Milton Keynes Central Station

This station always seems to be under construction every time I have visited. I will say, however, that the trains always seem to be running on time with minimal delays when I’ve had to travel through the UK from this station. The new layout of the drop off area of the terminal seems to lend to an easier experience getting in and out quickly.

Fantastic bookshop situated on the north side of MK great location with ample parking spaces. They have a got a quite staggeringly huge range of books that are well detailed and lots of places to sit and peruse them at your leisure. They also sell magazines, and DVD’s and Border’s has a coffee shop upstairs.

A huge book shop situated near the Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes. The store is well laid out and tidy and they also sell CD’s, DVD’s, magazines and stationary as well as books. You would think the shop’s location would stop it doing much business but it always seems to be reasonably busy. I think the Starbucks upstairs probably draws in most of the business as that’s usually the only reason I ever go there. The books tend to be expensive and special offers are quite rare. You can take a book up to Starbucks with you to have a read whilst you have your tea or coffee.

A large bookstore with a Paperchase concession inside — gets my vote :)
Okay, so the books aren’t cheap — well, they are RRP but that’s expensive these days when we are all so used to Amazon. However there is nothing nicer than just browsing in a real book shop, something the internet can’t give you. I have been known to go and spend an hour or so just browsing, with some time spent in Starbucks upstairs.
So, why only 4 stars? Parking. There is rarely enough and I have had to turn around and go home on some occasions.

I really enjoy visiting this shop. They have a large selection of books, especially travel books so if you are planning a holiday they have a good choice of guides. I love paperchase and there is a reasonably sized concession at the back of the shop. They do great wrapping paper, diaries and cards among other things. There is a fab starbucks upstairs too. You definitely should try the Chai Latte — it’s the best drink and never fails to perk me up! Their sandwiches are good too, especially the toasted panninis. They do take a while for them to be heated up/​toasted but it’s worth it! Definitely worth a trip to this place on a lunchtime for a snack and to get a birthday present, card and wrapping paper all in one shop!

This is a really large book store, it’s got a coffee shop upstairs as well which is quite a nice touch (except for my hubby who hates the smell of coffee so hates this shop bless him!).
They have a really excellent variety of books catering to all sorts of styles and tastes, but I do find that for such a large store they’ve managed their layout really quite poorly. I use a wheelchair and getting it round some of the gaps is quite difficult in here. Also they haven’t really thought about the tills and they’re too high with no low point for paying from this height which is a shame. Their prices aren’t particularly cheap either, most books seem to sell at their RRP which to be honest doesn’t seem to be the norm these days.

I have spent many a happy hour at this bookshop since it has opened.
They have a wonderful selection of books, magazines, dvd’s, cd’s, kids activities and toys and there’s almost always a % percentage off voucher that you can use.
There’s a relaxing coffee shop upstairs with comfortable chairs and squishy sofas.
Ample parking available and it is wheelchair friendly.