The original London Bookshop Crawl, est. 2016
Founders & organisers of Canterbury Children's Literature Festival
2026 Bookshop Crawl Events
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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 a morning or afternoon of bookish delights on a group bookshop crawl!
Bristol Bookshop Crawl
Saturday 2nd May, 1 -3pm and 1-5pm
Saturday 16th May 1 - 5pm
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!
Edinburgh & Glasgow Bookshop Crawls
Sat 30th & Sun 31st May
We're coming back to bookshop crawl in Scotland, with bookshop crawls in Edinburgh for the third year, and Glasgow for a second year! Self Guided Bookshop Crawl Kits will run across the weekend in both locations, with Group Bookshop Crawls in Glasgow on the Saturday and Edinburgh on the Sunday. Come and make new bookish friends!
Leeds Bookshop Crawl
Saturday 6th June, 1pm
We are really thrilled to be a part of this year's Leeds Lit Fest programme, running group bookshop crawls across the city and providing you all with an opportunity to explore the incredible bookshops of Leeds, and meet other bookish folk in a relaxed way.
Canterbury Bookshop Crawl
June, 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!
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.
Hay on Wye Members Bookshop Crawl
Saturday 22nd August, 1pm
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!