Baggins Book Bazaar
One of my favorite activities on earth is browsing the endless shelves of a bookshop that keep going and going. You keep walking and discovering hidden depths. You turn your head from side to side because all of the books were printed in different eras and the titles keep changing positions on the spines. You sneeze because of the dust and pages that haven’t been turned in years. It is such a delight. I will never turn my nose up at a bookshop selling all the new and shiny books and readerly gifts, with a café and cushy chairs, but bookshops like Baggins Book Bazaar in Rochester, England are my absolute favorite.
I hope I’ve already given you some good reasons for visiting Rochester. If you’re visiting London and want to experience a little English life outside the big city, Rochester is less than an hour away by train and would make a really fun day trip with its charming shops, eateries, cathedral, castle, and most importantly: the largest second-hand bookshop in England.
