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    Wellington Square Bookshop

    4.6 (55 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Haru S.

    Always love stopping by for some coffee or tea, and then go browsing for good books! Drinks can be for here or to-go. The shop has great character and cozy ambience inside. There's plenty of room to sit down in the back, or perch on a barstool up front by the counter. The staff are very friendly and helpful. I've bought a couple of books here before -- while they are pricier, I come here to enjoy both the books and the store experience. It's worth ducking in if you're visiting Wellington Square

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    Gray W.

    This is my all-time favorite bookstore (and I've seen quite a few)! The beautiful decor, amazing selection, and eclectic gifts make it a spot that I want to come back to again and again. They also serve coffee and pastries, which is a huge plus!

    Cute store
    Matt H.

    Cute stores. Has a nice setup for children. Selection and prices are not great but I can get over that because I enjoy a good book store. I never expect the price or selection of Amazon at a small B&M store. One of the staff has several interesting reviews published in national papers. The one star is because everytime I go in there it seems like there is some loud, pretentious, politically charged, staff member sharing their views. I'm not offended by it, I just don't want to hear it when I come there to relax. They also don't want to debate. If you dare to have a logical debate with the staff, and you share a different view, be prepared for them to try to shame you or make you feel bad for just living your life.

    Zac H.

    Cute bookstore with a lot of charm! It has a pretty nice atmosphere and has that old comfy bookstore feel. Worth a stop in just to walk around and enjoy the interior. They also have a small cafe inside so you can grab a refreshment while you're there. For me it lost 1 star for selection, nothing they can do about that since space is limited, and some of the prices being high. It loses another star for not cracking down on masks. While they do have it posted on the door that they are required to enter, there were four people in the back area not wearing masks, and as I've already mentioned it's a small store. Posting a rule and enforcing it at the door does very little if the enforcement stops once people are out of sight.

    Paige G.

    I've been here multiple times and this is such a unique and cute bookstore. There is a bakery inside with fresh pastries and drinks like coffee and tea. There's a really cool fountain inside that you can throw coins into. The selection of books isn't like Barnes & Nobles but that's the charm of a small book store. There are books you might over look at a bigger book store. The story time here for kids is amazing. It's Tuesday mornings at 10am and the guy is very animated and the kids are very engaged. He hands out cookies at the end and the kids can color too. Overall, worth checking out!

    Frank C.

    What a wonderful find, this is absolutely one of the best book stores I have ever been in, it's a enchanting and very warming and peaceful place, a true throwback to yesteryear equipped with a sliding shelve ladder. A fantastic collection of 1800's books and signed first additions for sale. The staff is pleasurable and helpful with a great knowledge on authors and books. A coffee shop is located in this quant book store and the most comfortable seats to sit relax and read. If your in the area this is a must stop you will not be disappointed.

    Feels like your sitting at home but nope---you're actually looking at the table in the shop. Pretty neat.
    Yorel S.

    Well well well so I visited the Wellington Bookstore and coffee shop. What can be said --lots! This hidden gem offers a cozy serene atmosphere filled with shelves of books, displays of artifacts, and abundance of antiques. I absolutely love it. If you follow my coffee shop reviews you know I test the quality of coffee through the taste and flavor in which a mocha latte is made. Let's just say the coffee was nice and the atmosphere was great. We were greeted pleasantly as soon as we walked in the door. This spot has nooks and crannies to sit, chat, and read. Not really ideal for working it's more of a social atmosphere because the seating spaces are open but intimate. All this surrounded by books, gifts, and options to satisfy your sweet tooth. If you want a cozy comfortable atmosphere to think, chat, or simply be alone this lovely book store and coffee shop will meet your needs. Order a beverage, buy a gift, read a book, or simply meditate in this calm positive environment while meeting up with friends. There is something for everyone here.

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    Excellent service and fun environment. Thoroughly enjoyed my time. Also had lots of books

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    Lori thank so much!!

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    Awesome bookstore. Very quaint and was a great place to browse books and hangout for a coffee and enjoy a book

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    Always greeted when I walk in and the staff is helpful. They have created a lovely atmosphere. I always enjoy shopping here.

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    What a gem! My tea was delicious, and I really enjoyed the space while working. I'll definitely be back!

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    This place is a gem! Do you need a book? A gift for someone? A quite place to drink coffee in a real mug? Go here.

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    There used to be lots of places like this but this is the last real bookstore out in Chester County.

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    Amazed that I'm the first to review this location! What an exceptional used book store! I have a…read morehuge interest in presidential biographies, and this store delivered when it came to that genre. I walked out with a couple great books to add to my collection, and will be back soon to pick up some more! My favorite thing about this store is that they offer hard to find books for a great price. They have an extensive Pennsylvania section which includes biographies about many of of the small colleges dotting the southeast part of the state, and a large amount of genealogical books as well. I was strapped for time and didn't get a chance to explore the entire store, but the sections I perused left me with a great feeling about the place. The lady who helped me check out was extremely friendly as well. Have already recommended this store to a couple friends and family, and I will personally be making the trip back out as soon as next week. Highly recommend!

