Barter Books
Barter Books is a second-hand bookshop in the historic English market town of Alnwick, Northumberland, owned and run by Stuart and Mary Manley. It has over 350,000 visitors a year, 40% of whom are from outside the area, and is one of the largest second-hand bookshops in Europe.Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
- Email: bb@barterbooks.co.uk
- Type: Bookstore
- Description: second-hand bookshop located in the English market town of Alnwick, Northumberland
- Address: Wagonway Road, Alnwick, NE66 2NP
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alnwick railway station and Alnwick Garden.
Alnwick railway station
Historic site
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alnwick railway station served the town of Alnwick, in Northumberland, England. It was the terminus of two routes: the Alnwick branch line, which diverged from the East Coast Main Line at Alnmouth, and the Cornhill branch line to Coldstream.
Alnwick Garden
Garden
Photo: Christine Westerback, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Alnwick Garden is a complex of formal gardens adjacent to Alnwick Castle in the town of Alnwick, Northumberland, England. The gardens have a long history under the dukes of Northumberland, but fell into disrepair until revived at the turn of the 21st century. Alnwick Garden is situated 940 feet north of Barter Books.
Alnwick Castle
Photo: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0.
Alnwick Castle is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of the 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman Conquest and renovated and remodelled several times. Alnwick Castle is situated 2,400 feet northwest of Barter Books.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Denwick and Bilton Banks.
Denwick
Village
Photo: Christine Westerback, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Denwick is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, located about 1.4 miles north-east of Alnwick.
Bilton Banks
Locality
Bilton Banks was a village in Northumberland adjacent to the coal mines of Shilbottle and Longdyke. It was home to many miners’ families from the late 19th century through the mid 20th century, when the mines were finally closed and the houses condemned and demolished. Bilton Banks is situated 2 miles southeast of Barter Books.
Hulne Priory
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hulne Priory, Hulne Friary or Hulne Abbey was a friary founded in 1240 by the Carmelites or 'Whitefriars'. It is said that the Northumberland site, quite close to Alnwick, was chosen for some slight resemblance to Mount Carmel where the order originated. Hulne Priory is situated 2½ miles northwest of Barter Books.
Barter Books
- Categories: brick and mortar and shop
- Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.41023° or 55° 24′ 37″ northLongitude
-1.69936° or 1° 41′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C7WC862+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 654060637OpenStreetMap feature
shop=booksWikidata ID
Q4865169
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Danish—“Barter Books” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “巴特書店”
- Danish: “Barter Boooks”
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Highlights include Tenantry Column and Alnwick War Memorial.
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