Is This the BEST Bookstore in ENGLAND for Book Lovers?

Explore High Peak Bookstore, a cosy indie bookstore and café in the heart of High Peak! Packed with shelves of literary treasures, this hidden gem is a must-visit for book lovers and café enthusiasts alike.
In this video, I tour the charming bookstore, give you a glimpse of their cosy bookshop café-the perfect spot for coffee and reading-and meet the passionate owner. You'll also hear stories from local book lovers, see me meet a follower from my Bookstagram page, and join me as I pick out 8 amazing books for my collection!
Whether you're a bibliophile, a coffee lover, or just love discovering unique places, this video is full of bookish vibes and inspiration! Don’t miss out on this magical bookstore adventure.

[@ASA-bl3hw]

I use to bring my dad here some great memories before the cafe was built and added on. Love visiting here , another visit due 😍 after seein this video

[@funluvindiva4720]

After this video I drove over It was an hour and half drive away from me but I couldn't resist. I spent two hours there and bought several books. When I paid I told them I had seen your video and they said there has been a massive increase in visitors since your video. 👍🥳 I went yesterday Sunday in the words of Arnold "I'll be back" 😊

[@BookishDadReads]

@@funluvindiva4720 yeyyyy this makes me happy. I truly hope the more videos I do, the more it helps these bookshops. Glad you enjoyed it. ❤️

[@phaithfishy]

This made me so happy and also jealous. I live in a large city in the US and we have three bookstores - 2 are local and the other is Barnes and Noble. The books can be so expensive ranging from 20$ and up.

[@BookishDadReads]

@@phaithfishy I would love to visit the US one day

[@cell172]

I'm an American but I live in the UK. Every time I go back to the US I'm amazed at how expensive books are there. The place in this video has good deals, but even at Waterstones (the UK equivalent to B&N) books are half the price that they cost in the US.

[@NEGamer13]

I love this bookshop! Me and my fiancé stay over in lognor wood cabins which is just down the road and stop by the bookshop multiple times when we come. The hot chocolate is amazing, staff are so friendly and the book prices are amazing. Wish I had something similar to this closer to home but it's a must visit place when we visit.

[@BookishDadReads]

@@NEGamer13 I keep hearing so many good thoughts ngd about this hot chocolate and still haven't tried it yet. The next time I go, I'm trying it for sure.

[@luceekelss]

Aw loved you being out in the public with people in the community. It's so nice ty. So lovely to see ❤

[@emsalarslan2098]

More of this!!! There are some seriously cool bookshops over the UK and it would be mega amazing to see someone like yourself to tour them and show us your perspective ❤❤❤❤

[@BookishDadReads]

@@emsalarslan2098 I plan on touring the country doing this going forward 😄

[@phyllisd3705]

What a Mecca for book lovers! Thanks for taking us there!

[@BookishDadReads]

@@phyllisd3705 you are more than welcome. I'm going to try and do these weekly going forward in different towns and cities across the country

[@goregmvs8304]

Looks like I have a bus ride to go on. I live in Sheffield and luckily there is a bus to Buxton and then I can catch a bus from Buxton to this bookshop. Might go in March! Thank you for showing me this bookshop!

[@carolreilly1697]

Absolutely loved this great tour of bookshop! Always love another video from you thank you. 😀❤

[@BookishDadReads]

@@carolreilly1697 you're more than welcome 🤗

[@evelynmay9372]

Love this bookstore so much, lovely staff and been going for years! Best hot chocolate in the Peak District there too ❤️

[@BookishDadReads]

@@evelynmay9372 ohhhh now I'm gonna have to try the hot chocolate when I go next

[@florencevictoire6086]

Such a beautiful book shop . Thank u Tyrone for the visit.

[@BookishDadReads]

@@florencevictoire6086 you're more than welcome. I'm thinking of doing more of these if you all enjoy them

[@jhodieking6172]

Absolutely loved this Tyrone! Next time i visit Sheffield I'll take a peek! Not only a huge range of books but amazing looking cakes too!! Win win!! 👍

[@Rae-d4e]

I live about 40 mins from here and I’ve been looking for a nice place to go book shopping thank you!!!

