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13 years ago
Love going here. Can read mags like a library! Always end up buying one though.
Victoria Gardens
Cambridge St
Harrogate HG1 1TU
United Kingdom
01423 566351
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If you have a spare hour (or more) there are plenty of worse places to spend it than here. Don't be…read morefooled by the small room in the entrance downstairs (although you can find some decent books down here) as upstairs the place stretches much further than you'd expect. There's a massive selection of 2nd hand books available as well as a decent music section that contains lots of nice vinyl. Horror, romance, kids, cookery, history etc. - if you are after a cheap and out of print book you might well find it here. Lots of fun!
This is a nice Waterstones store, located on James Street in Harrogate town centre, it is over…read morethree floors, despite the floors themselves being a little small, it does have a reasonable selection across the floors, including a Cafe on the First Floor. I did find the store to be very cluttered, it was just full of empty and half-empty boxes, which hadn't been put away with no staff member nearby, it felt more like an obstacle course, to get into the store and towards the back of the ground floor. The staff seemed friendly enough, the store layout is easy to follow with the store guide, They didn't have the handwritten descriptions and notes to accompany the books which other Waterstones stores have, this is a shame as this is one of the things I like about Waterstones and find it adds a more personal touch. Prices are higher than Amazon and co but again tend to be common with most bookshops. Advertising for events inside the store remains in place, which will be worth a look if you're interested. 3* - Decent selection of books, yet the store could be kept a lot tidier.
My older sister worked here for a time while she was at uni (to become a librarian no less!)…read more The staff in here are all educated literary types, and they're usually pretty good with the book recommendations. The shelves are always very organized, and although the shop is small, it's got a lot of variety. A good bet if you're looking for the latest bestseller or something a bit more obscure.
The Works advertises itself, primarily, as a discount bookstore, but can also be great for picking…read moreup bargains on cards, art supplies, instruments and a whole other load of random things! The Harrogate Works is laid out over 3 floors, the ground floor on which you enter, and downstairs and an upstairs. The downstairs stocks various art supplies, stationary and art related books (with the odd computer program thrown in!). There are some great bargains to be found here, the canvases particularly are great value, and some of the branded stationary is much cheaper then elsewhere. The main floor stocks the most popular books, seasonal products and a whole other random selection of things! There are some good discounts to be found on books, particularly biography type books- you won't generally find the current bestsellers in here. The upstairs is all books, and has a wide selection of different categories and genres. The shop is well laid out and easy to find your way round, and the staff are friendly and helpful. So all in all, worth a look, but don't always go in looking for something specific- it may not be there however you may be surprised by everything you do find there!
I used to have to buy fountain pens and such for school here. They also sell art supplies and some…read moreother things, so I frequented this shop a lot. The customer service here always has been and still is APPALLING. The old ladies working behind the counter are absolutely evil and unhelpful (if they choose to help you or even acknowledge you at all). I hated spending money here as the service was so shit, but they have the best selection of stationary supplies in Harrogate.
HMV at Victoria Shopping Centre is located in Harrogate's town centre, next to TKMaxx. There are…read morejust under 100 HMV stores left in England, and I keep forgetting they actually exist, so I was a little shocked when I stumbled across their location here, when in the mall. This store was marked for closure in 2019, but was saved and remains open until this day, I'm sure the local town are happy as it is a nice brand to have in the town and avoids another empty unit in Victoria Shopping Centre. The store is a decent size, it has a nice selection of DVDs and albums, and a couple of other accessories such as speakers and headphones and a few miscellaneous items, that seem to be random without fitting into any specific theme. Lack of staff around the store, the atmosphere did feel a little run down and dead. While the store might have survived, the atmosphere... less so. Prices seem higher than Amazon and other online retailers. 3*
This HMV has been a great addition to Harrogate Town Centre, as it really does have some great…read moreprices on DVD's and CD's. The store is very well stocked, and even has some more obscure DVD's (again at very reasonable prices.) The store also stocks some basic games and accessorys (I think?) and has a small book section comprising mainly of celebrity biographys/autobiographys or books written by celebrities (they may sound awful but I'm including books by Tim Burton and Stephen Fry here!) The t-shirts decorating the wall around the shop not only look great, but are (again!) really well priced at 2 for £20 (?), which really is great value for film/tv branded products. The only shame is that it does always seem to be busy, and you do find yourself having to constantly push past people to get where you want. Still, don't let that put you off, great variety, great prices..what's not to love?!?
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This was the smaller of the two branches of WHSmiths in Bradford city centre but now is the only…read moreone. You could be forgiven for thinking it is actually two shops. On the top floor you will find DVDs, games and CDs. The till here is usually quiet and the shop generally empty. Downstairs it is a whole different story. On the ground floor you will find stationery, office supplies and their vast selection of books. There is two sets of tills downstairs and the ones at the front of the store are exceptionally busy, often queueing into the book aisles. The staff are friendly and helpful but the store is somewhat disorganised, for instance they have shelves of books behind the smaller till, hard for a customer to reach. Their book prices are reasonable but I think a lot of their stationery and office supplies are expensive.
This is a very busy store and being the only one in bradford now im not surprised. The store is…read moreover two floors with the cds, dvds, etc upstairs and the stationary, magazines, newspapers, cards and gifts, craftwork, books, etc downstairs. They have a very vast variety of all things and they also stock pc accessories and oldfashioned parker pens and the like. They have a cashpoint machine inside the store and also a lottery machine. They have a special till for where you can order books and collect them when they are in. The staff are lovely and friendly and will help you find whatever you are looking for.The store is vast and very clean and tidy, it does get a bit jumbled after people have read through stuff and just put them back anyway but usually it is tidy and well stocked. They also have a small stock of pop and confectionary.
