Urmston Bookshop

Urmston Bookshop Urmston Books and Board Games is an independent family-run bookshop and board game cafe designed to celebrate stories, both for you and by you.

Welcome to the website of Urmston Bookshop which opened in October 2010. We are Sandra and Kevin Foy and Kathryn Banner and are very proud of the shop which has proved to be a great addition to Urmston town centre. We stock a range of titles for both adults and children together with specialist cards, stationery, gifts and many other educational toys and games. We also have a meeting room with an SMART Interactive board. This room is used for all different events from story times, author visits, book clubs to photographic exhibitions. Several schools have also used the room for book based staff meeting and in-service training. We look forward to meeting you soon! Sandra, Kevin and Kathryn.

Just some of the new books in store this week, with a limited number of signed copies and some great new releases in pap...
24/09/2026

Just some of the new books in store this week, with a limited number of signed copies and some great new releases in paperback for kids, including the follow-up to Midnight Treasure by Piers Torday, the second book in Laura Ellen Anderson’s new Star Kitties series and Rob Biddulph’s The Last Wolf.

Come by and say ‘hi’ and have a look! 😊

Join local author and historian Michael Billington to discover the history of the schools in Urmston, Flixton and Davyhu...
23/09/2026

Join local author and historian Michael Billington to discover the history of the schools in Urmston, Flixton and Davyhulme and find out all about his new book.

With archive photos dating from the 19th century, find out how schools in our area have evolved over the years.

Tickets are just £5 and include a welcome drink on the night, and copies of the book will be available to buy.

Get your tickets here 👉 urmstonbooks.co.uk/event-details/the-schools-of-urmston-flixton-and-davyhulme

COMPETITION TIME! Win one of our exclusive emergency bookmarks tote bags by showing us your own emergency bookmarks. A g...
19/09/2026

COMPETITION TIME! Win one of our exclusive emergency bookmarks tote bags by showing us your own emergency bookmarks.

A greetings card, your Tesco Clubcard, a chopstick, a banana peel... the weirder, more random and truly bizarre they are, the better!

Post a picture of your emergency bookmark (in a book!), tag us and use the hashtag and we'll pick our favourite to win a tote. Only real emergency bookmarks will be considered – no AI. 🧐

*Note: you must be able to pick up your prize from the store. Competition closes at 5pm on 26th September.

Don't mind me! I'm just chilling with a stack of some of the great new books we've got in store this week, including bea...
17/09/2026

Don't mind me! I'm just chilling with a stack of some of the great new books we've got in store this week, including beautiful signed and sprayed copies of L.K. Steven's Turncloak, and signed new releases from Sebastian Faulks, Michael Morpurgo and Caitlin Moran.

Come check them out and say hello! We're open 9:30am - 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday.

16/09/2026

Do you like painting minis? 🖌 Interested in getting started? Want to meet like-minded people for an informal hobby session?

Join our first ever after-hours miniature painting social, with paints and brushes provided, and support from friendly faces who have spent many an hour hunched over a mini or two themselves.

Find out more and book on! 👉 urmstonbooks.co.uk/event-details/miniature-painting-social

What a super day spent at local schools with – learning all about spycraft, seizing opportunities and being inspired by...
15/09/2026

What a super day spent at local schools with
– learning all about spycraft, seizing opportunities and being inspired by the trousers of time! 😁

A huge thank you to Pete for taking the time to be with us and share his stories, and a massive thank you as well to the wonderful schools who welcomed us.

The start of the new academic year has brought with it lots of activity in schools, and we're so delighted to be part of...
12/09/2026

The start of the new academic year has brought with it lots of activity in schools, and we're so delighted to be part of it!

We'll be out and about on Tuesday visiting local schools with an author, so the store will be opening a few hours later, from 12:30pm. Sorry for the inconvenience and we hope to see you in the afternoon.

A huge thank you to authors and for a wonderful evening, with a great discussion about ancient wisdom, our relationsh...
11/09/2026

A huge thank you to authors and for a wonderful evening, with a great discussion about ancient wisdom, our relationship with the world and even recurring dreams of whales and snakes!

Missed it? Signed copies of their books are now available in store.

Many thanks to everyone who joined us on a rainy Thursday night!

10/09/2026

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We’re open 9:30am - 5pm! Come join in.

08/09/2026

Planning ahead for the rest of the year already? Don't forget about our event with Joel Hames, writer of Cumbrian crime, rescheduled from July for November!

Find out more and get your tickets here 👉 urmstonbooks.co.uk/event-details/an-evening-with-joel-hames

Address

72 Flixton Road
Manchester
M415AB

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5pm
Thursday 9:30am - 5pm
Friday 9:30am - 5pm
Saturday 9:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+441617477442

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