Bookshops offering discounts to members

The following bookshops offer discounts to Poetry Society members. Please present your membership card to claim your discount.

No bookshops offering discounts near you? Why not send contact details of your nearest bookshop to membership@poetrysociety.org.uk and we will see if we can negotiate a discount for members.

LONDON

Foyles Bookshop
113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB
Tel: 020 7440 3265  email: orders@foyles.co.uk
www.foyles.co.uk
Open: Monday-Saturday 9.30am-8pm Sunday 12-6pm
10% discount on all books. This discount is not available in conjunction with any other offer and proof of ID is required (the offer is not available for orders placed via the Foyles website). Many years ago, T S Eliot attended one of the famous Foyles Literary Luncheons. Now, after a multi-million pound refurbishment programme, Foyles is a modern independent bookshop, with 5 floors of books and knowledgeable staff. Based just 190 paces from Tottenham Court Rd tube station in the centre of London, Foyles stocks one of the country's largest ranges of classic and contemporary poetry titles, and poets from Ashbery to Zamora. It also contains a non-chain café, Ray's Jazz and Silver Moon, and there are regular author events in-store.

London Review Bookshop
14 Bury Place, London WC1A 2JL
Tel: 020 7269 9030 Fax: 020 7269 9033 email: books@lrbshop.co.uk
10% discount on all poetry purchases (in-store) at the London Review Bookshop. Situated just five minutes walk from the Poetry Society and right around the corner from the British museum, the bookshop is the ideal place for members to buy their poetry books. The Bookshop also holds regular readings and discussions and members can register to receive their e-mail newslettter by sending an e-mail to the address below.

The Owl Bookshop
209 Kentish Town Rd, London NW5
Tel: 020 7485 7793 Fax: 020 7267 7765
email: owlbookshop1@btconnect.com
10% off all in-store purchases. The Owl Bookshop is not just a great independent bookshop but also organises regular literary events. Poetry readings have included Margaret Atwood, John Hegley and Tobias Hill, and Ambit Magazine holds regular readings there also. The bookshop stocks books for all ages and are pleased to supply books by mail order. As well as any British book in print they can also order American books.

SOUTH EAST

David's Bookshop
14 Eastcheap, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire SG6 3DE
Tel: 01462 684631 Fax 01462 485118
email: info@davids-bookshops.co.uk
www.davids-bookshops.co.uk 
20% discount on all titles in extensive secondhand stock. Open since 1963, David's Bookshop, Music Shop & Gift Shop are all located in three shops in Eastcheap, Letchworth Garden City. You will find a comprehensive range of poetry (some collectibles) as well as fiction, non-fiction, text books, maps and best-sellers in stock. Travellers, walkers, computer users and local historians are especially well catered for.

Much Ado Books
High St, Alfriston, East Sussex BN26 5TY
+44 (0)1323 871222
https://muchadobooks.com/index.php
10% discount on orders over £10. Independent Bookshop of the Year 2007. Open seven days a week.

Mr Books
2 Bank Street, Tonbridge Kent TN9 1BL
http://www.mrbooks.co.uk/
15% off all poetry and literature.

One Tree Books
7 Lavant Street, Petersfield, Hants GU32 3EL
tim@onetreebooks.com
http://www.onetreebooks.com/
15% off all poetry.

SOUTH WEST

Arnolfini Bookshop
16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA
Tel: 0117 9172304 Fax: 0117 9172303
Email: bookshop@arnolfini.org.uk 
www.arnolfini.org.uk
Open: 10.00am - 8.00pm, 7 days a week
Offers a 10% discount on all poetry titles, including periodicals. Over 100 magazines and periodicals on art, design, literature and film as well as an exceptional range of books on contemporary art and culture.

The Bookshop
The Bookshop, 10 Church Street, Launceston, Cornwall PL15 8AP Tel:01566 774107 Fax: 01566 777299 email: thebookshop@eclipse.co.uk
5-10% discount on books. The discount applied will depend on the title purchased but is not restricted to poetry books. Independent bookshop specialising in Cornish and local interest, Charles Causley and also Cookery Books. Secondhand-book cellar. Stamp albums and accessories. Situated opposite to St Mary Magdalene's Church. 

The Torbay Bookshop
7 Torquay Road, Paignton, Devon TQ3 3DU
thetorbaybookshop@lineone.net 
www.torbaybookshop.co.uk
10% off all stock - not applicable with any other offer. Multi award winning bookshop, including Independent Bookseller of the Year, The Torbay Bookshop offers a wide range of titles plus a next day ordering service for most titles. We also have an out of print service and are stockists of Naxos Classical CD's. Mail order available.

MIDLANDS

The Book House
Prama House, 267 Banbury Road, Jericho, Oxford
brian@the-book-house.demon.co.uk
10% off all poetry.

The Book House
93 High Street, Thame, 0X9 3HJ
brian@the-book-house.demon.co.uk 
10% off all poetry.

Bestsellers Bookshop, Buxton
3 Bridge Street, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6BS
01298 79521
10% off all poetry.

NORTH WEST

Jo Harding at Roundstone Books
29 Moor Lane, Clitheroe, Lancashire UK BB7 1BE
+44 (0) 1200 444242 joharbooks@aol.com www.roundstonebooks.co.uk
Offers up to 10% off all poetry titles and 5% off all other stock. Roundstone Books is a specialist retailer of second-hand and hard-to- find books. Established in the market town of Clitheroe  since 1995, Roundstone has a fine selection of second-hand books. There is seating in the shop, and food and drink can be bought from the cafe next door.

The Derwent Bookshop
10 Finkle St Workington, CA14 2BB
Tel: 0870 121 5066 Fax: 01900 63934
www.cumbriabooks.com
Offers a 10% discount on poetry titles only. The Derwent Bookshop is the largest independent bookseller in West Cumbria serving a huge geographical area between Barrow in the South and Carlisle in the North - a distance of some 100 miles. Apart from the local product and general bestsellers they have large specialised sections for; Childrens books, Computer books, sci-fi & fantasy, crime fiction, travel, and Mind/Body/Spirit books.

YORKSHIRE

Rhyme & Reason - Booksellers at Hunters Bar
681 Ecclesall Road, Sheffield S11 8TG
0114 2661950 or richard@rhyme-reason.co.uk
Poetry Society members receive a 10% discount on any poetry books. Rhyme & Reason specialises in books for children and young people, but also have a special interest in poetry and keep a selection of poetry books aimed at adults as well poetry books for children. Rhyme & Reason organises author events, introducing poets and other writers to schools and facilitating visits. They also work closely as booksellers with the annual Off the Shelf festival in Sheffield and organise occasion readings by published poets. As community booksellers, they offer a speedy ordering service for customers and can normally obtain any book in print very quickly.

SCOTLAND

The Bookshop
17 North Main Street, Wigtown, DG8 9HL
01988 402499 
www.the-bookshop.com/
10% off poetry purchases, including from the web.