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Opening hours are Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 4pm, closed on Mondays. The telephone will not be answered on Mondays but feel free to leave a message and we will call you back on Tuesday. Likewise with email. Thank you for your custom.Special Offer
20% discount on Children's books in our Special Book Room.
Type in voucher code CHOC24 at the checkout to apply your discount before payment. Valid to 10th November 2024.
Browse current stock in this offer.
We aim to process orders received before 12 noon on the same business day and take great care packaging your books so that they reach you in the same condition as they leave us!
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MESSAGE TO OUR EU CUSTOMERS - Effective from Jan 2024
We ship worldwide, including to the EU. However, if your shipping destination is in the EU, you will need to purchase from us via Biblio.com, Abebooks.co.uk or Ebay.co.uk (our marketplace sites). Our website will link your order to Biblio.com at checkout to make this simple for you. Unfortunately, we have had to make this change due to the continuing impact of Brexit on small businesses. We apologise for any inconvenience.
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The Brothers Grimm
We may not all be familiar with the title ‘Kinder – und Hausmarchen’, but you will be familiar with the Folk Tales within – Cinderella, Hansel & Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, the list goes on!
The Robber Bridegroom / Hansel & Gretel
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were German academics who collected and published folklore and their first book was published in 1812.
In 1796, when the brothers were quite young, their father died. As a result they experienced great hardship growing...
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The Hejaz Railway by James Nicholson
Growing up in the age of diesel locomotives, I have always been fascinated by steam. Partly I have my father to blame for this. He’s an engineer and welder and would often take us kids to museums that featured various engineering marvels. One of my favourites remains the York Railway Museum. I also grew up living opposite an old GWR station and goods shed in Sennybridge, Wales; the station closed in October 1962 with the Neath and Brecon Railway line...
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What the view is like
Due to recent flooding, we have fitted a webcam to the outside of our shop to allow us to monitor the river level remotely. But it also allows our customers to get a view of the Wye Valley!
We'll try and keep the camera pointing in a sensible direction. Let us know if you spot anything interesting! The image should refresh around every 10 to 15 minutes.