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Topping & Company Booksellers of Edinburgh

Name: Topping & Company Booksellers of Edinburgh
Price range: $
Rating: 4.9

4.9 ·

Discover Topping & Company Booksellers, Edinburgh's grand bookshop of towering shelves and rolling ladders. Browse a broad range, enjoy tea in a warm atmosphere, and linger into the evening, as it stays open until 21:00.

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Full description

Topping & Company Booksellers is one of Edinburgh's best-known bookshops, set in a handsome building with floor-to-ceiling shelves and rolling ladders. Reviewers describe a warm, peaceful atmosphere where visitors can enjoy tea while browsing, and note that the shop offers dyslexia-, ADHD- and autism-friendly book selections alongside its wide range.

Opening hours run from 9:00 to 21:00, making it one of the few shops open into the evening. A typical visit lasts around 45 minutes, often longer for keen readers.

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Address

2 Blenheim Pl, Edinburgh EH7 5JH, UK

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

45 min

Best time

morning, lunchtime, afternoon, early evening or evening

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Open 9:00 to 21:00 on Mondays and Saturdays, so it suits an evening stop
look out for the accessible, neurodivergent-friendly book sections
have tea while browsing, as reviewers recommend.

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Reviews

If you love books you must visit this place and spend lots of time browsing its many shelves. A very large book store with a very large different selection of books. The atmosphere is very calming and cozy. There are moving staircases which you can climb up to find new titles to read.

nataliya frolova

4/5

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