Barnardos Bookshop
59 Penny Lane
LANCASTER  Lancashire  LA1 1XF
tel: 01524 847438  map
    Ironically Lancaster's two charity bookshops live opposite each other in Penny Street in the pedestrianised town centre. Barnardos is the larger of the two and due to the shape of the shop is better laid out, giving the impression of a new bookshop. - Jeremy Briggs 07.07.08.

Book Bargains
31 St Andrews Road South
LYTHAM ST ANNES  Lancashire  FY8 1PZ
tel: 01253 712015  e-mail  map
Open: Tuesday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.30.
    It was closed on the day I was there but looked like a medium-sized second-hand shop. - Bridget the Browser.
    A very neatly laid-out shop, medium-sized, books very well arranged and prices fair. Friendly owner. The Wanderer 08.08.08.

The Book Stop's Here
Stall D9 Large  Section Preston Market
PRESTON  Lancashire  PR2 8NE
tel: 01772 713744  e-mail  map
Open: Every day except Thursday 7.00 - 4.00.
Massive selection of paperback fiction, true crime & abuse cases. Collectable hardbacks, non fiction especially crime, travel & history. A long established local business serving the bibliophiles of Lancashire for the best part of two decades. Also at Clitheroe's Collectors' market every Sunday & on line sales @ ebay under name BIBUXMARKETMAN.

Books Wholesale
Unit 12 Spen Farm Ind Estate  Ashworth Road  Marton BLACKPOOL  Lancashire  FY4 5LP
tel: 01253-698364  e-mail  map
Open: ?
Large range of stock fiction and non-fiction, secondhand and good range of remainders and discounted new books. 1000 Square foot warehouse based book shop, just at the end of the M55 motorway in Blackpool. Worth a visit.
    ONLY open weekends, and even then best to phone on a saturday to make sure.- The Wanderer 11.09.08.

Bookmark
2 Victoria Road West
CLEVELEYS  Lancashire
tel: ?
Open: ?
    A small shop near the seafront, packed with a mixture of hardbacks and paperbacks suitable for holiday reading. Mainly fiction but also popular non-fiction, particularly biographies and esoteric. You can also get your palm read there! (Presumably that service is "while u wait") - Bridget the Browser.

The Border Bookshop
61a Halifax Road
TODMORDON  Lancashire  OL14 5BB
tel: 01706 814721  map
Open: Monday & Thursday - Saturday 10.000 - 5.00 closed for lunch.
Large general stock, children's and sport.
    A sizeable, well-organised shop with a good secondhand stock spread over two floors. Bridget the Browser.
    A fair-sized shop, some new but an extensive second-hand stock including the biggest collection of Bunter books I have ever seen as well as other childrens books and annuals, plus an incredible room literally floor-to-ceiling with comics, all well organised and categorised. This as well as the general paperback and hardback fiction and non-fiction. The sports section alone takes up a full room and spreads to shelves downstairs, and there is another room leading off the main downstairs room. Prices are very reasonable and owner is friendly. - The Wanderer 15.01.09.
    A wonderful place to go. Other than Victor's eccentricity of closing for lunch the stock is one of the best especially if you are after Victoriana or sport. - Chris Harte 14.04.09.

Martin Bott (Bookdealers) Ltd
28A Lee Lane
HORWICH  Lancashire  BL6 4JE
tel: 01204 691489  fax: 01204 698729  e-mail   website  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.30 - 3.00, closed Wednesday.
The largest stock of Railway, Transport and Industrial History books in the North. Also general books. Stock - 25000 volumes. See our website for full details plus online catalogues and instant ordering.

Carnforth Book Shop
38-42, Market Street
CARNFORTH  Lancashire  LA5 9JX
tel: 01524 734588  e-mail   website  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00 - 5.30.
Roughly 100,000 secondhand books over two floors. We stock most subjects and we try not to be "precious". We try and keep our books in reasonable order, but a good root can always turn up something interesting. We also keep new books and maps on the ground floor as well as gifts, cards and toys.
    Spread over three floors with the ground floor an ordinary new bookshop, the first and second floors are devoted to second hand books with mainly large rooms on the first floor and smaller rooms on the second. The big selection of stock covers most subjects and it can take quite some time to peruse this large shop. - Jeremy Briggs
    Lovely shop, well laid out, friendly owner and helpful staff. Prices fair and a very varied selection of topics, all shelved alphabetically. Well worth visiting. The Wanderer. - 24.03.09
    So nice to be greeted by a charming lady who knew her subject. Decent antiquarian holdings. I took far longer here than expected but my purchases were worth the searching. - Chris Harte 27.07.09.

Clitheroe Books
29 Moor Lane
CLITHEROE  Lancashire  BB7 1BE
tel: 01200 444242  map
Open: Tuesday & Thursday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00
General stock as well as children's, literature and transport.
    Superb, wide selection. Very pleasant shop with a knowledgeable owner. - Stephen Almond 06.02.09.
    A rather austere place. The owner soon became known to me as "Dr No," for he answered my eleven question with just that two letter word: nothing else. Felt unwelcome. - Chris Harte 27.07.09.

