FORUM BOOKS

By Yvonne Gilbert

Turn right at the village church and find the old chapel next to an ancient Pele Tower and you have found Forum Books. Corbridge, in the Tyne valley, is a lovely English country town made perfect by the addition of an exceptional book shop. Forum books owned by Helen Stanton is an award winning and thriving enterprise that has already grown into new and bigger premises.

The large open space with vaulted ceilings makes a light and airy environment to enjoy browsing amongst the shelves and open tables. There are lots and lots of books, enough for even the most committed bibliophile to get lost in—books on every subject; big books, tiny books, small local publishers and big multinational publishers, grown-ups books and books for children, books for everyone in between. Perhaps the best books are the volumes wrapped in brown paper and string with a label containing a clue or two as to the contents. Mysterious books to surprise and delight you.

There are rows of lovely cards, boxes of notelets, boxes of pencils, wrapping paper—many, many delightful things. They are award winning for a reason. They have author events, book signings, book launches and even a Saturday Disco so we’ll be going back again—and again—and again. www.forumbooksandkids.com

Forum Books
The Chapel
Corbridge
NE45 5AW