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    The Riverside Bookshop

    London

    Small bookshop but no step-free access upstairs

    3

    Date of visit: April 2026

    I am a disabled person. I have experience of challenges around: accessing toilets and moving around.

    I use or have experience of: disabled toilet, wheelchair

    The main entrance to the shop which has three sections. The two outside sections each have two large windows, one on the ground floor and one on the first floor, with book displays in them. In the middle in the bottom half is the doorway with the door propped open. Above the doorway is a window which has the name of the shop and their logo in it.The floor to ceiling shelving can be seen on the walls in the space. There are some table displays with more books in the centre of the floorA close up of the floor to ceiling shelving. All of the books are displayed front cover showing rather than spine showing. A card display with a staircase on the right of it

    Overall Rating

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    Average

    This is a small, independent bookshop located opposite London Bridge station. It is quite small inside and I was just about able to navigate the ground floor of the shop in my manual wheelchair and power attachment. Unfortunately, there was no way for me to see the upstairs area, but I was mainly interested in fiction and there was a lot of that on the ground floor.

    Disabled Access In and Around

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    The shop's entrance is step-free and the door had been propped open when I visited so I didn’t have to deal with trying to open the door and get myself inside. The stairs to the first floor are immediately on the left as you enter. The rest of the small space has floor to ceiling shelves on all of the walls. There are also table displays of books and revolving stands of cards and other items. The counter wasn’t lowered but there was a member of staff behind the counter who was available to help.

    Accessible facilities: Step-free entrance

    Parking & Transport

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    I travelled to this place by walk or wheel

    There is no parking at this location. This is located directly opposite London Bridge railway station which has services operated by Thameslink, Southeastern, and Southern. The Underground station is next door with access to the Jubilee and Northern lines. There is a bus stop located just outside the shop where you can get the buses 47, 343, 381, N199, and N381.

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