The original London Bookshop Crawl, est. 2016
Founders & organisers of Canterbury Children's Literature Festival
Join our Bookish Groups!
Edinburgh, Kent, London & Online
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Bookish Group & Book Swap
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New Event, hosted by wonderful indie Typewronger Books
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Our first event will be on Sunday 19th April
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Tickets are free, or pay as you feel (any money goes towards the running of Bookshop Crawl UK CIC)
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Runs 5pm - 6pm on a Sunday evening
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Aimed at adults
Sturry (near Canterbury, Kent)
Chapters Bookish Group & Book Swap
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Meets every month
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Bookish Group + Book Swap - Bring along books you no longer want & swap them for ones you do plus everyone has the chance to talk about whatever they've been reading lately!
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Free! We recommend booking yourself a free ticket to ensure you get space, but it isn't a requirement.
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Runs from 3pm on a Saturday afternoon
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Yummy local snacks and tasty drinks available to purchase in the cafe
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Children and adults welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult!
Our Venues
Bard Books
One of our new London based venues, Bard Books is a beautiful indie bookshop and cafe selling tasty snacks, coffee and local wine alongside a brilliantly curated selection of books. Refreshments available to buy, toilets available.
Nearest train station: Mile End (District & Central lines)
Chapters Coffee & Books
Level access throughout, accessible toilet & baby changing available. Book group in cafe section of shop. Refreshments available to buy.
Nearest train station: Sturry (change at Canterbury West from London. 2 minutes walk)
On 8 and 600 bus routes from Canterbury, Thanet & Herne Bay.
Typewronger Books
Our brand new Edinburgh venue, Typewronger Books is a gorgeous indie bookshop selling new books, indie publications, zines and prints, and a fellow CIC (CIC's forever!). They run a range of free community events, offer publishing mentoring and even have a print studio.
What our Online Book Groups are Reading...
Our Cosy Advent Lives each December have become a really popular staple of the year, and when they ended in 2025, members oft he community asked us to start a monthly online book club to carry on the cosy chats, and so we did. We alternate our meetings between Monday and Tuesday nights. If you are interested in joining, please email bookshopcrawluk@gmail.com
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