Foyles

Store info:

Nearest Underground stations: Tottenham Court Rd or Leicester Square. Orientation - The Centrepoint tower block marks the north (top) end of Charing Cross Rd. To find Foyles from Leicester Square walk North towards it and from Tottenham Court Rd walk South away from it. In addition signs to Charing Cross Rd appear on the Crossrail building works currently centered at Tottenham Court Rd.

Our flagship store is Europe’s largest bookshop* with 5 floors and more than 200,000 titles in stock plus a wide range of gifts and stationery, printed music, classical music CDs and Classic and World DVDs as well as Ray’s Jazz Music and Books, the Cafe and a Gallery and events space.

Though founded in 1903, Foyles didn’t arrive on the Charing Cross Road until 1906, from where we quickly became the most celebrated bookshop in the world, famed for our breadth of range and in later years for the complexity of the Foyles experience, from trouble finding the book you wanted amongst our vast stockholding, to the legendary chit payment system. Following the death in 1999 of the indomitable Christina Foyle, we underwent a full refurbishment completed in 2004, which re-established us as London’s leading bookshop.

We employ more than 80 expert booksellers who will be happy to offer any help or advice you may need. Whilst these days most bookshops are stocked by books bought centrally from head office and distributed across the chain, at Foyles our heads of department are also our buyers, so they truly are experts in their stock and subjects.

* in terms of number of books stocked, rather than simply floor space.

Other Services & Facilities:

• Accounts
• The Gallery - email gallery@foyles.co.uk - for information about hiring our Gallery space for exhibitions and launch parties
• Instore Events
• Ray’s Jazz 
• Foyles History