Derek's Books
Flat Iron Market  Market Square
CHORLEY  Lancashire  PR7 2
tel: 07957 364623
Open: Tuesday 8.30 - 3.30.
I have been buying ,selling and part-exchanging all types of second hand popular paperback fiction on Preston and Chorley Flat Iron markets since 1978.

Derek's Books
Outdoor Market  Earl Street
PRESTON  Lancashire  PR1 1
tel: 07957 364623
Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 8.30 - 3.30.
I have been buying ,selling and part-exchanging all types of second hand popular paperback fiction on Preston and Chorley Flat Iron markets since 1978.

Great Grandfather's Books
82 Towngate
LEYLAND  Lancashire  PR25 2LR
tel: 01772 422268
Open: Tuesday and Thursday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.30.
Over 15,000 secondhand books in most subject areas and prices ranges. 5 mins from M6 Junction 28, follow signs for Civic Centre and the shop on left just before second set of lights.
    Very pleasant owner who found it no problem to guide me through his holdings. Some excellent Lancashire material and recommended for those who collect such things. - Chris Harte 27.07.09.

Halewood & Sons
37 Friargate
PRESTON  Lancashire  PR1 2AT
tel: 01772 252603  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.30
Very large stock, specifically African, American and Australian interest.
    Some really wonderful stuff in a very crowded shop. Prices at the top end but you must expect that for quality. The stock of Victoriana is excellent. I regret not being able to visit more frequently in the past: will now be much more regular. - Chris Harte 27.07.09.

International Aid Trust
Book and Record Shop
15 Albert Road
MORECAMBE  Lancashire  LA4 4HD
tel: 01524 413345  map
    One of the best charity bookshops in the north-west, with books neatly displayed floor to ceiling in catagories, mainly in author order, with steps readily available. Prices range from low to fair, with many bargains and hard-to-find gems. Friendly and welcoming. The Wanderer. 29.07.08
    At the south-western end of Morecambe in a street with a remarkable number of charity shops mainly to do with this same local charity, this is a medium sized shop with a remarkably diverse stock. The floor was a bit chaotic with a lot of excess stock in boxes and piles when I was there but the shelves were well laid out, the staff were friendly and, in comparison to the better located Old Pier Bookshop, the shop was surprisingly busy with people. Well worth the 10 minute walk from the centre of town. - Jeremy Briggs 14.08.08.

Interstellar Master Traders
33 North Road
LANCASTER  Lancashire  LA1 1NS
tel: 01524 382181  e-mail   website  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00(ish) - 7.00.
New and secondhand SF and fantasy books -- over 10,000 secondhand books in stock. Also sells role playing games etc.
    The shop is scruffy, books scattered everywhere in heaps except for those on shelves. Owner is a scruffy bad-tempered grouch who objected to my picking up and opening a book, seemed to think that as it was worth £20 (HIS ESTIMATE. IN REALITY TRY £12.50) it could not be touched. One of the few bookshops which I ever walked out of without buying anything at all, and I will certainly NOT be returning. - The Wanderer. 13/10/08

George Kelsall's Bookshop
22 Church Street
LITTLEBOROUGH  Lancashire  OL15 9AA
tel: 01706 370244  e-mail  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00, Tuesday 1.00 - 5.00
A large general stock including art, history, northern topography, industrial history, transport and literature. Books boughty. PBFA member.
    Lovely little shop, well set out, prices fair, not a massive stock but always good for a few hard-to-find gems if you are lucky. The Wanderer. 15.12.08
    Nice general stock in shop. Ask to go out to the house at the back and you will be lost for hours wading through the truly massive number of books. - Chris Harte 14.04.09.

Lyall's Book Shop
15 Rochdale Road
TODMORDON  Lancashire  OL14 5AA
tel: 07971 806624  e-mail  map
Open: Wednesday & Thursday 11.00 - 4.00, Saturday 11.00 - 4.30
General stock and particularly, art, history, military and some antiqurian.
    A mixed stock spread over two floors, welcoming to browsers. - Bridget the Browser.
    A nice shop. Varied selection but nothing antiquarian. Well set out. Prices reasonable. - Chris Harte 27.07.09.

Moorland Books
1 Smithy Lane  
UPPERMILL  Oldham  Lancashire  OL3 6AH
tel: 01457 871306  map
Open: 7 days 11.00 - 5.00.
Antiquarian, rare and secondhand books bought and sold. Book finding service and gift vouchers. Browsers welcome. Traditional secondhand bookshop established in 1982, and under new ownership since April 2006.
    A well-organised, medium-sized bookshop with an enthusiastic owner serving the local community as well as the tourist market. A quality, mixed stock and well worth a visit if your journey takes you that way. - Bridget the Browser..

Oxfam Bookshop
54 Penny Street
LANCASTER  Lancashire  LA1 1XF
tel: 01524 380478  map
    Ironically Lancaster's two charity bookshops live opposite each other in Penny Street in the pedestrianised town centre. Oxfam is the more interesting of the two with a more diverse selection of titles plus music, comics and magazines in the rear of the relatively narrow shop. - Jeremy Briggs 07.07.08.

