London Street Bookshop — Lyttelton
A secondhand bookshop in Lyttelton, Christchurch. Part of the Greater Christchurch secondhand bookshops directory — see also our NZ used-book price guide.
No rights-cleared photo yet — Mathew’s phone photos welcome. Open the map pin for the street location.
About
London Street Bookshop on Lyttelton’s main street is the most bookish secondhand shop in greater Christchurch — literary fiction and poetry spread across half a dozen corners of the shop, so looking for a specific author means browsing the whole room (which is half the pleasure).
Spinoff ranked it second citywide and called it the place to go when you want literature without trawling piles of dross. Prices sit above charity and Book Barn rates (around $12 was cited) but the hit-rate is high. Make a harbour-town day of it: tunnel through to Lyttelton, browse London Street, eat on the waterfront. Hours are listed daily in directories — still worth a quick confirm before a special trip.
Price tip: Spinoff noted roughly $12 paperbacks — more than charity shops, justified by curation.
What you’ll find
Curated literary fiction, poetry, and quality general secondhand — less genre-pile, more readerly browsing.
Practical info
- Address
- 48 London Street, Lyttelton, Christchurch 8082
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 10am–4pm; Sat 9am–4pm; Sun 10am–4pm
- Phone
- 027 302 9646
In Christchurch City (Lyttelton). Hours from directories — confirm locally.
Visitor notes & reviews
“Most bookish shop in the city — great range of old and new; poetry section stacked; ~$12 paperbacks.”
2025-01 · The Spinoff
“r/chch recommendations routinely include London Street when listing Christchurch secondhand bookshops.”
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