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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.

27.04.2024
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Red Lion Books

Monthly Writing Club
Upstairs at Red Lion Books
10am

28.04.2024
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Red Lion Books
125 High Street
CO1 1SZ

Death Club
…because it’s good to find time to talk
Sunday, 28th April, 10.30am
Red Lion Books

11.05.2024
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St Botolph’s Street, Colchester CO2 7EE

St Botolph’s Music Society
Concert Schumann Brahms
11th May 7.30 pm

13.05.2024
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Red Lion Books

Monthly Silent Book Club
…because we all need to schedule in reading time
Monthly
Bring your own book & a blanket!
13th May 2024, 5pm

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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.

Excellent shop with so many books. I've never seen so many Childre 's books. There is a downstairs too! A chess board is set up so i expect you can play. Great service !

darron welch Avatar darron welch
27/10/2023

Very helpful staff. Every time I have requested a book, they have got it for me and really quickly. Reasonably priced too

Andrew Poole Avatar Andrew Poole
28/07/2023

What a lovely little book shop! Crams in far more than you'd expect, gives you a personal experience as opposed to chain bookstores and there's an amazing children's section. Accessibility to a basement level will be difficult for those with physical disabilities (it's a little old building) so staff are very happy to browse and collect for you.

Matthew Norman Avatar Matthew Norman
13/02/2023

Lovely place to browse for books... always helpful when I've been in...

Ross Pullar Avatar Ross Pullar
30/04/2022

A lovely bookshop with knowledgeable staff who are only too happy to recommend titles and help.

Joff Hopkins Avatar Joff Hopkins
29/11/2022

Cute little bookstore. On the fiction wall they did have the paperback and hardback separated which meant I had to search twice as long for the specific author I was looking for (ended up not finding them as the authors became jumbled up around G-L. It looks clean and overall well taken care of. I just think this oversight can be a hindrance instead of putting all the authors books together instead of in two separate spots.

Nicole Goff Avatar Nicole Goff
31/12/2022
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