Barter Books

The shop has many extra features: open fires in the Winter, beloved by all. The Station Buffet with good plain food, coffee, tea and cookies. A model railway acting as a link between the book columns of the central room, along with poetry lines. Three stunning 40-foot murals.

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Alnwick Station (Wagon Way Rd) Alnwick Northumberland NE66 2NP United Kingdom

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Kerstin Pearce

My favourite bookshop ! You need plenty of time to browse and admire this beautiful old building . Dogs welcome inside! Not just books , come have lunch in the buffet or just a coffee by the fire!

Kerstin Pearce

The destination of choice for book lovers of all ages - Excellent Buffet too. Factor in plenty of time here, it's not just a shop, you will be amazed! Cosy real fires in winter! Dogs welcome!

Sarah Medlicott

This place is a must to visit, you can while away hours browsing the books , reading sat at any of the many cosy places or take a cup of tea and slice of cake at the cafe

Pink 386

Amazing building which you could spend all day here looking through many second-hand books . The building has been converted into library from a old train station . Dogs are welcome too.

Bill Ryan

Massive book selection in an old railway station. Very relaxed. Coffee food and papers. Some games to borrow eg chess .

Daniel Gurney

A great place to relax and one heck of a unique browsing emporium. Divine springs to mind, buffet , inexpensive coffee and a wonderful collection. Truthful pricing, this is NOT a charity shop .

Claire Barber

Just 30p for a cup of tea by the fire, quirky and gorgeous. Recommending the Welsh Rarebit on thick bread . Nice

Starskreem T

What an incredible book shop. The cafe was great too!

Claire Barber

The Welsh Rarebit is something else, free wifi , cosy by the fire but wrap up if you are browsing for a good read ..

harryh

Commissioned by the British govt before WWII the now famous "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster was forgotten for over 60 years before being rediscovered in a box of old books at this bookshop in 2000. Read more

Stephen Mohammed

The hand soap is out of this world. The book selection and coziness of the place is the cream on the cake .

Anna Regoutz

If you love books you have to come here. Cozy atmosphere and excellent choice of books !

Kieron Mathews

Beautiful building which used to be Alnwick railway station keep an eye out for the model trains that run above the shelves

Tristan Comley

Tasty cafe , relaxing, historical, lots of books

James Hecker

Books galore! Great place to browse, buy, barter and enjoy a bevvy.

Ingeborg Donkersloot-Meijer

Lovely place, perfect espresso 😊

Claire-Louise Tuthill

You can always find something obscure and interesting here.

David Freeman

The cafe is good. I'm having the sausage sarnie - it's good.

David Haywood Smith

The Malteser Crunch is v v good!

Dave Fitch

Summer hours - 9-7 every day, winter hours 9-5 every day but 9-7 on Saturdays

Sarah Wixey

Allow loads of time to spend at this bookshop - stunning

Sarah Bittlestone

All of these for less than £20!

Angus R

Possibly the best second hand bookshop in the UK... extensive range of everything you can think of.

Jonas Almeida

Look up for the train !!! Take some time to relax by the fire. Buy some books and have fun.

Stephen B

Lots of books but also very expensive . If you want to buy a few you might need to sell your anus to cover the cost

Ignas Gudelis

Coolest bookshop i've ever been to.

Tracy Playle

Plan a lot of time to be here! You'll need it.

Martin Underhill

Great coffee !

Tony Fleming

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Robert James Peacock

Nice place but expensive as hell. I've seen the same books a quarter of the price in the local charity shops .

Antony Lane

My favourite bookshop anywhere, and certainly best second hand one.

Angus Duncan

Try the bacon rolls!

Christopher Kaluza

Tyre a Barter Bikkie!

Paul Murphy

maze of shelves - wonderful reworking of a grand old building - but the car park is a nightmare

Antony Lane

Parking can be a nightmare, but Lidl is next door. Make sure you have time to browse properly and at least a rough idea of the kind of books you are looking for.

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