Open: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00, Bank Holiday Mondays 11.00 - 4.00
A friendly and fun family business trading since 2003. With over 40000 great secondhand books in stock alongside 5000 quality CDs and 2000 vinyls and 1000 DVDs, thus providing a wide variety of choice! Check out www.muchmorebooks.co.uk or www.muchmoremusic.co.uk or just come along and say hi! Mail order also available and we ship worldwide!
Nicely laid out, great selection of books. My only problem was prices, way over what I expect to pay, and indeed do pay elsewhere. I doubt I will bother returning. The Wanderer 21.12.09
Fantastic, friendly service. Relaxing atmosphere to browse wide range of books and music. Good value. Definitely recommend! A real treasure. Bilbo 18.11.11
Gone all neat and tidy. Stock well organised if a bit dreary and low key. However, always has something better in the window. Prices often very optimistic. Don't they know about turnover? Book Buyer 18.11.11
Visited this shop on a two-day break. Wonderful choice of books. I regretted not buying a particular book. In spite of not having the correct title, author or colour. They found it and sent it, superb service. Recommend highly. Hazel Wood 09.06.12
Excellent selection most categories, well organised. WWAD. Prices OK except for anything "first edition" where they can be optimistic to say the least. Norman Davies 24.08.13
This place has a fairly good stock of interesting books, but the prices are neither fun nor friendly. It is yet another shop that appears to be predominantly geared up for internet sales, and while there is nothing wrong with that in itself, it will undoubtedly put off the majority of passing trade. Needless to say, I quickly realised that it had nothing to offer me and I made a swift exit. Nicholas Pendower 12.04.14
This shop is a treasure trove! Such a huge range of books, dvds, cds and vinyl that it's difficult to leave without something, that's the only problem! The prices are fair and often flexible, give it a visit! Boudica 16.09.14
Much More Books is a lovely small town bookshop, with a wide range of reading materials at a fair price and there is always a deal to be done! The owner is always helpful and will go out of her way to find a particular title! I have personally sold books through the shop and been happy with the service and remuneration! Worth a visit! Uncle Buck 07.10.14
A very helpful young woman guided me around to the sections I wished to view. Books well set out in various categories. Purchased a few and had no problems with the prices. Chris Harte 25.07.15
These comments apply equally to Wenlock Books. It is possibly two years or more since I last visited these two bookshops. I was pleased to find that both shops have enlarged their stock and I found a large number of maps at Much More Books. I thought that the pricing for some of the maps was eccentric and the owner agreed and we were able to negotiate on the maps I selected. Both owners/managers were very pleasant and offered information willingly. A pleasure to find a town in the Midlands that has two good bookshops that are fairly adjacent. Wenlock Books also has new books which pleased my wife. CB 15.11.16
I agree with the very first comment from 2009. Some of the books here are way overpriced and the staff will not budge on price. I won’t bother returning in a hurry Archive61 01.10.21
Shelves are well organised and tidy. Some optimistic pricing but a good look round unearthed a few worth buying. Possibly they had been priced some time previously. David 01.12.21
A good sized shop, in an attractive town. Plenty of stock, prices are variable. There is a huge CD section. Bazza 28.03.23
Well stocked shop. Prices do vary but tend to be towards the high end. As previously noted also lots of cd's. Despite having a good look through we emerged empty handed. On the positive side Much Wenlock is a very attractive little town. David 09.03.25
The bookshop, which has been run by the Challinor family since it opened 22 years ago, has recently been put up for sale as the owners are seeking to retire. "It is time to hand over the reins," they say. The shop is continuing to trade as normal while a buyer is sought. The sales details state that the accounts are available to end-October 2023 and that the business has an annual turnover of slightly over £70,500, with a gross profit of just over £58,000; the net profit is not revealed in the broker's listing. It is to be hoped that the business will attract a buyer and the premises will remain a bookshop. Booker T 03.05.25
The business is still up for sale. During the Shropshire school summer holidays, the shop is open on Wednesdays (up to and including 27th August) from 10am to 3pm in addition to its usual opening hours listed above. Booker T 13.07.25
This very nice shop is still up for sale as the owners want to retire. Although they would prefer to sell the business with the stock as a going concern, there is no guarantee that the premises will remain a bookshop in anything but the short term, so if you have been thinking about visiting, it would be prudent not to delay your trip. There is a lot that is good about this shop, with its high-quality and well-categorised stock. And only one thing, really, that is bad: the prices are too high, although this is not the case right across the board and there are even a few bargains to be had in certain sections.
A very large selection of fiction, mostly in paperback (£3-£4), including a lot of literary novels. Crime fiction is shelved with the general fiction, but sci-fi (paperbacks £2-£4) has its own section. The poetry section is large and of excellent quality, the drama slightly less impressive on both counts. About 180 Folio Society volumes, mostly £10-£15. A large and very good stock of children's books, including many vintage titles at fairly reasonable prices.
Among the non-fiction, the best sections are history, military, local interest, travel, railways, historical topography, natural history, cookery and biography. All have very good stock, and plenty of it. Less good, but still creditable, are science, religion, gardening, crafts and antiques.
As mentioned earlier, pricing tends to be on the high side, but the extensive stock of art books is not too overpriced and includes a few real bargains, and some of the biographies are quite modestly priced. In contrast, the local interest books have heavy mark-ups. But in most subjects, the overpricing - although undeniable - stays just on the right side of acceptability. There is a small but good selection of books on music and a diverse range of music biographies. The sports books are a bit patchy, but angling, boxing, football and motorsport have some decent stock. Smaller sections with some quality include architecture, photography, philosophy, true crime, Wales and books in Welsh. A couple of dozen Observers (£3.50-£10; mostly £4-£6). Much Wenlock is a nice little town and, like this shop, is WAD. No railway station, but it can be reached by bus from Shrewsbury (436, 437), Bridgnorth (436), Broseley (8A, 437), Telford (8A) and Oswestry (X6; infrequent service). Booker T 16.08.25
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