Bookstores in Warwick
Warwick, Warwickshire has 9 bookstores on the map. That's 9 bookshops mapped around Warwick, 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 Warwick (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include D M & V Allsopp Booksellers and Warwick Books, plus Oxfam Bookshop. If a bookshop's missing from Warwick's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Warwick bookstore lineup
9 in Warwick, plus 29 more around Warwick below:
D M & V Allsopp Booksellers
Bookstore0.1 km from Warwick
D M & V Allsopp Booksellers is Bookstore on 68 Smith Street, Warwick.
68 Smith Street, Warwick, CV34 4HU
Warwick Books
Bookstore0.5 km from Warwick
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
Oxfam Bookshop
Bookstore3.3 km from Warwick
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
Bookstore3.3 km from Warwick
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
Bookstore3.4 km from WarwickRun 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
TGJones
Bookstore6.5 km from Warwick
TGJones is Bookstore.
Kenilworth Books
Bookstore6.6 km from Warwick
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
The Treehouse Bookshop
Bookstore6.7 km from Warwick
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
Second-hand Bookshop
Bookstore9.1 km from Warwick
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 Warwick
5 of the 9 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.
The Warwick bookstore crawl
Making a day of it in Warwick? Work this order: D M & V Allsopp Booksellers on 68 Smith Street, Warwick Books on 24 Market Place, Oxfam Bookshop, The Spicy Librarian on 45 Warwick Street, Waterstones on Warwick Street, TGJones, Kenilworth Books on Talisman Square, and The Treehouse Bookshop on The Square. That's the bookstore crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 1 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Warwick
A few things worth knowing before you work through Warwick's bookstores:
- Check the events board at D M & V Allsopp Booksellers. Book clubs, writing groups, story times — bookshops are community centres that happen to sell books.
- Ask about ordering at Warwick Books. Independent shops will order anything in print, often in a day or two. No need to default to the big online retailer.
- Ask for the out-of-print hunters. Some used shops will hunt down out-of-print titles for you. It takes patience, but the find is worth it.
- 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.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Warwick — 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 Warwick can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 9, 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 9 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 Warwick
29 more within about 25 km of Warwick — here are the 15 nearest:
National Trust second hand bookshop
Bookstore10.6 km from Warwick
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
The Works
Bookstore13.0 km from Warwick
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
The Works
Bookstore13.1 km from Warwick
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
WHSmith
Bookstore13.1 km from Warwick
WHSmith is Bookstore. WHSmith also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Waterstones
Bookstore13.1 km from Warwick
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
Chaucer Head
Bookstore13.3 km from Warwick
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
Bookstore13.4 km from Warwick
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
Bookstore14.7 km from Warwick
Waterstones — Bookstore, found on Smithford Way in Coventry. Also worth knowing about Waterstones: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:30-16:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Smithford Way, Coventry, CV1 1DX
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 10:30-16:30
Phone: +442476634224
Bargain Book Time
Bookstore14.7 km from Warwick
Bargain Book Time is Bookstore.
Gosford Books
Bookstore14.7 km from Warwick
Gosford Books — Bookstore.
The Big Comfy Bookshop
Bookstore15.1 km from Warwick
The Big Comfy Bookshop — Bookstore.
Oxfam Bookshop
Bookstore15.7 km from Warwick
Oxfam Bookshop — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Oxfam Bookshop: it has a website with more detail.
Asha Charity Shop
Bookstore17.8 km from Warwick
Asha Charity Shop is Bookstore.
Islamic Bookshop Coventry
Bookstore17.9 km from Warwick
Islamic Bookshop Coventry is Bookstore.
Waterstones
Bookstore19.6 km from Warwick
Waterstones — Bookstore, found on High Street in Solihull. Also worth knowing about Waterstones: it has a website with more detail.
High Street, Solihull, B91 3SW
Bookstore listings for Warwick: 9 in Warwick and 29 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.