[@BookishDadReads]

@@Rae-d4e you are more than welcome. You won't be disappointed

[@gailhewitt1467]

You'd be fabulous working in a bookshop. This place looks great and definitely wouldn't leave without a book or two.

[@BookishDadReads]

@@gailhewitt1467 awww thanks Gail. It's a great shop and I'm looking forward to recording at more great shops

[@flexx9083]

My sign to go revisit the high peak book store

[@lee_yuhhh]

i absolutely adore your attitude towards mental health and the fact that you are encouraging your boy to share his feelings!

[@BookishDadReads]

@@lee_yuhhh thanks so much 🫶

[@annebracher1843]

Always out a smile on my face 🥰 Harry Bosch series, my absolutely favourtie detective.

[@BookishDadReads]

@@annebracher1843 thankyou ❤️ can't wait to try out Connolly

[@MANMATTERSUK]

Loved this video, Tyrone. You're a legend💛

[@new_mercury5367]

Late the party as usual just came across your channel and I'm hooked. I'm a book loving SAHD and primary carer for my disabled son. I have struggled with my mental health but I'm getting to the other side now with a lot of help from family, friends and books. Subscribed and diving down the rabbit hole of videos 😁

[@BookishDadReads]

@@new_mercury5367 thanks so much. You have one of the hardest jobs going being a carer so huge props to you for that. Thanks for the sub and hopefully I can give you something to keep you entertained on some lonely evening

[@adamfield7582]

Really wanna come here! Bout an hour ish away so might take a trip over!

[@KimGibson-b3r]

Thank you so much for putting this bookshop on my radar. I'll be travelling down to watch Town at some point this year so hopefully I can pop this into our trip down there. I'm in Newcastle and Barter Books is a strong favourite of mine, not new but a secondhand bookshop, well worth a visit ❤

[@BookishDadReads]

@@KimGibson-b3r ohhhh Barter books is so high on my list of next shops to record at soon 😀

[@thedragonsbookden]

What an amazing bookstore! 4 and a hlaf hours from me but maybe one day! Lol 😆 what lovely people too!

[@BookishDadReads]

@@thedragonsbookden ohhhh where abouts are you? I want to travel the country and do these videos

[@thedragonsbookden]

@BookishDadReads down in South Wales, Swansea area, if you ever make it down here, I know one or two fun bookshops you can visit, hoping to find more this year! 😀

[@T320SNU]

Make a weekend away of it, and drop into Scarthin Books at Cromford as well - another equally fabulous bookshop

[@ktcreid]

Found you first on Tik Tok and now here . Your videos are great to watch and heart warming. Thank you for being you 😊

[@PentopaperBlog]

Beautiful shop! I’m just under an hour and a half away, but very tempted to make a trip out there and take my 3-year-old because he’d love that children’s section as much as I would. Always love your videos ☺️

[@BookishDadReads]

@@PentopaperBlog the children's section really is great and there's a little bench to sit on too

[@katiefrier3680]

Love how down to earth u are x

[@BookishDadReads]

@@katiefrier3680 thankyou Katie ❤️ x

[@Alfred_51]

This was good Tyrone. Good to see you touring the book shop and seeing you interacting with the staff and customer. You're looking a lot happier now.

[@graciiex]

came upon the snow child by chance and read it this month - beautiful story! heartbreaking and heartwarming ❤

[@cleg78]

Oooo great to see you in a vlog rather than just on Bookstagram. This is fabulous 😊

[@BookishDadReads]

@@cleg78 thankyouuuu. Way more of these to come ❤️

[@cleg78]

The decor and the restaurant area is bloody beautiful, awww and seeing that lady that recognised you 🫢 how nice is that 🫶🏼

[@cleg78]

That lady is right, your honesty and how down to earth you are is bloody great. You keep things real. Men have got to start talking to get all this out there.

