road, Nottingham.
10-14 Oakdale Road, Nottingham, NG3 7EE
The Griffin’s Library
Bookstore
The Griffin’s Library is Bookstore.
St Giles Bookshop
Used bookstoreRun by St Giles Hospice
Run by St Giles Hospice, St Giles Bookshop is Used bookstore, found on 26 Market Street in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Also worth knowing about St Giles Bookshop: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00.
26 Market Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
The Works
Bookstore
The Works — Bookstore on Market Place. Also worth knowing about The Works: it has a website with more detail.
Market Place
Blackwells
Bookstore
Blackwells is Bookstore.
Stray's Coffee
Bookstore
Stray's Coffee — Bookstore.
The Works
Bookstore
The Works — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about The Works: it has a website with more detail.
Hestia Books
Bookstore
Hestia Books is Bookstore.
Dormouse Books
Bookstore
Dormouse Books is Bookstore on 36 Market Place, Belper. Dormouse Books also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
36 Market Place, Belper, DE56 1FZ
Phone: +44 1773 689876
The Works
Bookstore
The Works — Bookstore, found on High Street in Grantham. Also worth knowing about The Works: it has a website with more detail.
High Street, Grantham
Eagle Books
Bookstore
Eagle Books is Bookstore on 19 East Street, Derby.
19 East Street, Derby, DE1 2AU
Forbidden Planet
Bookstore
Forbidden Planet — Bookstore on 23 Silver Street. Also worth knowing about Forbidden Planet: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
23 Silver Street, LE1 5EU
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Phone: +44 116 251 5266
Kube Publishing
Bookstore
Kube Publishing is Bookstore.
Book Store
Bookstore
Book Store is Bookstore.
Not New(ton) Book Loft
BookstoreRun by National Trust
Not New(ton) Book Loft is Bookstore run by National Trust.
Maynard & Bradley
Bookstore
Maynard & Bradley — Bookstore.
Bearded Badger Books
Bookstore
Bearded Badger Books — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Bearded Badger Books: it has a website with more detail.
Derby, DE1 1RF
Newark Bookshop
Bookstore
Newark Bookshop is Bookstore on 12 Queens Head Court, Newark. Newark Bookshop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 09:00-16:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
12 Queens Head Court, Newark, NG24 1EL
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-16:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
Countryside Books
Bookstore
Countryside Books is Bookstore.
The Old Curiosity Bookshop
Bookstore
The Old Curiosity Bookshop — Bookstore.
Jermy & Westerman
Bookstore
Jermy & Westerman is Bookstore on 203 Mansfield Road, Nottingham.
203 Mansfield Road, Nottingham, NG1 3FS
Iqra Books
Bookstore
Iqra Books is Bookstore on 330-332 Normanton Road, Derby.
330-332 Normanton Road, Derby, DE23 6WE
Madina Book Centre
Bookstore
Madina Book Centre is Bookstore on 343 Normanton Road, Derby. Madina Book Centre also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
343 Normanton Road, Derby, DE23 6UU
Phone: +44 1332 368002
Peak Dragon Books
Bookstore
Peak Dragon Books is Bookstore on 39 Dale Road, Matlock. Peak Dragon Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Th-Su 10:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
39 Dale Road, Matlock
Hours: Th-Su 10:00-16:00
Oxfam Bookshop
Bookstore
Oxfam Bookshop — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Oxfam Bookshop: it has a website with more detail.
Waterstones
Bookstore
Waterstones — Bookstore, found on 78-80 Saint Peter's Street in Derby. Also worth knowing about Waterstones: it has a website with more detail.
78-80 Saint Peter's Street, Derby, DE1 1SR
Five Leaves Bookshop
Bookstore
Five Leaves Bookshop is Bookstore on 14A Long Row, Nottingham. Five Leaves Bookshop also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
14A Long Row, Nottingham, NG1 2DH
Phone: +44 115 837 3097
Books on the Bridge
Bookstore
Books on the Bridge — Bookstore, found on 26 Derby Road in Nottingham.
26 Derby Road, Nottingham, NG10 1PD
WHSmith
Bookstore
WHSmith is Bookstore. WHSmith also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Mansfield, NG18 1SN
The Mustard Seed
BookstoreRun by Chris Stala
Run by Chris Stala, The Mustard Seed is Bookstore, found on 2 Main Road in Nottingham. Also worth knowing about The Mustard Seed: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2 Main Road, Nottingham, NG4 3HP
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +44 115 987 9819
The Dawn Book Supply
Used bookstore
The Dawn Book Supply — Used bookstore, found on 5 Station Road in Nottingham. Also worth knowing about The Dawn Book Supply: it has a website with more detail.
5 Station Road, Nottingham, NG4 3AT
What the map tells us about bookstores in Nottingham
14 of the 70 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
35 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
3 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 Nottingham bookstore crawl
Making a day of it in Nottingham? Work this order: Waterstones, Blackwells, The Works, Scarthin Books, Peak Rail Shop on Station Yard, Waterstones on 8 Central Avenue, Oxfam Books and Music on Central Avenue, and Christian Resources Leicester on Peacock Lane. That's the bookstore crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 62 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Nottingham
A few things worth knowing before you work through Nottingham's bookstores:
- Magazines and journals matter at Waterstones. The little-magazine rack is where new writers appear first. Cheap, weird, and full of discoveries.
- Learn your editions at Blackwells. A first edition, first printing is the collectible one. Booksellers will show you how to check the copyright page.
- Poetry lives in bookshops. Poetry barely exists online as a browsing experience. The poetry shelf in a real shop is a different world.
- The used section is underpriced everywhere. Books are heavy and slow to sell, so used shelves price to move. First editions hide here regularly.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Nottingham — 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 Nottingham can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 70, 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 70 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.
Bookstore listings for Nottingham: 70 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.