Event Information

Everybody is welcome to the Stratford book fair.

There will be around 20 dealers offering for sale a selection of their secondhand, rare and antiquarian books, maps, prints and more, to suit all pockets.

Free admission.  Refreshments available.

The image you see is of William Shakespeare who was born in Stratford-upon-Avon on 26th April 1564, sometimes called Britain's national poet and "Bard of Avon". 

Key Details

Time & Date 29th August 2026, 10:00 - 16:00

Venue Charlecote & Harwood Suite, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bridgefoot, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6YR

Organisers Georgia Mullen Tel: 07909 901078 Email: info@bookswrittenby.co.uk

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Travel Information

Driving

M40 Junction 15.

Parking

Available at the hotel. £4 all day, but you must register with the hotel reception.

Train

One mile from main station.

Bus

Several routes via National Express; Park and Ride from Birmingham Road.

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Highlights

If you are thinking of attending this fair, why not have a look at some of the books recommended by some of the Members who will be there.

Ungentle Shakespeare. Scenes from his life.

Duncan-Jones, Katherine.

The Arden Shakespeare, Thomson Learning, London.

£20.00

Offered by Peter Moore

Shakespeare and the Poet's Life.

Schmidgall, Gary.

University Press of Kentucky, Lexington.

£20.00

Offered by Peter Moore

Ireland: A Cultural Encyclopaedia.

Breffny, Brian De (Ed).

Facts on File, New York

£20.00

Offered by Peter Moore

Shakespeare, Plautus and the Humanist Tradition.

Riehle, Wolfgang

D.S. Brewer, Woodbridge Suffolk UK.

£20.00

Offered by Peter Moore

Fair Exhibitors

If you would like to see which Members will be at this fair, you can browse through them all below. Just select the letter their name starts with and click their name to see their specific page.

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Fiona Edwards | Fiona Edwards Mansfield

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Images in Print | Jane Jaques Nottingham

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Peter Moore | Peter Moore Cambridge

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Salsus Books | David T Salt Kidderminster

112

Stephen Rench | Stephen Rench Shipston on Stour

15

Guest Exhibitors

We are pleased to announce that we will have some special guests at this fair! Have a look at who they are.

Terry Sims
Gloucestershire and Worcestershire topography.

Contact:

Telephone: 01452 546879
Address

Abbeydale
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL4 5XY

Simply Read Ltd, Harry Johnson

Contact:

Telephone: 07873 963365
Address

Barton Seagrave
Kettering
Northamptonshire

KC Automotive, Ken Cowdry
Children's books of 1940s to 60s; books/magazines on aviation and motoring from 1950s/60s; Ordnance Survey maps -7th series 1958/62.

Contact:

Telephone: 01384 392590
Address

Norton
Stourbridge

Friends of the PBFA

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Please email info@pbfa.org for more information

Join PBFA

Membership of the PBFA is open to anyone who has been trading in antiquarian and second-hand books for a minimum of two years subject to certain criteria.

Email info@pbfa.org to find out more, or complete the enquiry form.

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