Waterstones, Bookshop in central Manchester, United Kingdom
Waterstones is a large bookshop on Deansgate street in central Manchester, spread over three floors. The fiction section takes up almost an entire floor, and the children's and young people's area is large enough to feel like a separate shop within the store.
The Waterstones chain was founded in the early 1980s in the UK and gradually opened stores in major cities across the country. The Manchester location has since become a fixture in the city centre.
The Deansgate store regularly hosts author talks and signing events that are open to everyone. These evenings bring together reading groups and book lovers from across the city.
The shop sits directly on Deansgate and is easy to reach on foot from St Peter's Square tram stop in a few minutes. Visitors who want to spend time browsing can take a break at the in-store cafe.
Many visitors do not realize that Manchester has two Waterstones locations: one on Deansgate and one inside the Arndale shopping centre. The Deansgate branch is noticeably larger across its three floors, with a much wider selection of titles.
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