Bound & Infinity

Formerly known as Anywhere Out Of The World (a line from Baudelaire) and now called Bound & Infinity, it’s perhaps no surprise that this bookshop doesn’t specialise in blockbusters and thrillers.

Instead, you’ll find a sense of calm, a tea room and a varied selection of books on poetry, philosophy and history. Autobiography and anthropology also make an appearance on the shelves.

The bookshop buys and sells second-hand books and has a sense of peace, seeming removed from the city bustle below.

Browsing the volumes is a pleasure and the books you’ll leaf through are more esoteric than anything you would buy online. There’s a serendipity to the shelves that beats internet shopping any day.

As well as bookish delights, you can enjoy other peaceful pursuits here such as life drawing classes.