Join us throughout July for a series of 45-minute lunchtime walks lead by expert guides and authors. These short walks are perfect for those looking to get outside during their lunchbreaks and learn something new about the area around them. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stanfords-...

Curious about urban swims and paddles? Come join authors Natasha Sones and Anu Aladin for an evening of real paddle and swim stories, connections, practical tips and ideas you can use locally or further away! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/adventures...

It’s World Bicycle Day !! 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️ Some great reading for you !! 📖 #worldbicycleday 🚲🌏 @stanfordstravel.bsky.social

Delighted to be returning to @stanfordstravel.bsky.social on 16 June for an event with the brilliant writer Louis D Hall. We’ll be discussing our books, #SmallEarthquakes & #InGreen, as well as lost history, epic horse rides & travels to the end of the world. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/travel-wri...

Signed copies of the brand new Michael Palin book In Nigeria now available!

🇬🇧 Ready to explore the best of Britain? Whether you’re planning the ultimate North Coast 500 road trip or hunting for hidden gems, the Collins Britain Pocket Map is your perfect travel buddy!

Our Ordnance Survey Promo ends soon! Don't miss out, grabs your maps in Store or Online at this link www.stanfords.co.uk/ordnance-sur... #ordnancesurvey #stanfordsbookshop #osmaps #promo

Last chance to get tickets for tonight's event with Katie Carr at @stanfordstravel.bsky.social! Come along to hear Katie speak about her journey sea-kayaking the Shipping Forecast! www.stanfords.co.uk/event-thunde...

Two writers. Two epic journeys. Countless untold stories. Join travel authors Louis D Hall and Shafik Meghji as they sit down to discuss the incredible characters, hidden places, and wild adventures behind their latest books. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stanfords-...

Counting down to the International Booker Prize @thebookerprizes winner announcement on May 19th! 🏆 Throughout the month, we are spotlighting the incredible Shortlist, and our Fiction Pick of the Month is the brand-new paperback edition of Daniel Kehlmann’s The Director.

‘Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier.’ - Kathleen Norris Keep reading. Keep happy 😊 📖 #mentalhealthawarenessweek 💭❤️ @stanfordstravel.bsky.social

Our destination of the month is Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean. With its rich history, diverse landscapes, and fantastic cuisine, Sicily has always been a popular destination for our customers and we love it too!

Join award winning wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein for a memorable evening in support of the Kenya Wildlife Trust UK Cheetah Conservation. More info and tickets here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/endangered...

If you love cartography and art this is the map for you 🗺️ The World Painted by Kon-Tiki Maps is a stunning rendition of the Robinson projection, now available as a print on demand in-store and online! Visit our website to explore this incredible wall map in greater detail #cartography #worldmap

27th May - We are excited to present journalist and academic Tom Sykes talking about his new book 'The Years of Travelling Anxiously', in conversation with award-winning travel writer Ben Aitken. More info and tickets here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-years-...

Thundery at Times 🛶 On May 21st, join us as Author Katie Carr shares the story of an inherited challenge. @summersdalebooks.bsky.social More info and tickets here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thundery-a...

Signed copies alert! www.stanfords.co.uk/the-wilder-w...

Our Non-Fiction Book of the Month is The Wilder Way by the incredible YouTube adventurer and National Geographic host, Eva Zu Beck From a high-flying career to solo horse treks in Mongolia and overlanding across the US with her dog Vilk, Eva’s memoir is a raw and disarmingly beautiful book.

Interested in vexillology? Be transported around the globe and uncover the history and meaning behind the flags of the world with our fantastic flags table 🌍 Shop our extensive selection of flags and hand flags in-store and online 🔗 #vexillology #flag #flagbook

Signed by the author ✍️ We were delighted Tim Parks visited the shop to sign copies of Across Sicily with Garibaldi’s Thousand: An adventure in landscape and Italian memory, published by Alma Books 📚 Thank you so much Tim! Pick up a signed copy in-store or online 📖

New in for Spring 🌼 April’s been a fantastic month for nature writing 📖 Here are some of the new in this month paperbacks and hardbacks, we think you’ll enjoy📚 Visit us in-store this weekend for more nature writing recommendations 🌿 #naturewriting #newbook #readingrecommendations

Fiction set around the UK 📚 Travel to the settings of your favourite books or explore the landscapes that shaped beloved characters from the comfort of your own home, by combining a map with a book 📖 Our full range of Ordnance Survey maps are currently buy 1, get 1 half price 🗺️ #maps #fiction

🧭 Spring into adventure with our limited-time offer: Buy One, Get One Half Price on the full Ordnance Survey map range! 🗺️ Available online and in-store from April 1st to May 31st. #ordnancesurvey

Fantastic and inspiring, as always, to visit @stanfordstravel.bsky.social while in London. More so, that copies of 'This Is Not My Land' are on the shelves... under two categories. You can find it under the Nature Writing section, and British Interest. #naturewriting #slowtravel

To celebrate the launch of the 10th Anniversary edition of Ticket to Ride by Tom Chesshyre, @stanfordstravel.bsky.social are having a train talk! Come along 13 May to hear Tom in conversation with Andrew Martin about travelling round the world and UK by rail. www.stanfords.co.uk/event-train-...

