The Quaker Bookshop

Religion really does not have to enter the conversation here when a quick, (fair-​trade) coffee and caramel slice is in order.
I cannot comment on the bookshop per se, as I have not browsed the shelves– normally for me the Quaker Meeting House functions as a delightful, quiet study environment. There is plenty of space, a multitude of nooks and crannies to nestle within, and for a bit of exercise there exists an enjoyably circuitous route around the recently renovated building to the WCs (which, I must add are very nice indeed).
This peaceful haven is truly a complete world away from the cantankerous Euston road that it sits upon!

As the last Unilocaler said, this little bookshop is a bit dowdy. But in the hussle and bussle of London, with a sleek Waterstone’s within an easy walk away, I find the Quaker Bookshop to be incredibly endearing and more than a little refreshing. It’s quiet, with friendly people and an interesting eclectic stock of this and that. The coffee shop was a nice touch, and I frequently enjoy a purchase and my coffee in the garden outside. If you’ve got a layover in Euston station, or even down at King’s Cross with some time to kill, this is a nice place to step away from the insanity and just relax.

I am not religious but I am forever looking for good reference books –and so I came upon the Quaker Bookshop by chance. I admit my knowledge of the Quaker religion is little –and I had no idea what I would come across.
What I found was a comfortable if not a little dowdy bookshop with a surprisingly very well stocked Fair trade café in the middle.
No glamour here — but an impressive selection of good coffees, flapjacks and chocolate goodies mixed with religious books of many faiths ! — supporting the Quaker’s tolerance and acknowledgment of other religions.
What surprised me most was amongst the religion was a section on green issues and in particular «food issues.»
Books and leaflets such as how to cook and eat and even grow locally plus numerous fair-​trade information sources are all available.
In retrospect I suppose my own ignorance is to blame here — the Quakers anti-​war and antiviolence beliefs require peaceful solutions for the bigger picture — and these all neatly interlace with fair-​trade.
Interested in fair trade -?? this is a good place to look for information –me — still looking for those obscure reference books with pictures…