Alnwick - Former railway station - 2
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Barter Books

Alnwick

One of Britain's largest secondhand bookshops, set in Alnwick's former railway station.

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AttractionTime here: 45 min – 1.5 h

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Wagonway Road, Alnwick, NE66 2NP

Quick facts

It is described as one of the largest secondhand bookshops in Britain.

The shop fills the former Alnwick railway station, and has a station buffet and an ice cream parlour in the building.

It calls itself the home of the original Keep Calm and Carry On poster.

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