This is a really good book store with many bargains to be had. It is deep in the heart of kirkgate…read moremarket and seems to have been there for years. The assistant is usually an elderly lady who is very polite and helpful and treats you like her best customer. The books range from colouring books for little ones to encyclopedias to lots of fiction and horror books. There is a vast choice and the prices arent too dear either. They also sell second hand books at a cheap price too. You can also take back any book you have bought from the shop and get money off your next book which is a good idea too and saves you lots of money. Well worth a visit.
Yorkshire Book Clearance Outlet is a great shop for cheap books, which I love as I'm a big reader…read moreand am always keen to buy bargain books. It's a sweet little shop absolutely crammed with cheap books, aka three for a fiver. My only complaint is that they're not in much of an order (such as alphabetical) so you have to have time and patience to weed through them until you find what you want.
I've always thought that what central Leeds is really lacking is a decent second hand bookshop,…read moresomething to counteract the spread of 'super' book stores like Waterstone's and Borders and instead offer a place to immerse yourself in the wonderful atmosphere of old, musty books. Happily, Chevin Books in Otley more than makes up for this, with a stock of over 20,000 antique, second hand and rare titles covering most subjects. Prices are reasonable too, and the owner seems to know pretty much everything about everything - something which I'm sure is a prerequisite for second hand bookshop owners. Plus, it's an excuse to have a day out in Otley, rather than yet another traipse into the centre of Leeds.
It's nice to know that despite the sad demise of Just Books in Headingley there are still a few of…read morethese gems knocking around. Nothing could be more worth the spend than a really great book to get your grey cells going, be it non-fiction, biography or fiction, any good book can last a lifetime and be re-read more than enough times to make it worth buying in the first place! Just Books is great for just that, being as they sell exactly what they say, just books. There are hundreds to choose from at really good prices, although similar to a charity shop, you need to dig for your treasure. It's by no means a Waterstones or an Ottakers in here, so I wouldn't go looking for anything too specialist, but certainly for an impulse treat it's a great start. They do plenty of deals too so you won't be short on reading material after a little visit here! Expand your minds with some lovely reading - go and have a browse!
A good range of popular books to choose from; classic novels, to modern fiction, sci-fi, self-help…read moreand then the DIY learning sections with yoga, cooking, gardening etc. this bookshop has the whole range that any other large chine bookshop would have, such as at Waterstones, but is small and has good deals such as 2 for 5 pounds. A small section for calendars so not just for books, the shop has a variable opening time on Sundays depending on weather or not the market is on and weirdly for an Otley shop it's actually open on Sunday.
A good independent book shop, been in Keighley for years. A good stock of wide ranging books and…read moreknowledgeable staff.
Really nice that this book shop has been in Keighley for so many years. It has a really good range…read moreof books including books about the local area and history. Staff are very helpful and it's definitely worth a browse round!
Definitely my favourite comic book shop in Yorkshire. The staff are so friendly and easy-going, it…read morefeels like family now I've been going for over a year. They have a very large range of comics, t-shirts and books and their supplier on speed-dial. Their loyalty card, SUPER CARD GO!, is worth buying for £3 as it offers discount on selected books (I've already saved over the price of the card in my first transaction) and you also collect loyalty card points. Downstairs are board games and card games (Magic The Gathering etc), and they have frequent signing events - I recently met one of my favourite artists, Becky Cloonan, at a signing there. It was awesome.
I adore this shop. I suppose this kind of establishment is a bit of an acquired taste sort of…read moreplace, but if you happen to love comics, games and cute little manga toys, then this shop is perfect for you. It is a total geek fest that makes me giddy when I walk through the doors. The ground floor is wall-to-wall lined with comics, graphic novels and books - with such esteemed publishers as Marvel, Dark Knight and Tokyo Pop and many more. They also have a large selection of t-shirts, for both genders, with quirky cool cartoons on, such as a fire-breathing dinosaur with stick people running away from it, or a crocodile/dragon type creature that says "Ra." The downstairs is gamesville. They have hoards and hoards of different board games for any number of different players. My absolute favourite is 'Settlers of Catan'. This is a brilliant strategy game that you can play with your friends - I'd recommend at least four players. They also have tables and seats for you to relax in and enjoy a hot drink. Finally, the staff are absolutely excellent. Once I went in to grab an add-on to a board game for that evening, we were having friends round and we all wanted to play a new version. I knew exactly which one I wanted and headed downstairs to grab it only to discover they didn't have that one in. I went to ask the guy that was working there if they had it in storage perhaps. They didn't have it, but he informed me that the manager of the shop was going to be coming back from the Newcastle branch later that day, so he said he'd ask him if he could pick one up and bring it back for me! Sure enough, he rang his manager who went and found one, and arranged for me to come and collect it a few hours later that day! They even promised to keep the shop open for an extra half hour if I couldn't be there in time. That is customer service.
Very cramped, unhelpful staff who was overheard telling a young boy being supervised by an adult…read more'do not go touching the books, this is not a library', astounding when we are trying to encourage children to respect and enjoy books rather than x-box etc
good shop, very interesting stock with stuff you don't often see in other bookshops. local…read moreinterest and children's particularly good. helpful and informed service, especially good with children's queries and questions about suitability for reading ages etcetc
This second hand book shop is really interesting. They have converted an old saltaire village house…read moreinto a book shop which makes it really cosy to visit. The staff are friendly and really helpful. Second hand shops can obviously be hit and miss as to what stock they have but you'll have fun looking for what you want here anyway.
