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Walter Henrys

Whether you are looking for the latest bestseller or a more specialist title Walter Henry's Bookshop provides unparalleled service. We offer a 24 hour next day order service, access to US distributed titles and the tenacity to search out the most elusive of books.

The bookshop is named after the founder of the original business; Walter Henry Chope. He was born in Bideford on September 9th 1871 . At the age of twenty seven Walter Chope opened the doors of a Costumier and Drapers shop in the High Street. The shop soon became established at the heart of the then busy market town. And so it has remained for a full century. In 1998, Chopes ‘Centenary Year', his family descendants opened Walter Henry's Bookshop.

Walter Henry's was an immediate success with its wonderful atmosphere and bow fronted windows. It soon became established attracting customers from far and wide; the High Street had a new shop and it was here to stay. Now in its eighth year Walter Henry's continues to grow going from strength to strength.

The consumers thirst for fact, fiction and knowledge, require continual innovation to keep us ahead of the large retail outlets and in such a competitive market place. A small independent book shop needs to constantly strive to meet its customer's needs. We do this by offering a personal service second to none, better than any of our rivals, yet we remain focussed on value and variety whilst never losing our welcoming ‘old style' environment which so many book enthusiasts love, returning year after year. We are continually evolving to meet the needs of our customers, both old and new and have now become an institution in our own right; a part of Bideford's history and its future.