[@cleg78]

I remember that post about Harry Potter And Rowling, I am the same. I love the books, hate the author because of how she is but I have grown up with the books and films. I got my set from a charity shop. Yep Neil Gaiman is an utter ass and the stories coming out about him are horrific. I’m now subscribed to your channel as well as your profile. Great video, keep up the great work 🥳

[@BookishDadReads]

@cleg78 thankyou so so much ❤️

[@alysonwalton6917]

Again, a pleasure to meet you Ty! A x x

[@BookishDadReads]

@@alysonwalton6917 back at you mate. I didn't shut up talking about you when I picked Ellie up ❤️

[@alysonwalton6917]

@BookishDadReads my kids and partner are sick of hearing your name, too 😊 a x x

[@FreyaStanley-dc7id]

Hi mother

[@bibliomania158]

Hey Tyrone, it’s good to see you again! That is a really nice bookshop

[@BookishDadReads]

@@bibliomania158 it's sooo nice. The staff and other customers are all great too.

[@bibliomania158]

Yes, the lady behind the camera seems awesome! She is so nice. Do they have an online store?

[@BookishDadReads]

@bibliomania158 that's Louisa, she's the owner and she's fantastic. I don't think they do.

[@bibliomania158]

That’s to bad, I would love to get a few books from her shop☹️

[@bibliomania158]

Do you have a PO Box where someone could send you book mail? I’ve heard you say on other videos that you have an Amazon wish list.

[@CinePhill]

New subscriber, loved your honesty about mental health, something I’ve struggled with greatly for the last 11 years. I’m a massive reader as it gives me comfort and has done since I was a kid. I see you like Crime and the darkest but strangely most Humanistic Crime series I’ve ever read and more people should are Derek Raymond’s Factory series beginning with He Died With His Eyes Open, grim but so, so brilliantly written. But on a pure great level you can’t go wrong with Elmore Leonard for sheer enjoyment.

[@BookishDadReads]

@@CinePhill thanks a lot buddy, I just want to make this space positive for all. Ohhhh I will check both of them out, thank you

[@tirarosaurioreads]

That was lovely, it makes me wish I lived in the UK and had a driving license lol By the way, my mum does the same as the guy you mention - takes a photo of the cover every time she finishes a book, it works for her so I wont even mention Fable - I dont think it's necessary for her! I do add anything in my reading journal and an excel file as a back-up :)

[@ChrisJohnson-pr9jq]

Great video bro. That place looks amazing 🤘

[@BookishDadReads]

@@ChrisJohnson-pr9jq thanks a lot buddy

[@ChrisJohnson-pr9jq]

@BookishDadReads no worries mate. Keep up the good work. Hope you enjoy The Hyperion Cantos 🤘

[@sarahtruman18]

Yes!! I love this place!! 😁💜

[@BookishDadReads]

@@sarahtruman18 it's sooooo good 😊

[@sarahtruman18]

@@BookishDadReads I got the Riley Sager “The Only One Left” book from there for £4! Not long after it went viral on TikTok too!

[@macaullykearney6355]

I went here for the first time back in November. Loved it, but with it having a lot of unknown books, I didn't find much on my TBR list. Ended up picking up Red Rising and I've just read it this month. Incredible!

[@BookishDadReads]

@@macaullykearney6355 sometimes I like that though because it forces me outside my TBR. Glad you loved red rising too buddy

[@macaullykearney6355]

I agree. I'm unfortunately on a self enforced book buying ban in 2025. My mission for this year is to read more of the books I own. I did some maths recently and out of the 275 books that I own, I've only read 52% of them!

[@BookishDadReads]

@macaullykearney6355 I feel this to my core buddy. I absolutely need to read what I have

[@rebeccapollitt5451]

You should do a meet up at this shop it looks amazing

[@BookishDadReads]

@@rebeccapollitt5451 ohhhh that's a great idea 💡

[@rebeccapollitt5451]

@@BookishDadReadsI would defo travel for this meet up

[@CharlesHeathcote]

I'm a fan of High Peak Bookstore for some of the exact reasons you mentioned - large, affordable selection of books. I'll be interested to hear what you make of those that you've acquired. The Snow Child is one I read over a decade ago, and seems to have been one of the first in a wave of fairytale retellings. I hope it suits your sensibilities.