🧭 Spring into adventure with our limited-time offer: Buy One, Get One Half Price on the full Ordnance Survey map range! 🗺️ Available online and in-store from April 1st to May 31st. #ordnancesurvey

Signed by the author✍️ We were thrilled Teddy Keen stopped by to sign copies of The Lost Book of Undersea Adventure, winner of the Children’s Travel Book of the Year award at the 2026 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards! 🏆 Thank you so much Teddy! 📖 Pick up your signed copy in-store or online 📚

We are thrilled to announce our Non-Fiction Book of the Month for April: A Training School for Elephants by Sophy Roberts out today in paperback! www.stanfords.co.uk/catalog/prod...

Travel Writing Reading Recommendations! 🧳 If you’re in need of some compelling storytelling this weekend, we have you covered!These new in this year paperbacks and hardbacks are flying off our staff picks shelves 📚 Which one will you pick? #travel #travelwriting #readingrecommendations

From the maps that shaped Medieval Europe to the secrets buried in Roman soil and the magic of the night sky, our April event line-up at Stanfords brings history, travel, and culture to life. Join us at Mercer Walk to hear directly from the authors and experts behind these fascinating stories:

Looking for an excuse to travel? Lonely Planet have released the latest editions of their France, Paris, Provence & the Côte d’Azur Travel Guides as well as their Paris and Bordeaux Pocket Guides! Shop in-store or online for our full selection of maps and guidebooks 🗺️ #France #travel #guidebook

In my happy place @stanfordstravel.bsky.social 's lovely outdoor café, going through editor's notes for my next novel #booksky #writerslife #editing #feelgood #Irish #fiction #spéirgorm #London

What an absolute privilege it was to be on the judging panel for the @stanfordstravel.bsky.social Children’s Travel Book of the Year 2026! Huge Congratulations to Teddy Keen 🙌 What an absolute triumph of a book in such an incredibly strong category. Make sure you take a look! 💙🌏📖🏆

Tonight the winner of the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2026: Fiction With A Sense Of place will be announced @stanfordstravel.bsky.social

The winner of Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2026 (Fiction With A Sense Of Place) Award presented to the author’s publisher (Duckworth) A Splintering by Dur e Aziz Amna Set in PAKISTAN @stanfordstravel.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

WINNER A Splintering by Dur e Aziz Amna wins the Fiction With a Sense of Place award at the 2026 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2026 www.stanfords.co.uk/a-splinterin....

WINNER The Lost Book of Undersea Adventure by The Unknown Adventurer, Teddy Keen wins the Children's Travel Book of The Year award at the 2026 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2026 www.stanfords.co.uk/the-lost-boo....

WINNER A Training School for Elephants by Sophy Roberts wins the Stanfords Travel Book of The Year Award at the 2026 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2026 www.stanfords.co.uk/a-training-s....

It’s Awards Week! 🏆 We are buzzing to reveal the winners of the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2026. From indie presses to global bestsellers, we’re celebrating the finest travel writing of the year. Who are you rooting for?

Happy Mother’s Day! 🌺 Why not compliment the bouquet, with a captivating new read! 💐 These exciting new in this year paperbacks and hardback are the perfect way to show your appreciation to the remarkable mother figures in your life 🌸📚 We’re sure they’ll love them! Shop in-store or online 🌍

Had the most amount of fun at @stanfordstravel.bsky.social last night for the launch of Wild Pavements, with lovely folk, who are either already #urbannature #pavementplants enthusiasts or hopefully open to being converted 💚😊💚. (Pic credits: Jen Jones & Sarah Jackson - thnx)

Our non-fiction book of the Month for March is Alone in Japan by Tom Feiling Through Tom Feiling's lenses, we uncover Japan's transformation from rising superpower in the 90s to today's silent warnings of cultural and societal shifts from its furthest flung villages to the dynamic megacities.

Tickets are selling fast! 🚨 Don’t miss the upcoming paperback launch of Overnight by Dan Richards. Join @danzep.bsky.social in conversation with @monisharajesh.bsky.social on 8th April! More info and tickets at this link www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/overnight-...

We had a wonderful time at @stanfordstravel.bsky.social last night, celebrating the launch of @joelucbarnes.bsky.social's new political travelogue, #FarewellToRussia: A Journey Through the Former USSR. Look at that table display 😍 Published today! bit.ly/4d4jijP

🚣 Plan, explore and navigate Great Britain’s Canals & Waterways with our map of the month Great Britain's Canals & Waterways by Canal Companions, who have been guiding waterway explorers for over four decades 🚣 www.stanfords.co.uk/canal-compan...

Join renowned historian Alistair Moffat as he traces the windswept story of the North Sea throughout British history and examines how it has shaped who we are today. The North Sea: Along the Edge of Britain is Alistair Moffat new book. www.stanfords.co.uk/event-the-no...

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