Red Lion Books
  
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 Natalie Hawken  
 
 
 
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Lovely shop, great staff! I was in Colchester looking for Anne Rice books. Which were difficult to find.  The staff knew exactly what I was looking for and were extremely helpful. They ordered in what I needed, which were posted to my home very quickly. Will defo be back for my next fix!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Ian Coldwell  
 
 
 
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A wonderful independent book shop, friendly and helpful staff and great choice of books.

This little High Street gem is a must!

Just stick your nose through the door and you'll be drawn into the engaging world of fact and fiction, fantasy and gardening, history and cricket or mythology and puzzles......

There's something for everyone.

Well worth half an hour of your time.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Michael MacLeod  
 
 
 
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Love this bookshop. All the staff are wonderful and it's great to see  an independent store like this on the high street in 2025.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Malcolm O'Kane  
 
 
 
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Really friendly shop. Better than the bigger High Street chains.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Rosie Jiggins  
 
 
 
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Fantastically cute independent bookshop. Bought Augusts blind date with a book, theme was “smell the roses” (I think?). Bookseller said it was the complete opposite of the genres I said I typically read but my goodness the book selected by the bookseller is fantastic. I haven’t been able to put it down since starting, and it really has reminded me to stop every now and again and smell the roses because life is all okay in the grand scheme of things.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Freya  
 
 
 
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Great independent book shop. Feel lucky to have one in Colchester.  Friendly and helpful staff. The variety of books is impressive.
I very much enjoy the Death Club, and would join one of the book clubs if I had more time.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Vee Doubleyou  
 
 
 
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Gorgeous little independent, super friendly staff—Sharon and Louise in particular are little rays of sunshine. Thanks for keeping indie book culture alive :)