[@zaraa4092]

Great bookstore tour. Also instead of using the word "cheap" u can use the word "affordable" 😉

[@BookishDadReads]

@@zaraa4092 haha that's what Louisa (the owner) kept saying

[@danielclasson9737]

Great vid! wish there was something like this round my way (north west)

[@ghostly_bookish]

This video was amazing Tyrone, I loved seeing the book shop- it's a bit of a drive away from me as I'm in North Tyneside or I'd be tempted to visit all the time! Also, thanks for the crime rec's in the last video- I've just devoured The Puppet Show this weekend and I think Tilly Bradshaw is my spirit animal! Hope you're well!

[@BookishDadReads]

@@ghostly_bookish awww thanks matey. I immediately had to start black summer which is book two because Poe and Tilly are just amazing 😍

[@ghostly_bookish]

@@BookishDadReads I'm so tempted to do the same but I've just got a load of library borrows come in so I'm delaying it to get those read!

[@thun7537]

Ohbgosh. You NEED to go and see Barter Books in Alnwick. It’s gorgeous.

[@puppydood]

I’ll be visiting the Peaks later this year and so grateful you pointed this shop out. I don’t do insta or tikthing so have only seen you on KZbin, but subscribed straight away and am binge watching your videos. As someone whose husband has recently been brave enough to share his struggle with mental health issues, I’d be really grateful if you could share or suggest any support I can give him. He’s getting some professional help and CBT and of course I am always there to support. But from a guy perspective are there dos and don’ts. Any help with how I can help him. ❤

[@BookishDadReads]

@@puppydood it's so hard to support someone struggling. My advice would just be to never make him feel like he's a burden or that his feelings aren't valid. Looking back now there were many 'silly' things that almost pushed me over the edge when I was on antidepressants but to me at the time those 'silly' things felt life ending. ❤️

Loved this video, Ty! That bookshop looks amazing - definitely on the list of places to go. Did the lady you got talking to say she was from Stalybridge by any chance?

[@BookishDadReads]

She was indeed from there 😊

@ my neck of the woods. I thought that’s where she said 🙂 Anyway, I really loved this type of video. Keep ‘em coming 👊🏻

[@BookishDadReads]

I definitely will buddy. I'm forever trying to think how I can use my platform for good and thought if people enjoy bookshop tours it will help give the shops some exposure

[@thisandthat418]

I’m about an hour away near Penistone, but might take a trip out in the spring, going via Ladybower will be a lovely drive. Also if you like crime, I highly recommend Robert Crais’s Cole and Pike series and Robert B Parker’s Spenser series.

[@BookishDadReads]

@@thisandthat418 thanks a lot for the recs, I will check them out now 🙂

[@doubledutch4721]

New subscriber 😊 absolutley loved this upload. I'd given up on Insta and Tiktok for good book recomendations, they are all reading/loving and recomending the same and after reading many of them they didn't have much substance or variety. I'd given up on honest, straightforward opinions and only having 2 bookish friends I was limited on book opinions: and then you popped up on yt 😊 my daughter will be taking me to this book shop (she doesn't know yet 😅) because not only does she like to read she also drives on motorways, which I do not. I have my favourite authors and genres but I'm leaning towards discovering local and independent authors as I'm sure there is excellent talent out there who don't get a look-in on social media as they don't have a big publishing house behind them. Please find more bookshops and do the same if you can as they are wonderful to visit 😊

[@BookishDadReads]

@@doubledutch4721 love this comment so much, thank you ❤️ I will absolutely be travelling the country to find more shops like this and record footage there

[@doubledutch4721]

@ Fantastic to hear! I’m looking forward to discovering what (and who) you find. I’ve already followed the two girls you spoke to here at this book shop who gave their Instagram names. Online purchases just don’t compare with visiting a physical shop-the smell of new books ❤️ and the interaction with staff 😊 I will certainly be visiting the café there too 🧁☕️

[@juliewright1304]

Have you ever read any of the Edward Marston detective books? I highly recommend them.