The Old Pier Bookshop
287 Marine Road Central
MORECAMBE  Lancashire  LA4 5BY  map
tel: 01524 409360
    On Morecambe seafront between the RNLI station and the clock tower, even if you didn't know exactly where is was located you would still find it with its large wall sign and collection of pavement bookcases. From the outside it looks like a typical seaside tourist targeted secondhand bookshop with the usual paperback fodder and familiar hardbacks on the outside bookshelves. Inside the big shop stretches off into the back of the building with glass cases and alcoves full of books giving the impression of a real box of delights. Unfortunately closer examination shows alcoves blocked with book trolleys and boxes preventing access to others, while some even have collapsed piles of books abandoned on the floor. The shop is divided into subject sections but there is little or no alphabetisation in them with the science fiction section, which takes up the entire back room from ceiling to floor plus cardboard boxes, having no discernable order whatsoever. With the sheer amount of stock you will probably get something from the shop, assuming that you haven't despaired at the amount of time it takes to wade through the titles in the section you are interested in. - Jeremy Briggs 14.08.08.
    Tatty is the first word that springs to mind. Most of the stock is damaged and creased paperbacks, no real order to the shop other than science-fiction/fantasy being in separate area, and most of the stock generally is over-priced tat. Oh yes, there is also a young puppy, not house-trained, so watch where you step. I am not joking. The Wanderer. 14.12.08

Olive Tree Charity Bookshop
7 Albert Road
MORECAMBE  ancashire  LA4 4HD  e-mail  map
tel: 01524 418566
    In the same street as the International Aid Trust charity bookshop, this is a very neat and tidy small charity shop with a good general selection of titles and a pleasant welcome from the staff. As would be expected for a Christian charity, they have a good religious selection which isn't in your face as you walk into the shop since it takes up much of the back room. - Jeremy Briggs 14.08.08.
    This is how a second-hand bookshop should be. Beautifully set out, prices very reasonable and a friendly welcoming owner/manager. The Wanderer. 15/12/08

Oxfam Bookshop
34 Market Place
PRESTON  Lancashire  PR1 2AR
tel: 01772 881590  map

Riley Books
130 Union Road
OSWALDTWISTLE  Lancashire  BB5 3DR
tel: 01254 704 728  e-mail   website  map
Open: Thursday - Saturday 10.30 - 5.30.
Approximately 10,000 books, specialising in first editions, history, biography, science fiction, fantasy, horror, poetry and plays. We also have a large stock of Folio Society books, plus transport, text books, nature and travel. We have an additional unit at Botany Bay, Chorley just off Junction 8 of the M61.

Salvation Army Charity Shop
71-77 Newport Street
BOLTON  Lancashire  BL1 1PF
tel: 01204 527 624  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00 - 5.30
Good assortment of good condition second hand books in all categories, prices very reasonable, fast-changing stock with plenty of bargains to be found. Everything from general fiction to foreign language books and vintage/collectables. Anything you dont see, just ask for Dave. If he is in, he will look for it for you.

St Catherines Hospice Bookshop
54 Chapel Street
CHORLEY  Lancashire  PR7 1BS
tel: 01772 313063  fax: 01772 695298  e-mail   website  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00.
Massive collection of donated books on all subjects at fantastic prices. All proceeds to St Catherines Hospice.

St Catherines Hospice Bookshop
73 Wellington Road  Ashton
PRESTON  Lancashire  PR2 1BX
tel: 01772 313063 fax: 01772 695298  e-mail   website  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00
Massive collection of donated books on all subjects at fantastic prices. All proceeds to St Catherines Hospice.

Towpath Bookshop
27 High Street  Uppermill
OLDHAM  Lancashire  OL3 6HS
tel: 01457 877078  map
Open: Wednesday - Saturday 10.30 - 5.00 & Sunday from 11.00.
General secondhand stock.
    One of the smallest secondhand shops I've seen, being in the front room of a small terraced house, with a mixed stock aimed at the passing tourists, but still worth a look. - Bridget the Browser.

Windmill Bookshop
62a Preston Road
LYTHAM ST ANNES  Lancashire  FY8 5AE
tel: 01253 732485  map
Open: Tuesday - Sunday 10.00 - 5.00
General secondhand bookshop.
    A large stock, much of it on shelves too high to see, let alone reach, and with books piled up on the floor. There was some quality stock here but you had to be a vey dedicated browser, particularly if you wanted to view the book at the bottom of a metre-high pile of hardbacks. The owner was friendly and knowledgeable but on a rainy day when the boxes outside have to move inside as well, I couldn't see how you would enter the shop at all! - Bridget the Browser.
    Shop is crowded but lots of bargains to be found and prices very reasonable. ALSO, Opening a new warehouse just around the corner with god knows how many thousands of books. At present they are still moving stock and organising but warehouse is already available for public to browse, just be prepared to hunt through boxes and move piles of books while they are setting things straight. Owner is helpful and friendly. The Wanderer 08.08.08.
    Warehouse usually open of a weekend. Turn right by McDonalds as you come in on A584 from Preston. You have to do a lot of digging but I always find plenty of bargains. - Brian Lowe 23.06.09.