Andy Holding

Review of Blackwell's Bookshops

Oxford s biggest retail bookstore with a huge sele...

Oxford s biggest retail bookstore with a huge selection new & used books for all.

The store looks small on the outside but believe me it s huge on the inside, as it s built over four floors.

It apparently has more than 200,000 books on display and it has held a Guinness world record for the largest single display of books in a room. The Norrington room is over 10,000 sq/ft housing 160,000 volumes on over three miles (4.83km) of shelving. The room has been built under Trinity College.

When I last visited the store it s opening hours were:

Monday: 9:00 to 18:30

Tuesday: 9:30 to 18:30

Wednesday: 9:00 to 18:30

Thursday: 9:00 to 18:30

Friday: 9:00 to 18:30

Saturday: 9:00 to 18:30

Sunday: 11:00 to 17:00