Bookstores in Stratford-upon-Avon
Bookstores reward the browsers. Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire has 7 mapped right now. That's 7 bookshops mapped around Stratford-upon-Avon, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Stratford-upon-Avon (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Chaucer Head and The Shakespeare Hospice Bookshop, plus Waterstones. If a bookshop's missing from Stratford-upon-Avon's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Stratford-upon-Avon bookstore lineup
7 in Stratford-upon-Avon, plus 20 more around Stratford-upon-Avon below:
Chaucer Head
Bookstore0.1 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
Chaucer Head — Bookstore, found on 21 Chapel Street in Stratford-upon-Avon. Also worth knowing about Chaucer Head: the map lists its hours as Th,Fr 12:00-16:45; Sa 11:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
21 Chapel Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6EP
Hours: Th,Fr 12:00-16:45; Sa 11:00-17:00
The Shakespeare Hospice Bookshop
Bookstore0.1 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
The Shakespeare Hospice Bookshop is Bookstore on 45A Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon. The Shakespeare Hospice Bookshop also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
45A Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6LT
Waterstones
Bookstore0.1 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
Waterstones — Bookstore, found on High Street in Stratford-upon-Avon. Also worth knowing about Waterstones: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:30-16:30; it has a website with more detail.
High Street, Stratford-upon-Avon
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:30-16:30
WHSmith
Bookstore0.2 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
WHSmith is Bookstore. WHSmith also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
The Works
Bookstore0.2 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
The Works — Bookstore, found on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon. Also worth knowing about The Works: it has a website with more detail.
Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon
The Works
Bookstore0.3 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
The Works — Bookstore, found on 13 Waterside in Stratford-upon-Avon. Also worth knowing about The Works: it has a website with more detail.
13 Waterside, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BA
Second-hand Bookshop
Bookstore6.1 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
Second-hand Bookshop is Bookstore. Second-hand Bookshop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:30-16:30.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:30-16:30
What the map tells us about bookstores in Stratford-upon-Avon
3 of the 7 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
6 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Stratford-upon-Avon bookstore crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Chaucer Head on 21 Chapel Street, The Shakespeare Hospice Bookshop on 45A Rother Street, Waterstones on High Street, WHSmith, The Works on Henley Street, The Works on 13 Waterside, and Second-hand Bookshop. That's 7 stops on the Stratford-upon-Avon bookstore crawl.
Bookstore tips for Stratford-upon-Avon
Browsing in Stratford-upon-Avon? A little strategy helps:
- Browse by serendipity, buy by list at Chaucer Head. Keep a want-list on your phone for the hunt, but let the shelves surprise you too. The best finds are never the planned ones.
- Ask for the out-of-print hunters at The Shakespeare Hospice Bookshop. Some used shops will hunt down out-of-print titles for you. It takes patience, but the find is worth it.
- Ask the booksellers. A good bookseller lives for the question 'what should I read next?' Give them three books you loved and watch them work.
- Check the cookbook section. Cookbooks are the most browsed and least bought section, which means the used shelf is full of barely-touched gems.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Stratford-upon-Avon — 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 Stratford-upon-Avon can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 7 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 7 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 Stratford-upon-Avon
20 more within about 25 km of Stratford-upon-Avon — here are the 15 nearest:
Warwick Books
Bookstore12.8 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwick Books is Bookstore on 24 Market Place, Warwick. Warwick 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.
24 Market Place, Warwick, CV34 4SL
Phone: +44 1926 499939
D M & V Allsopp Booksellers
Bookstore13.3 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
D M & V Allsopp Booksellers is Bookstore on 68 Smith Street, Warwick.
68 Smith Street, Warwick, CV34 4HU
Bengeworth Books
Bookstore16.0 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
Bengeworth Books — Bookstore on Cadbury Courtyard.
Cadbury Courtyard
Oxfam Bookshop
Bookstore16.0 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
Oxfam Bookshop — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Oxfam Bookshop: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:15-17:15; Su 11:00-15:00; it has a website with more detail.
Leamington Spa
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:15-17:15; Su 11:00-15:00
The Spicy Librarian
Bookstore16.1 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
The Spicy Librarian is Bookstore on 45 Warwick Street, Leamington Spa. The Spicy Librarian also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 10:00-19:00; Th,Su 10:00-21:00; Fr,Sa 10:00-23:00.
45 Warwick Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 5JX
Hours: Mo-We 10:00-19:00; Th,Su 10:00-21:00; Fr,Sa 10:00-23:00
Waterstones
Bookstore16.2 km from Stratford-upon-AvonRun by Waterstone's
Run by Waterstone's, Waterstones is Bookstore, found on Warwick Street in Leamington Spa. Also worth knowing about Waterstones: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:30-16:30; it has a website with more detail.
Warwick Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 4QG
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:30-16:30
National Trust second hand bookshop
Bookstore16.6 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
National Trust second hand bookshop is Bookstore. National Trust second hand bookshop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su,PH 09:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Su,PH 09:00-17:00
Draycott Books
Bookstore16.6 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
Draycott Books — Bookstore on 2 Sheep Street. Also worth knowing about Draycott Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-We, Fr-Sa 10:30-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
2 Sheep Street, GL55 6DX
Hours: Mo-We, Fr-Sa 10:30-16:00
Phone: +44 1386 841 392
The Works
Bookstore17.8 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
The Works — Bookstore, found on Evesham Country Park in Evesham. Also worth knowing about The Works: it has a website with more detail.
Evesham Country Park, Evesham, WR11 4TP
TGJones
Bookstore18.9 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
TGJones is Bookstore.
The Treehouse Bookshop
Bookstore19.0 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
The Treehouse Bookshop is Bookstore on The Square. The Treehouse Bookshop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
The Square
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Phone: +44 1926 257420
Kenilworth Books
Bookstore19.0 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
Kenilworth Books is Bookstore on Talisman Square, Kenilworth. Kenilworth 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.
Talisman Square, Kenilworth, CV8 1JB
Phone: +44 1926 855784
Jolly Old Books
Bookstore19.6 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
Jolly Old Books is Bookstore on Avon Street, Evesham.
Avon Street, Evesham, WR11 4JA
The Works
Bookstore19.6 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
The Works — Bookstore, found on 20 High Street in Evesham. Also worth knowing about The Works: it has a website with more detail.
20 High Street, Evesham, WR11 4HJ
Blandford Books
Bookstore20.2 km from Stratford-upon-Avon
Blandford Books is Bookstore on 39 High Street.
39 High Street
Bookstore listings for Stratford-upon-Avon: 7 in Stratford-upon-Avon 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.