    I've been to many used book stores. Most look about the same, with about the dame pricing, etc…read more And this one holds true to that. Looks like most other used bookstores. But... The owners of THIS store have been in the book business for a while. Both put in years at a large chain bookstore. They've used that experience to create a store people WANT to shop. They are extremely knowledgeable on many topics, and very friendly. The store, like many used bookstores, is a work in progress. The difference is the people, and the staff are amazing!

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    5.0
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    great. selections very cheap. helpful owner. ill. definitely be going back. and…read moreback

    Finally decided to stop here after driving by the sign for "Books" for literally years. The store…read moredoesn't appear to be very large from the outside, but, you may find yourself slightly overwhelmed once you walk in. The books are practically floor to ceiling in some areas with many of the shelves being two stacks deep. Books are organized by genre and first letter of author's last name. Genres range from Mystery and Romance to Classics and End Table books. There is also a room full of children's books and a decent selection for young adults. I particularly enjoyed the atmosphere of the store. It is relaxed and fairly quiet. No one comes up to ask what you're looking for (although you can ask for specific titles/authors if you need) or eyes you while you're digging through the stacks trying to find exactly what you want. There are several step stools around to help you reach the highest shelves and be sure to grab a shopping basket at the entrance, as you'll likely need one. Remember, all of these books are used and come in varying conditions. All of the books that I purchased were in good to excellent condition. For the price of $3 per book, you can't beat it. He even accepts trade-ins, which then brings the price down to $2 per book, if I understood correctly. He accepts cash and credit. I have no complaints at all and will definitely be going back to gauge how often the stock changes. Thankful to have a used bookstore nearby. What I spent today on 12 books wouldn't have even gotten me 3 at Barnes & Noble.

    Broad Street Books

    Broad Street Books

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    This past weekend, my top-tier chum from the Kingdom of Sussex and I had the great honor of…read moreparticipating (for the second year in a row) in the NJ Bookstore Crawl, one of the greatest events in all the lands. An absurd amount of planning/discussion went into this, but ultimately boiled down to just visiting the three participating bookstores in Sussex. Broad Street Books was my favorite of the three Sussex stops, simply because it had the most personality and options, which to me are the two central tenets of a successful bookstore. Honestly, I'm surprised every single bookstore doesn't focus on these aspects of the business model, but it is what it is. My chum and I got here within minutes of opening, a little after 10am on Saturday. There were a few other suspected Crawlers on the premises but given the location and time of day, this was unsurprisingly one of the quieter stops on the day's adventures. My chum actually dropped me off at the top of the Sussex Rail Branch Trail down the street a month and a half ago for training purposes, and I didn't have a clue that there was a real downtown area to Branchville a little further down - just on that basis alone, the crawl rocks. My chum lives a few minutes away and was familiar with this area and the bookstore, so we parked and got over there very easily. From the outside, the building looks like it used to house a bank but these days there are literally books all over it, including a tasteful display outside by the window. As soon as I walked inside, I got Strand vibes, which is pretty much the highest compliment I can give a bookstore - I went to college in Greenwich Village and the Strand was one of my favorite places to go; their $0.48 bin was the stuff of legends (which I hope they still have). But if you've been there before, it's disordered chaos showcasing an obvious love of literature, with literal stacks of books and so many options, both old and new. Same here. It's cluttered and looks like the basement library my dad had when I was growing up - awesome. As soon as you enter, there's a staircase to your right that's covered in books and isn't really accessible (which is fine, you're not there to climb to the second floor), and then tons of narrow labyrinthine passageways in several rooms for you to explore. THAT'S what bookstores should be about, at least in my opinion. In terms of the actual books, there's a lot of variety, both fiction and non. I tend to gravitate toward fiction, and - full disclosure - one of my toxic traits is that I judge books by their cover. So I had a lot to play with here and think about. The classics/older fiction section was abundant, but ultimately I went with the 2016 novel The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead because it won a Pulitzer and Obama said nice things about it on the cover. I haven't read it yet, but even if I end up massively disliking it, we don't blame the book purveyors for that. A pleasant purchase. The overall personality of Broad Street is interesting too, and it dovetails nicely with why I DO like indie bookstores and genuinely want to advocate for them, even though part of me has trouble justifying paying typically higher prices for the same product as, say, Amazon (which I know is heresy to utter). There's an interesting Lord of the Rings/fantasy theme that they really hit hard here, and my chum actually ended up winning a surprise door prize as the first purchase of the day, I believe an LOTR-themed paperweight, which she was enormously excited/proud about. Another big selling point for me - not every bookstore I've encountered in my two years on the Crawl really did too much beyond barebones participation/inclusion on the list, so I think it's cool these guys had some cool promotions and whatnot. Only constructive feedback? One of the owners was on the premises (which is a definitive positive in and of itself on what has to be one of the more important days now on the NJ bookstore calendar going forward) and had arguably a little TOO aggressive of a sales pitch. I would just respectfully suggest that you let the books do most of the selling - we're in there for the Crawl; don't worry, we're buying at least one book, and my chum bought more than that. Really awesome bookstore and I honestly don't know if I would have even known it existed without the event. Top marks for both. Get up here if you can.

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We buy books. We sell books. We ship books daily all over the world. Sussex County, New Jersey's largest bookstore
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