The Oxford Bookshop Crawl Big List
Below are all of the details of the 11 bookshops across Oxford which you can visit on Saturday 12th April during the bookshop crawl. You can also find the map version here
48-51 Broad St, OX1 3BQ
Opening hours: 9am - 7pm Mon - Sat, 11am - 5pm Sun
Wheelchair accessible
Founded on New Year's Day in 1879, Blackwell's was a small shop that has expanded over the past 146 years to include 4 floors of books including the Norrington Room (opened in 1966 and in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest room in the world dedicated to selling books) It also has an active events programme and hosts around 150 talks and signings each year.
27 Broad St, OX1 3BS
Opening hours: 9am - 7pm Mon -Sat, 11am - 5pm Sun
Blackwell's science fiction & manga shop specialises in science fiction, fantasy and manga books and ephemera.
Broad St, OX1 3BG
Opening hours: 10am - 5pm Mon - Sat, 11am - 4pm Sun
Shopping with us you'll find exclusively designed gifts based on the Libraries' collections as well as sumptuous textiles, desk accessories and bespoke furnishings. For book lovers, we have a handpicked range which includes exhibition catalogues and richly illustrated titles produced by our award-winning publishers, Bodleian Library Publishing.
19D Magdalen St, OX1 3AE
Opening hours: 9am - 7pm Mon - Sat, 10am - 6pm Sun
The Book Stop in Oxford is an independent bookshop with an eclectic collection of titles.
It is part of Bill & Ben Books – an independent bookselling operation owned and run by Jake Pumphrey and Nick Walsh.
74-77 Magdalen Rd, OX4 1RE
Opening hours: 9-5pm Mon - Sat, 10am -4pm Sun
Accessibility: level access available from the side entrance
Perks: 5% discount on production of bookshop crawl ID card
Caper is a family bookshop in East Oxford. Books, activities and events for readers big and small.
37-38 Little Clarendon St, OX1 2HF
Opening hours: Weds - Sat 10am - 5pm
Accessibility: Not wheelchair accessible due to steep stairs.
Perks:
Take your book hunting underground! Curio is a secret treasure trove hidden beneath Oxford's Common Ground cafe, and brimming with an eclectic and electric selection of 2nd hand books. From classic literary fiction to weird horror, radical politics to gorgeous graphic novels, we aim to curate a unique and inspiring range of books for your discovery, with most priced at just £3. So come on down to the vault and kick-start your adventure!
247 Banbury Rd, OX2 7HN
Opening hours: 9am - 6pm Mon - Sat, 9am -5pm Sun
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible.
Perks: Free Summertown tote bag with any purchase of 2 or more books upon display of your bookshop crawl ID card
Daunt Books Summertown is a branch of Daunt Books, independent booksellers with a special emphasis on travel. Our carefully curated stock is partially organised by country, incorporating travel guides, fiction and non-fiction, and our friendly and knowledgeable staff are always on hand to give guidance and recommendations. We also have an extensive children's section with a wide range of exciting fiction, non-fiction, beautiful illustrated books and educational titles. The shop is dog friendly, wheelchair accessible, and there is a bathroom with a baby changing unit.
Unit 28, 29 Covered Market, OX1 3DU
Opening hours: 9am - 5.30pm Tues & Weds, 9am - 10pm Thurs - Sat, 11am - 5pm Sun & Mon
Accessibility: Ground floor is accessible, first floor is not.
Perks: Buy a book from any table and get a free hot drink
The world's best bookshop, bar, and cafe! We stock a plentiful selection of Fiction and Non-Fiction, finely curated by our wonderful booksellers. Booksellers that can also make an amazing Espresso Martini.
56 St Giles, Ox1 3LU
Opening hours: 9.30am - 5.30pm Mon - Sat, 10am - 5pm Sun
Accessibility: Wheelchair users can enter the shop through the back door, but someone needs to ask for the back door to be opened first. In addition, wheelchair users will only be able to access the ground floor.
Situated in the heart of the city, many of our volunteers, donors, and customers are part of the thriving University community, so we have a wide selection of academic and foreign language books. Our two-storey shop on St Giles in Oxford was the first Oxfam bookshop; Sir John Mortimer came to open it officially in 1987, and returned two decades later to celebrate our 21st birthday.
82 St Aldate's, OX1 1RA
Opening hours: 10am - 5pm Mon - Sat, closed Sun
Perks: 10% discount on production of bookshop crawl ID card
St Philip's Books specializes in rare and secondhand books in the humanities, notably theology, history, art, classics, philosophy, topography and literature. We also stock a range of new books in classic literature, e.g. Penguin clothbound classics, Chiltern Books, and new book about the Inklings especially C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. There are about 10,000 books to view in a building dating back to medieval times with a fine Jacoben ceiling.
42 Pembroke St, OX1 1BP
Opening hours: 9.30am - 4.30pm Tues - Fri, 9.30am - 5.30pm Sat - Mon
Accessibility: Fully wheelchair accessible via double automatic doors
Perks: Discount in the shop on production of bookshop crawl ID card
Our independent gift & book shop is well-stocked with classic stories as well as all the latest exciting releases from your favourite authors, including graphic novels, picture books, poetry, myths and legends. We also have a dyslexia friendly section and an array of board books. Continue the story at home with books featured in the Museum or discover something new.
William BAker House, OX1 3AF
Opening hours: 9am - 7pm Mon - Sat, 11am - 5pm Sun
Waterstones Oxford is 'The Bookshop on the Corner', situated in the centre of Oxford in William Baker House, a Grade II heritage listed building on the corner of Cornmarket Street and The Broad.
We have been opening our doors to book-lovers from all over the world since 1987 and our passionate, experienced booksellers can recommend a book to suit everyone – from Marcus Aurelius to Gene Zion, we'll find the perfect book for you!
With five floors of books, stationery, gifts and Cafe, as well as playing host to regular literary events, Waterstones Oxford is a haven for lovers of literature.