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.

It's Independent Bookshop Week from 13th to 20th June! Come celebrate with us, your friendly neighbourhood booksellers. ...
13/06/2026

It's Independent Bookshop Week from 13th to 20th June! Come celebrate with us, your friendly neighbourhood booksellers. 😊

We've got free proofs, 10% off our totes, and a free £5 National Book Token voucher with every full price book*.

More importantly, like other indie booksellers all over the country, we're here for a chat, to make recommendations and to get to know our community! Why not come say 'hello'?

*one per customer

Join local author Stephen Howard and Infested Publishing on 9th July for the launch of Stephen's brand new book, An Invi...
12/06/2026

Join local author Stephen Howard and Infested Publishing on 9th July for the launch of Stephen's brand new book, An Invincible Summer.

Exploring themes of mental health, existentialism, and authoritarianism, An Invincible Summer blends philosophical intrigue with compelling science fiction, to explore what it means to be truly free.

Get your tickets here 👉 urmstonbooks.co.uk/event-details/stephen-howard

Incredibly quiet in the shop today – what’s with this weather, eh?! 🌧️Rain or shine, we’ve always got some great books f...
11/06/2026

Incredibly quiet in the shop today – what’s with this weather, eh?! 🌧️

Rain or shine, we’ve always got some great books for you, including these new additions to our shelves this week.

Come get out of the rain and have a brew and a browse!

A full day visiting local secondary schools — with very different lighting, apparently 😅 — alongside the wonderful and ...
10/06/2026

A full day visiting local secondary schools — with very different lighting, apparently 😅 — alongside the wonderful and her new bestselling YA crime thriller, Drop Dead Famous.

A murder mystery. A pop superstar. A small town. The sinister side of fame. This book has it all, and we have just a couple of signed copies left in store. Come pick one up!

Thanks to and to the lovely schools for having us.

Some 12-hour work days are just better than others. 🥰 Had a lot of fun today with the lovely exploring all things Buzz ...
09/06/2026

Some 12-hour work days are just better than others. 🥰 Had a lot of fun today with the lovely exploring all things Buzz Sausage Wolf with local schools, followed by a great evening with and .

Thank you to both awesome authors and to !

It's all happening TOMORROW! 😊Join us for Trafford's Celebration of Reading at Urmston Library from 10:30am – 3:30pm, he...
05/06/2026

It's all happening TOMORROW! 😊

Join us for Trafford's Celebration of Reading at Urmston Library from 10:30am – 3:30pm, held in partnership with . Meet a whole host of local authors, join in with panel discussions and have a go at our book scavenger hunts and quizzes. Entry is completely free and everyone who participates in our quizzes will be entered into a draw to win a voucher for the shop. We can't wait to see you there!

Find out more 👉 urmstonbooks.co.uk/celebration-of-reading

Note: The shop and board game cafe will be open as usual.

New books in store this week! With some long-awaited new titles including Maggie O’Farrell’s 10th novel set in Ireland i...
04/06/2026

New books in store this week! With some long-awaited new titles including Maggie O’Farrell’s 10th novel set in Ireland in the 1860s, signed paperback copies of Irvine Welsh’s Men in Love and indie editions of Olivia Laing’s The Silver Book (with pretty sprayed edges).

Come have a look and a chat — we’d love to see you. 😊

02/06/2026

Just one week to go to our event with and the wonderful at Urmston Library!

Join to find out all about On We Go – an emotional and heartwarming story about love, loss and family.

Tickets are still available but selling fast – get yours now 👉 urmstonbooks.co.uk/event-details/mike-gayle-on-we-go

It’s one week to go until Trafford’s Celebration of Reading! Join us and for a great day of bookish activities at Urmst...
30/05/2026

It’s one week to go until Trafford’s Celebration of Reading!

Join us and for a great day of bookish activities at Urmston Library on Saturday 6th June. We’ve got some fantastic panel discussions – including one in partnership with the British Fantasy Society – a local author and publisher exhibition, book scavenger hunts, book quizzes, and more — and everything is FREE. We can’t wait to see you there!

Find out more about our exhibitors and book onto our panel discussions at urmstonbooks.co.uk/celebration-of-reading

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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