[@FreyaStanley-dc7id]

That’s my mum YAHOO

[@BookishDadReads]

@FreyaStanley-dc7id wohoooo. She's on KZbin forever now lol

[@craftyhobbit7623]

I currently don't have a favourite bookshop that I can get to regularly, but I've known some good ones in the past - Sheffield Space Centre for sci-fi and fantasy, Bakewell Bookshop for natural history books, Peak Bookshop was an independent bookshop that opened in Chesterfield in the late 90's which was my favourite one for ages, but it sadly closed down about 15 years ago - that's one I miss the most because it went from a small shop into one which expanded and went on to several floors. My favourite city to go book shopping in though is Oxford because their Blackwells is the best I've seen for academic books and non fiction, which always seems to be an add on elsewhere. There is also a big market for second hand books there for all kinds - Booklover is my favourite of those if it's still there. I've found though that there isn't any one bookshop which is my absolute favourite one because it all depends on what the bookshop specializes in and if you're lucky, you can find ones that specialize in the types of books that you are interested in. Most don't, which can be frustrating.

[@StephReadsStufff]

Your videos are getting so good, honey!! You're a proper booktuber T_T Absolutely adore the fact they support local authors ♥ That's amazing. I would love to visit this shop; might have to make a cheeky trip up your way >> Love you the most, friend! ♥ Edit: if you do read a Child Called It, please do some self-care as you go. It's fucking brutal T_T ♥ Edit 2: THE DISRESPECT FOR TOPOGRAPHY T_T xD

[@BookishDadReads]

@@StephReadsStufff thanks so much matey. I keep trying my best to keep improving every video. Just winging it really one video at a time 🤣❤️

[@Tales.andtea]

What a wholesome vid! Shame I live so far x

[@BookishDadReads]

@@Tales.andtea I plan on doing these videos all over so you may see me in your hometown one day filming lol

[@christinefitzhugh8669]

Will you add your Amazon wishlist? Thanks😊

[@BookishDadReads]

@@christinefitzhugh8669 haha I think I have done it now ❤️

[@AthynVixen]

Great video and LOVE the plug for small bookstores but noticed that when you showed the Amazon price for that Hitler book the £31 was for a hardback copy. While you will save money on that book at High Peak you will not be saving as much as the video made it appear

[@BookishDadReads]

@@AthynVixen that's right. Amazon only had one copy available. The shop advise they will always be at least 50% off RRP

[@sarah0315-]

I’m in the middle of the Lincoln Lawyer and don’t care for it nearly as much as I enjoyed Nine Dragons years ago. I’m a huge horror fan and Hell House was very weird. Disturbing, compelling, interested to hear your thoughts.

[@sunpi]

The cakes and books this is a dream

[@BookishDadReads]

@@sunpi I know, tell me about it ❤️

[@annebracher1843]

Will they post books out - I live too far away. It's a shame as I'd love to meet up with you and your book crew too.

[@BookishDadReads]

@@annebracher1843 I don't think they do I'm afraid 😭

[@TerryMarsh2088]

How do they get to sell their books at such a cheap price?

[@MoniqueBourgeois]

I see a book at 2:45 called Life Drawing...Anyone know who the author is? I searched to no avail...

[@BookishDadReads]

It was by Hester Berry

[@MoniqueBourgeois]

@@BookishDadReads Thank you:)

[@jwi1085]

Is it near any bus routes? Don't drive!!!!

[@BookishDadReads]

@@jwi1085 I am told it's on a bus route

[@louisamcphie8596]

The Transpeak goes past us 😊

[@alisonhood2190]

Stick with Jo Nesbo as his books get significantly better, Bat and Cockroaches are not his best works