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Red Lion BookS A place to find your next favourite read Welcome to Colchester's independent family bookshop Love reading? Escape with a new story Explore the shelves for our carefully curated stock and the pick of new titles arriving each week

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Our Events

Our events programme moved online for the last eighteen months but once again we are now preparing to welcome you back to physical events at the shop. Events will be posted below as they are announced.

22.02.2025
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Red Lion Books

Monthly Writing Club
Upstairs at Red Lion Books
22nd February 2025, 10am

23.02.2025
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Red Lion Books
125 High Street
CO1 1SZ

Death Club
…because it’s good to find time to talk
Sunday 23rd February, 2025, 9.30am
Red Lion Books

27.02.2025
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Offsite. Location tbc.
Wheelchair accessible

Daytime Book Club, 11.30am
Monthly event
Collaboration with Appetite Book Club
Thursday 27th Feb, 2025

28.02.2025
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Red Lion Books
125 High Street
CO1 12Z

Crochet Workshop
Make your own Bookmark
With Loui Mitchell
28th February, 2025
10am

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Book Clubs

are a place to share your enthusiasm for books and reading. We host a range of book clubs for adults and children.

Are You A Local Author?

We work with local authors in many ways and enjoy supporting the vibrant writing and author community in and around Colchester

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Reviews

What Our Customers Say

At Red Lion Books every customer counts and we will always do our very best to help you find the book that is perfect for you. Here are some reflections from our customers.

An excellent independent bookshop. It has a rare feature which most indie bookshops don't - it is both immaculately curated and stocks a very wide range of titles. I visited around a dozen indie bookshops across four cities and towns in June, and Red Lion was the only place which stocked most of the recently published fiction by indie presses which I wanted to buy. However, the bookshop really serves the community as a whole, not just literary readers with niche tastes - the A Level core texts are helpfully placed on a separate self and the shop has a wide selection of YA and children's books, as well. A model indie bookshop.

Nailya Shamgunova Avatar Nailya Shamgunova
10/07/2023

Lovely shop, came in with my wife, it was our first time in the shop after it being recommended. My wife left happy with lots of new books.

Dan Mcnally Avatar Dan Mcnally
11/03/2023

Amazing staff - who go the extra mile. Brilliant customer care. Always willing to help and very knowledgeable. If you need a book go to an independent book seller such as red lion bookshop.

Amanda Armstrong Avatar Amanda Armstrong
02/01/2023

Called up about a book to enquire if they had it in stock - wasn’t there at the time but was ordered in and received a few weeks later. I also went in store today to enquire about a book and they intend to get that for me ASAP. Staff both times were very helpful and receptive.

Luke Avatar Luke
17/07/2024

Visited this lovely store today and what can I say? Plethora of books and great customer service!

Mauricia Lewis Avatar Mauricia Lewis
05/10/2023

My favourite bookstore around. Shop and support local! Especially when you’re local book shop is red lion!

Caitlin Yardley Avatar Caitlin Yardley
29/07/2024
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