Large stock of fiction, non-fiction and children’s books. Also some vintage books. Located on industrial estate next to Leominster railway station.
Good selection of modern fiction and non-fiction with a selection of older books at the back. Parking right outside and a coffee shop at the front, the staff were very welcoming and as you can see I splashed out on a couple of 1970 Piccolo titles. Tim 13.11.18
Very impressive newly set out like a small library. VG modern books but also many older on subjects particularly transport and other non fiction. Good café too. Note is near station not in town centre. Norman Davies 26.04.19
Always worth a visit, well laid out, large selection of fiction and non fiction. History, biography and military well represented. Mostly reasonably priced although some ‘collectables’ have laughable prices and have obviously been on the shelves for some time. Prices are obviously checked but it’s always possible to find a few bargains. Nice cafe, easy parking HB 20.03.22
Two large rooms behind a small coffee and cake shop. The fiction is almost all newish paperbacks. Reading stuff, not collectible. The non-fiction room is more interesting and is mostly reasonably priced. The best bet in Leominster. Despite being in what feels like an industrial estate it seems to have a steady stream of custom. PeterM 08.09.22
Great shop, well laid out, mostly more recent books, though some antiquarian as well. Prices very reasonable. Excellent cafe which does a great cooked breakfast before 11.30. What better way to start a day's book hunting in Lem! PaulH 03.11.22
Nice spacious shop split over two connected units with a cafe at the entrance. Another high turnover location favouring the non-fiction collector Price stickers abound here but prices are too low to grumble. Very happy with my haul including one book I was after for a while in great condition for a princely £1.50. Stive 12.10.23
Location is on an industrial estate near the station, but pleasant once inside. Lots of paperback fiction, also strong on transport and history. Good value, with most books priced at £1. It was well-organised and busy, both with buyers and people bringing in books for donation. The on-site coffee shop also well worth a visit. Sam Boswell 28.04.24
Yet again we came away with a bag full of books. Always an interesting selection, you never know what you might find. Prices mostly reasonable, a few anomalies. Car park getting difficult, might need to park on the road. Cafe good and the general charity shop is worth a browse HB 25.08.24
This place is always worth a look. Prices are generally fair and condition mostly good. Bargains to be found. As a previous reviewer has noted parking can be difficult and the recent addition of double yellow lines on part of the road has reduced options a little. David 04.03.25
The cafe will be closing on 28th March; the 'Home & Vintage' section next door is expanding. cibba 24.03.25
Another tragic refit. Not only is the cafe (and toilets) history but the book space has been halved to give way to rags and other worn and broken tat. The more interesting titles seem to have been sacrificed and it's all very run of the mill stuff now. The road to hell is paved with good intentions Stive 21.06.25
Now rebranded as 'Home & Living'. There is a large stock of books here, but this is the sort of outlet I find it hard to summon up much enthusiasm for: aircraft hangar-style premises, a 'supermarket' feel to it, and self-important volunteers keen to boss everyone about. Nevertheless, it is worth a look if visiting Leominster, especially if arriving by train, as it is a stone's throw from the station, about a ten-minute walk from the town centre.
Eighty shelves of general fiction (including crime), including much mass-market froth. But, among a stock of that size, there are a fair number of literary novels. Also four shelves of classics. The sci-fi is shelved separately: 300 titles. Paperback fiction is £1.50 and hardbacks £2, unless otherwise priced. About 150 Folio Society: £2-£15, mostly £4-£5. The poetry and drama sections are nothing special. A good children's section, including some decent non-fiction. Some of the children's books are three for £1; many others are 50p or £1 each.
For non-fiction, the quality is mixed. The better sections include those three charity-shop mainstays: cookery, gardening and crafts (bizarrely, the last is positioned far away from any of the other books, at the back of the premises): quite high quality at low prices. The local interest section is good, although the best books are rather steeply priced. Other subjects with some decent stock include UK and world history, 'UK interest' (topography, local history, outdoor pursuits), science (recent titles), railways and natural history (mainly ornithology). Art, photography and architecture are mostly mundane: the few better volumes are pricey. Dull for travel, sport and religion. The military titles are undistinguished. Some good biographies at reasonable prices. About 40 Observers: £2-£10. Also 150 OS maps: Landrangers 50p-£2.50; Explorers £2.50-£5.50. Five shelves of 'vintage and antiquarian' (nothing too special): these books and the Folio Society volumes contain slips of paper with prices for 'Period A', and, if enough time has elapsed and the book has not sold, 'Period B'. The 'B' prices are about 60% of the 'A' ones, bringing them to the cusp of what it might have been reasonable to ask in the first place.
A few yards away, Station Yard Vintage (Monday-Saturday 9.30am-4pm) has several hundred books upstairs, including sections on art and horticulture (the latter quite extensive) with decent-quality stock at high prices. Also angling books, reasonably priced. Booker T 09.11.25
Very standard charity shop stuff, to add to BookerT's comments they seem to have some decent enough poetry and biography was also OK. Literature was fairly lacklustre and modern stuff was lacking. misterg 21.12.25
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