Raven Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Interesting article - in part - on Foyle's book shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Every time I go into London I always make an effort to pop into Foyles and I could spend days just browsing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I've never been in a Foyles book shop in all my times in the UK, is it similar to Waterstone's? If I'm ever near one again, I should take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I've never been in a Foyles book shop in all my times in the UK, is it similar to Waterstone's? If I'm ever near one again, I should take a look. They have 5 stores in London but I have only been to the Charing Cross store. It is split across 5 floors with books on every subject imaginable. I've always found the staff to be very knowledgeable and the store has a nice, bright, airy, relaxed feel to it. It is similar to Waterstones in a lot of way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 They have 5 stores in London but I have only been to the Charing Cross store. It is split across 5 floors with books on every subject imaginable. I've always found the staff to be very knowledgeable and the store has a nice, bright, airy, relaxed feel to it. It is similar to Waterstones in a lot of way. That sounds great! Thanks for your reply . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 There's a Foyles in central Bristol, but if I go to that part of the city, it's usually on a Saturday morning, and I try to get out early to avoid other people and traffic. I always visit Waterstone's as they open at 9am but Foyles don't open until 10am, and I'm already on my way home by then. When I have been in, it's a nice enough shop, but for me, the style of the shop itself doesn't lend itself to a bookshop, and doesn't give me that warm, cosy feeling I want in a bookshop. There's nothing to distinguish it as anything special, and it's not a big shop so the selection doesn't inspire me. I'd rather go to Bath and visit Mr B's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 I usually pop into Foyle's in Charing Cross when I'm in London, but I've not been up since they moved down the street last year. I suspect the new shop will be better laid out than the old one, but I suspect it may have lost some of it's charm in the process. Having said that, though, the range of books they hold is great and as Brian said you can easily lose an hour or three browsing in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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