Cute, quaint, quirky, cosy and homely little bookstore-come-cafe (:…read more It's average opening hours are 11-6 during which time you can grab a slice of cake, tea, coffee etc, have a peruse through some books, and chill on their big comfy sofa! I find a lot of coffee places just don't really want you stay and they have hard, uncomfy furniture to reflect that. But not here! This place often has events that extend its opening hours, too. My favourite is the 'big comfy folk club' which are folk and acoustic sessions hosted on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. Next one is on 4th March and tickets are only a fiver! Brilliant intimate venue, and the performers usually stick around for a while afterwards which is nice (: OH ALSO, WINE! The big comfy book shop serves alcohol! Live music + book shop + cake + red wine = total winner. See you on the 4th!

I really like The Big Comfy Bookshop!…read more It is a quant used book shop that is family owned. The owner spent over a year compiling books to open his shop, and ever since has kept a good variety of books that are unique to customers, or a popular search result of a used book. There is always fresh coffee, tea options, beer and wine, and some sort of snacks like crisps or cake for sale. Seating is available to hang out with friends for a little while or to start tucking into your future purchase. Also I noticed that live folk music nights and game nights regularly occur here too! Great place!

This place is now called Boss Shoes, but I can't imagine why, seeing as Shoepermarket is the best…read morename ever. Anyway, this is a small shoe shop which does some bigger brands at very low prices, my friend got a pair of Rocket Dog boots for ten pounds. Many of the shoes are quite alternative, but worth a look for all kinds of shoes.

Mcmanus carpets and rugs is not far away from stoke park school…read more They sell some carpets, rugs and lots of other carpet accessories. They also offer a whipping service. Whipping is the binding of carpet or rug edges to ensure they do not fray. You sometimes see this kind of bound on car mats too. Talking of car mats mcmanus will also whip them too. So if you have some car mats that are in good condition but the edges are coming loose get them redone for a fraction of the cost of new mats. Last time i went in im sure they cost under £5 for the all edges to be done! Whipping can be done in literally any colour too, which is great for personalising them. The staff/owners are reall helpful to and friendly. They always seem to have work on. They also sell things like carpets spray glue and knee pads. So if you need a rug or your existing one bound then this is the place to come for a cheap way of repainring or adding style to them. Cheap and cheerful and easy to find! Parking is quite limited and hard though so your better off parking down a side street!

The words 'secondhand bookshop' are emotive to some of us. We picture a dark, musty treasure trove…read moreof books on dispirate subjects, with beatiful binding, artistic typography, suptuous illustrations, beautifully written words and hidden treasures waiting to be discovered as we potter around on a lazy afternoon. Unfortunately, this is the other kind of secondhand bookshop, full of old mills and boons, bonkbusters, chicklit and that celebrity biography you never really wanted in the first place. Now don't get me wrong, there's a market for this stuff, but if you're a discerning reader you may as well go hunting round the charity shops on the same street - they're cheaper, better laid out, better stocked and more friendly. On the other hand, if you're looking to sell paperbacks in a hurry, this might just be the place to go.

Situated in the recently opened Fargo development in Coventry, with a name like Astral Gypsy, you…read moremight expect this shop to be full of incense, worry dolls, magic wands and other mystic paraphernalia. It ain't. Once inside you realise that you are in a Manga fan's dream world. This shop are big on Japan. Graphic novels feature big. If you are a budding artist yourself they stock Copic Ciao pens, which are entry-level quality shading markers with a chisel and a bullet tip. While we're on artists supplies they have a large Moleskine range too. Prints and paintings are also on offer. The shop is owned by artist Al Davison (look him up, he's certainly lived a life), and stocks many of his works and publications. This place oozes authentic small town USA indie book store charm.

This book shop is located on Gosford street as the name would suggest and is in the heart of the…read moreUniversity campus. The shop stocks lots of second hand books. The range of books in there is huge and you can often find that little gem of a book! The books are usually very reasonably priced.