What are the opening hours?

Monday 9am - 5:30pm Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm Thursday 9am - 5:30pm Friday 9am - 5:30pm Saturday 9am - 5:30pm

Griffin Books

Independent Bookshop of the Year 2023 ✨ we stock titles for adults and children in English and Welsh Independent bookshop in Penarth, South Wales.

Wide range of titles for all ages and interests. Next day ordering service, postal home delivery and free click and collect options available.

18/09/2026

Teachers, we’ve organised an event that’s just for you! ✏️

Join us for a fun-filled evening where we will introduce you to the bookshop, showcase new titles that we love and talk about the work we do with schools.

You will also have the chance to shop (with 10% off all purchases) and mingle whilst enjoying some light refreshments, plus you’ll leave with a Teacher Goodie Bag!

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🗓️ Wed 21 Oct
🕗 6.00 - 7.30 pm
📍 Griffin Books, 9A Windsor Road, Penarth, CF64 1JB

🎫 FREE ENTRY - however you must RSVP to secure your place.

To book your free place at our 2026 Teachers Evening, visit griffinbooksevents.co.uk

If you would like more information about the evening or any of our work with schools, please contact our Schools Manager Megan, via email: [email protected]

17/09/2026

I think there's a bookseller behind there somewhere 🫣

It's been a busy couple of weeks for publishing, and we have more new books than Hollie can hold 📚

Pop into the shop or visit griffinbooksonline.co.uk to browse these titles and more...

14/09/2026

An Evening with Clare Balding!

Join much-loved broadcaster and award-winning author Clare Balding for an evening discussing her extraordinary life and career as we celebrate the paperback publication of her debut novel 'Pastures New.'

From the courts of Wimbledon to the Traitors Castle, Clare is known to millions on screen for her warmth and wit. Now she brings the same humour and insight to her fiction. 'Pastures New' is a funny and heartwarming novel that captures Clare's deep affection for the countryside and the people she meets, which listeners of her BBC Radio 4 series Ramblings are guaranteed to enjoy!

Don't miss what is sure to be a fabulous evening in the company of one of the UK's undisputed national treasures.

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🗓️ Friday 25 September
🕗 7.00 pm
📍 St Cyres School Auditorium, Sully Road, Penarth

BOOK TICKETS: griffinbooksevents.co.uk

12/09/2026

Not only is Max Baker the holder of a Guinness World Record (World's Youngest Videogame Developer) but he is also officially the youngest person to do a book signing at Griffin Books!

Max is the son of Laura Baker, local children's author and friend of the shop. What a talented family!

Pop in to buy a copy of Guinness World Records Gamer Edition, signed by Max 📚

Also available at griffinbooksonline.co.uk

11/09/2026

For every copy of 'Gruffalo Granny' purchased at Griffin Books between now and 10 October, we will donate a Gruffalo Finger Puppet book to two incredible Welsh charities! 🐭

We're delighted to be working with the brilliant Macmillan Children's Books on this scheme and have chosen two fabulous charities to receive the books. They are:

✨ Seren Dwt - Seren Dwt (Down syndrome community, Wales)
🍼 Vale Baby Basics - Baby Basics

By choosing to buy your copy of 'Gruffalo Granny' from an independent bookshop you're giving back to your community and helping to ensure our high street continues to thrive. Diolch / Thank you.

07/09/2026

When life gives you lemons 🍋

How cute is Mel's window display for the new Yotam Ottolenghi cookbook.

SIMPLE TOO is out now and we have a very limited number of signed copies available in stock, which also come with a free jar of Ottolenghi Orange Harissa*!

You can buy in store or online: griffinbooks.co.uk

*The jar is only available for Click & Collect orders, not postal orders.

04/09/2026

The latest installment of Impossible Creatures is here, and it’s beautiful 😍

Our Indie edition of The Neverfear has a blue sprayed edges, and we also have an exclusive Glimouria Archipelago stamp to hand stamp your book for you.

Available online and in the shop 📚

Visit www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk or pop in...we might even let you stamp the book yourself 👀

03/09/2026

The big titles for autumn are already starting to sneak their way onto the shelves 👀📚

What are you looking forward to most?

All available in store and online at griffinbooks.co.uk

01/09/2026

Happy 12th Birthday to us!!! 🥳

Twelve years ago today Mel received the keys to the then Windsor Books in Penarth and (after a quick rebrand) Griffin Books was born!! The rest as they say, is history.

Thank you to all of our loyal customers for your ongoing support over the years, it really does mean so much to us. Whether you buy books in the shop or online, attend our events or just like and share our posts, every bit of engagement matters to a small business. Diolch.

The indie bookshop community really is the best. We can't wait to see what the next year will bring!

30/08/2026

Bank Holiday Opening Hours ☀️

Come rain or shine we'll be open this Bank Holiday weekend for all of your bookish desires.

Sunday: 10 am - 4 pm
Monday: 10 am - 4 pm
Tuesday: 9 am - 5 pm (as usual)

See you soon!

Address

9-9A Windsor Road
Penarth
CF641JB

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9am - 5:30pm
Friday	9am - 5:30pm
Saturday	9am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+442920706455

Website

http://griffinbooks.co.uk/

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