The Hayling Island Bookshop
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The Hayling Island Bookshop
We have been working all through the last difficult eighteen months and need to take a short break to recharge our batteries! The days that we are open are as follows but we would suggest that you telephone first to check before visiting us. Thank you for your support to us during these difficult times and we look forward to seeing you again very soon.

To celebrate Independent Bookshop Week, we are continuing our Sale of children's books - three for a 1 from the tables outside the store. A wide range of short reads arranged by age group. Our new opening hours are 9am till 4pm, closed Wednesdays and Sundays. We will continue to accept orders seven days a week by telephone, email or through our website as shown below with free local delivery to your doorstep.
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The Hayling Island Bookshop is one of the last remaining independent bookshops in the area and has gained a reputation for the quality of personal service and their innovative Author signing events.

Authors we have run or supported events for include Sir David Attenborough, Terry Pratchett, Jacqueline Wilson, Anne Widdecombe, Ian Whybrow, Kate Mosse, Derek Landy, Chris Ryan, Darren Shan, Charlie Higson, Anthony Horowitz, Louis de Bernieres, Sandi Toksvig, Julian Fellowes, Sir Andrew Motion, Lord Robert Winston, Alan Titchmarsh, Claire Tomalin, Sir Patrick Moore and many more.
We work closely with local School Library Services who arrange visits by authors into schools in the area that they serve. School Library Services offer a wide range of cost effective service to local schools which enable school librarians to make the most of their limited budgets. They give professional advice on books to stock, run training programmes and assist with promotional material.
Reviews (9)
Jo Jhanji
Jo Jhanji
Mar 14, 2021
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This is a great bookshop...placed an order during COVID-19 lockdown on a Sunday afternoon, quick call next morning to make card payment and the book was delivered to my door (on the Island) that afternoon at no extra cost! Can't wait to get in there once the lockdown restrictions are lifted to have a browse! Thank you :o)
Christina McQueen
Christina McQueen
Jan 22, 2021
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Brilliant service from this book shop. First class service and help. Highly recommend using them if you are in the area.
Marianne
Marianne
Dec 20, 2020
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Beautiful gem of a book shop, old fashioned charm but with all the latest bestsellers and unusual greetings cards, warm welcome.
Linda Macdonald
Linda Macdonald
Nov 09, 2020
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Colin and Marie run a fantastic book shop and I cant praise their efficiency enough. We are very lucky to have this facility on Hayling so let's all use it. They will even deliver to your door.
Brilliant.
Teresa Rizzi
Teresa Rizzi
Oct 24, 2020
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This is what a bookshop should be. Incredible range of books for a small shop. Owner has such in depth knowledge of any questions I ask her. Loved choosing books for my children from here and now for my grandson. If books are not in the shop they can be ordered and usually in within a couple of days. Can happily pass an hour browsing the many interesting titles. We'll worth a visit!
Morgan Marshall
Morgan Marshall
Nov 20, 2019
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Lovely book shop. If they haven’t got the book you are looking for, they are always willing to order it in for you.
Julie Murphy
Julie Murphy
May 29, 2019
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Super people work there. They are very helpful. Ordered books arrive the very next working day
Dianne Robinson
Dianne Robinson
Dec 13, 2018
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Great place to get books that are difficult to find as they will search them out and order them.
Nikolas Waller
Nikolas Waller
Nov 19, 2018
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Fine stock range for a local bookshop and get books CDS and games quickly on special ore.