Secondhand and Antiquarian Bookshops in the UK 2020
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Bookworm
150 High Street
TEWKESBURY Gloucestershire GL20 5JP map
tel: 01684 438385 e-mail web
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00 - 5.00.
Bookworm is a charity shop specialising in second-hand and antiquarian books, music, CDs, DVDs and sheet music.
Add a comment Read commentsHide commentsSuperior charity bookshop WWAD if in area better prices and selection than Oxfam. - Norman Davies - 05.08.13.
I find that Oxfam bookshops do have wider selection. Bookworm trying hard (cheap pricing, clean books) but small shop and limited stock. - Brian Stringer 20.10.14.
Excellent charity shop with a very good selection at very reasonable prices. Well worth a detour for the discerning buyer. Free parking nearby. - The Drifter 22.10.14.
Useful extra bookshop in Tewkesbury - just hope it doesn't take anything away from the Cornell books.. Friendly staff and possible to find a bargain. - Mary 06.10.16.
This is an excellent little shop.Staff are very helpful and considerate. Great books and really good prices. A return is planned. Delighted. - Jon Davies 16.02.17.
It is rather hard to realise that this is a charity shop. Two floors of good quality titles, well arranged and easy to peruse. Prices most reasonable, if not slightly low. The manager on the day of my visit was very knowledgeable on both the book-trade and about books. A pleasure to visit and already marked for a return. - Chris Harte 27.02.17.
Agree with earlier comments. Good quality stock, reasonably priced and well-organised. - Lost Club 08.04.17.
Since my last visit the shop has expanded to the second floor. Found the stock a little underwhelming, although it was well organised. Prices lower than many of the local charity bookshops. - Booksellerbull 03.01.20.
Cornell Books
The Wheatsheaf
132 High Street
TEWKESBURY Gloucestershire GL20 5JR map
tel: 01684 293337 web
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.30 - 5.00. Also Bank Holiday Mondays and occasional Sundays 12.00 - 4.00.
Medium-size general stock with an emphasis on topography, children's books and O.S. maps. Books also online via AbeBooks.
Add a comment Read commentsHide commentsSuperb old fashioned shop with large stock. Came away with a pile. Don't miss the bargain front room. Magnificent old building too, allow a decent time. - Norman Davies - 05.08.13.
What a splendid bookshop. Bargain shelves in a side alleyway and inside a treasure trove. Everything properly itemised and a backroom full of really quality material. I found some very hard-to-find titles and willingly spent a fair amount. Prices completely fair. WWAD. - Chris Harte 17.06.14.
An excellent stock, properly organised but not over-tidy. Paperbacks numerous in the entrance corridor, much on Art, tall shelves on many subjects (but little fiction); and above all maps, in plenty. A lovely building, and people, too. - James Mackay 13.08.14.
Worth visiting (15th century building) but not for history (very sparse but some military), crafts, and biographies. My interests therefore not served (can't always be), and I came away in two minds whether focus on art, topography, maps and fiction paperbacks etc is sufficient for others. - Brian Stringer 20.10.14.
Excellent shop with a wide ranging selection at very reasonable prices. Well worth a detour for the discerning buyer. Free parking nearby. - The Drifter 22.10.14.
Well organised and with that special atmosphere of a traditional secondhand bookshop. It's a lovely building and is very good for maps and topography. I could have spent a lot longer browsing and came away with some good purchases. Very reasonable prices and looking forward to making a return visit before too long. - SteveBrissle 07.03.15.
I deliberately made considerable time on this revisit to be able to scan the holdings in some detail. I'm glad I did for I found some wonderful new additions among quality stock. This is a bookshop with something for everybody. I spent too much - but it was worth it. Just as a side comment, I thanked the owner for the excellent way he had packed books I had purchased from him online. The best I have yet come across. - Chris Harte 24.05.16.
Agree with other buyers - so good to see a decent bookshop. Agree it does depend on your subject area but a browse can reward you with a gem you didn't know you wanted! - Mary 06.10.16.
St Richard's Hospice Book & Media Store
35 High Street
TEWKESBURY Gloucestershire GL20 5BB map
tel: 01684 294679 e-mail
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00 - 5.00.
If you’re looking for a good read then pop in and browse the 4,500 titles in stock. The shop also features an entertainment section with CDs and DVDs.
Add a comment Read commentsHide commentsThis shop opened in late April 2019 and on its first day it sold hundreds of pounds worth of stock to various dealers. I can see why as many of the titles on the shelves are quality. Those behind the locked glass cabinet were superb. Everything arranged by subject and easy to view. Tewkesbury is now a place with some very good bookshops. - Chris Harte 29.05.19.
A small shop but packed with good quality stock, well displayed. Prices very competitive. - Booksellerbull 03.01.20.
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