Bookstores in Skipton
If you judge a town by its bookshops, Skipton, North Yorkshire gives you 8 to judge by. That's 8 bookshops mapped around Skipton, 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 Skipton (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Oxfam Bookshop and Box Of Delights, plus The Works. If a bookshop's missing from Skipton's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Skipton bookstore lineup
8 in Skipton, plus 12 more around Skipton below:
Oxfam Bookshop
Bookstore0.1 km from SkiptonRun by Oxfam
Run by Oxfam, Oxfam Bookshop is Bookstore, found on 46 High Street in Skipton. Also worth knowing about Oxfam Bookshop: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:15-16:45; Su 11:00-16:00.
46 High Street, Skipton, BD23 1JP
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:15-16:45; Su 11:00-16:00
Box Of Delights
Bookstore0.1 km from Skipton
Box Of Delights is Bookstore on 25 Otley Street, Skipton. Box Of Delights also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
25 Otley Street, Skipton, BD23 1DY
Phone: +44 1756 794793
The Works
Bookstore0.1 km from Skipton
The Works — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about The Works: it has a website with more detail.
the little bookshop
Bookstore0.1 km from Skipton
the little bookshop — Bookstore, found on Craven Court Shopping Centre in Skipton.
Craven Court Shopping Centre, Skipton
Cornerstone Bookshop
Bookstore0.2 km from Skipton
Cornerstone Bookshop is Bookstore on 17 Newmarket Street, Skipton. Cornerstone 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.
17 Newmarket Street, Skipton, BD23 2HX
Phone: +44 1670 760 229
Keogh's Books
Bookstore0.2 km from Skipton
Keogh's Books is Bookstore on 71 High Street, Skipton. Keogh's Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00.
71 High Street, Skipton, BD23 1DS
Hours: We-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Grove Rare Books
Bookstore8.4 km from Skipton
Grove Rare Books is Bookstore. Grove Rare Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00.
BD23 6EX
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00
The Stripey Badger Bookshop
Bookstore12.3 km from Skipton
The Stripey Badger Bookshop — Bookstore, found on 7 The Square in Skipton. Also worth knowing about The Stripey Badger Bookshop: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-16:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7 The Square, Skipton, BD23 5AQ
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-16:30
Phone: +44 1756 753583
What the map tells us about bookstores in Skipton
4 of the 8 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
3 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Skipton bookstore crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Oxfam Bookshop on 46 High Street, Box Of Delights on 25 Otley Street, The Works, the little bookshop on Craven Court Shopping Centre, Cornerstone Bookshop on 17 Newmarket Street, Keogh's Books on 71 High Street, Grove Rare Books, and The Stripey Badger Bookshop on 7 The Square. That's 8 stops on the Skipton bookstore crawl.
Bookstore tips for Skipton
Browsing in Skipton? A little strategy helps:
- Don't judge by the window display at Oxfam Bookshop. The front table is marketing. The back shelves are the shop's real taste. Walk the whole floor.
- Check the bargain carts outside at Box Of Delights. Sidewalk carts are the shop's clearance rack. A dollar a book, and the turnover is fast.
- Check the cookbook section. Cookbooks are the most browsed and least bought section, which means the used shelf is full of barely-touched gems.
- Read the first page in the shop. The first-page test never lies. If it doesn't grab you standing there, it won't grab you at home.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Skipton — 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 Skipton can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 8, 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 8 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 Skipton
12 more within about 25 km of Skipton, nearest first:
Miss Lollipop's Bookshop
Bookstore12.7 km from Skipton
Miss Lollipop's Bookshop is Bookstore on 59A Cavendish Street, Keighley. Miss Lollipop's Bookshop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 11:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
59A Cavendish Street, Keighley, BD21 3RB
Hours: We-Sa 11:00-16:00
Phone: +44 1535 322470
The Works
Bookstore12.7 km from Skipton
The Works — Bookstore.
Oxfam Bookshop
Bookstore13.2 km from SkiptonRun by Oxfam
Run by Oxfam, Oxfam Bookshop is Bookstore, found on 26 Back Grove Road in Ilkley. Also worth knowing about Oxfam Bookshop: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 12:00-16:00.
26 Back Grove Road, Ilkley, LS29 9FB
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 12:00-16:00
Grove Books
Bookstore13.2 km from Skipton
Grove Books — Bookstore on The Grove.
The Grove
Hatchard & Daughters
Bookstore15.2 km from Skipton
Hatchard & Daughters is Bookstore.
Limestone Books
Bookstore20.8 km from Skipton
Limestone Books is Bookstore on Market Place, Settle. Limestone Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Sa 10:00-16:00; Tu-Fr 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Market Place, Settle, BD24 9EH
Hours: Sa 10:00-16:00; Tu-Fr 10:00-16:00
Phone: +44 1729 268180
Narrow Escape Comic Book Store
Bookstore21.1 km from Skipton
Narrow Escape Comic Book Store — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Narrow Escape Comic Book Store: the map lists its hours as Mo, We 10:00-16:00; Th, Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 12:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo, We 10:00-16:00; Th, Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 12:00-17:00
Second Hand Bookshop
Bookstore22.0 km from Skipton
Second Hand Bookshop is Bookstore. Second Hand Bookshop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-16:00.
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-16:00
Chevin Books
Bookstore22.0 km from Skipton
Chevin Books — Bookstore.
The Bookshop
Bookstore22.0 km from Skipton
The Bookshop is Bookstore on 28 Market Place, Otley.
28 Market Place, Otley, LS21 3AQ
Otley Lions Bookshop
Bookstore22.1 km from Skipton
Otley Lions Bookshop — Bookstore, found on 5 Mercury Row in Otley. Also worth knowing about Otley Lions Bookshop: it has a website with more detail.
5 Mercury Row, Otley, LS21 3HQ
The Bookcase
Bookstore24.6 km from Skipton
The Bookcase — Bookstore, found on 29 Market Street in Hebden Bridge. Also worth knowing about The Bookcase: it has a website with more detail.
29 Market Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6EU
Bookstore listings for Skipton: 8 in Skipton and 12 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.