Secondhand and Antiquarian Bookshops in the UK 2020
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Antiques Centre Berwick
95 Main Street
Tweedmouth
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED Northumberland TD15 2AW map
tel: 01289 309911 e-mail web
Open: 7 days 9.00 - 6.00.
Thousands of books from antiquarian to modern fiction.
Add a comment Read commentsHide commentsThree quite small bookcases full of charity shop throw-outs. - Tom Lawson 23.03.16.
Berrydin Books
18a Castlegate
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED Northumberland TD15 1JT map
tel: 01289 309000 web
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.30 - 6.00.
Excessively cheap general stock and in particular books on the arts and local interest.
Add a comment Read commentsHide commentsBright, well laid out and with a wonderful smell of pine from their new bookcases, this medium sized shop is a short walk out from the city walls and a big car park and only a few minutes drive from the main A1. Well stocked and friendly, with toys to amuse the children, it is well worth stopping off at if you are crossing the Scottish/English border at Berwick. - Jeremy Briggs.
This link has a video featuring the owner Rod and his young son. Stock comes mainly from charity shop culls and rejects. 20 crates of this are frequently around the counter. Also a barter scheme for light fiction mass market p/backs; multiple spare copies in the back room. Good interesting non-fiction can be found but the shelves are rather overloaded with average books. Most weeks I can find 1 or 2 items in this my local shop. May even have spent a whole £20 at one go once! Cheap and cheerful with pleasant service in narrow premises. - Chris K 14.03.11.
A very useful small bookshop, with a very pleasant owner. - The Bookman 14.06.14.
Occasionally re-visit this shop. Last week I bought a nice 1999 Monet one for only £4. - Chris K 20.11.17.
The non-fiction section occupies several shelves at the front of the shop but never appears to amount to very much in terms of my wants and tastes. However, if mass market paperback fiction is your bag, well this is the place to go in Berwick. Titles bought by a customer were quickly replaced by duplicates from the vast stock sitting in the back room. The shop is clean, tidy and well-ordered throughout, with a friendly owner, and is located halfway between the railway station and the town centre. - Graeme Rendall 04.07.19.
John Marrin Rare Books
Old Forge
Ford Village
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED Northumberland TD15 2QA map
tel: 01890 820521 e-mail web
Open: By Appointment.
Antiquarian, rare, and second-hand books, situated in the Horseshoe Forge. Specialising in books on the history and literature of the Great War 1914 - 1918, gardening and fishing, books relating to the history of the Borders, and many other subjects from needlework to walking.
Add a comment Read commentsHide commentsIt's not open all the time, but has always been open when Ive called in on holiday in Northumberland - specialises in military history - but has other stock as well. Small, but friendly. - Gareth 15.08.15.
Slightly Foxed
31 Bridge Street
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED Northumberland TD15 1ES map
tel: 01289 298361 web
Open: Wednesday - Saturday 11.00 - 4.00
After 15 years in the Buttermarket, Slightly Foxed has moved to permanent premises at 31 Bridge Street, Berwick-upon- Tweed. We now offer an even wider range of quality second-hand books. These consist of both fiction and non-fiction, from the latest thrillers to children’s classics, from poetry to history and the occasional antiquarian find.
Add a comment Read commentsHide commentsOngoing Saturday market stall with second-hand books, maps, dvds and film posters under the town hall. Lots of paperback fiction and some good, larger hardback non-fiction. Stall expands to Wednesdays for the summer holiday season (late July to early September). Worth a look in before or after checking out the charity shops (especially BHF) and Berrydin Books. - Chris K 31.05.14
Not there now on winter Saturdays. (The market stalls aren't too full either near to Xmas.) - Chris K 22.12.14.
Stock back on sale last Saturday. Some of his better s/h books are usually shelved at the very good Corner House Cafe just up Church Street.
I visited this bookstall recently and unfortunately found the stall holder to be rude, overpriced and downright insulting. Don't waste your pennies on such a disgusting man, walk up the street and go to Berrydin Books instead. - Donna 20.06.15.
Simon is unlikely to be able to add Wednesdays this summer; he has family problems and is also behind in writing up his PhD thesis. As far as non-fiction is concerned, I can buy good cheap items from him. (While Berrydin Books currently has lots of poor stuff). Today 3 nice paperbacks. - Chris K. 26.07.15.
First summer Wednesday today, the 5th August. (His wife has recovered from an operation.) Bought 2 more good non-fiction books; cost me £12. - Chris K 08.08.15.Now Wednesday too. Pop in when I'm there in the town's main street. Found another good '60s railway item. - Chris K 29.04.16.
Lots of books compared with the Buttermarket. The non-fiction ones were not well sorted. Even some shops have them sorted but don't put different words on the edge of the shelf. - Chris K 03.08.17.
Was open on a Tuesday afternoon when I visited Berwick recently. Thought the level and range of stock better than Berrydin at the other end of town: managed to pick up three non-fiction Penguin paperbacks in excellent condition for £8 so really happy. Owner was quite friendly. Thought sorting wasn't too bad on the whole but very occasionally haphazard. Large sofas at the back of the shop to sprawl in. - Graeme Rendall 04.07.19.
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