The original London Bookshop Crawl, est. 2016
Founders & organisers of Canterbury Children's Literature Festival
2026 Bookshop Crawl Events
London Bookshop Crawl
Friday 13th - Sunday 15th February 2026​​
The epic London Bookshop Crawl returns for an 11th incredible year of getting book lovers together to celebrate, discover and support bookshops across the city. With Group Bookshop Crawls, Self Guided Options, Bookish Quizzes, bookshop drinks, book swaps and more, you don't want to miss it!
Oxford Bookshop Crawl
March, TBC
We adore bookshop crawling in Oxford and can't wait to explore fascinating literary history, eclectic and amazing bookshops and immerse ourselves in one of the UK's most iconic literary locations with you all.
Canterbury Bookshop Crawl
March, TBC
Come and join team bookshop crawl on our home turf and let us introduce you to the beautiful city of Canterbury! We love it here, and we know where all the good bookshops are, as well as some other interesting literary locations, and the beautiful, historic streets are a wonderful place to make new bookish friends.
Winchester Bookshop Crawl
Saturday 18th April
Winchester was such a highlight of our bookshop crawling year in 2025 that we couldn't resist going back! Join us for an afternoon of bookish delights on a group bookshop crawl, or get the self guided kit to do your own thing.
Bristol Bookshop Crawl
May, TBC
We love teaming up with Bristol Walk Fest to encourage walkers to visit more bookshops and book lovers to do more walking! We'll be back for a third year of bringing an incredible bookshop crawl route to the book lovers of Bristol and we'd love you to join us!
Brighton & Hove Bookshop Crawl
May, TBC
We love Brighton & we love leading bookshop crawls here! Come and explore a brilliant range of amazing indies featuring all sorts of specialisms, and wander by the sea with us.
Cambridge Bookshop Crawl
June, TBC
Cambridge contains multitudes, especially when it comes to incredible bookshops you could get lost in! Join us and a group of friendly bookish folk to explore the bookshops of the city.
Edinburgh & Glasgow Bookshop Crawls
June or August, TBC
As Bookshop crawl UK expands, our dates rely on more and more things, so we are awaiting confirmations before we can say when our Scottish Bookshop Crawls will be in 2026, but rest assured that they will be happening!
Manchester Bookshop Crawl
August, TBC
Every year we try to add a few new locations for bookshop crawls and this year we are really excited to be bringing the bookshop crawl to Manchester! Come and explore some of the city's bookshops with us, meet new bookish friends and explore together.
Leeds Bookshop Crawl
August, TBC
We have run socially distanced bookshop crawls in Leeds before, and we've visited some of the bookshops on our own a couple of years back, but this will be our first group bookshop crawl in Leeds and we can't wait! Come and join us and explore some amazing, quirky bookshops together.
Canterbury Bookshop Crawl
August, TBC
The second of our group led bookshop crawls in the beautiful city of Canterbury, this will be our post- Canterbury Children's Literature Festival debrief bookshop crawl, where we'll be sharing some of our favourite of the city's locations with you all as well as the brilliant bookshops!
Hay on Wye Members Bookshop Crawl
September, TBC
You asked, and we've answered! Our 2026 members only bookshop crawl will be in the beautiful book town of Hay on Wye! We'll explore bookshops together (so many bookshops!), while away the hours catching up with fellow members, and we will bring some extra goodies along as well.
Cardiff Bookshop Crawl
September, TBC
We couldn't come back to Wales without running another Cardiff Bookshop Crawl! It's been a little while since our last one, and we're definitely due a catch up with the city's amazing bookshops and the folk that love them. Join us to explore!