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Cornell Books is a welcoming bookshop in Bushley, a quiet village in the northern Cotswolds where you can easily spend an hour or two moving unhurriedly through the shelves.
The owner has built a varied collection that caters to different interests, and there's no pressure to buy anything—the whole atmosphere is designed around letting you browse at your own pace and simply enjoy the experience.
Bushley sits away from the busier parts of the region, which makes Cornell Books a natural place to pause if you're exploring the quieter Cotswolds. Its location works well for visiting nearby attractions too. Upton-upon-Severn, a riverside town worth exploring, is close at hand, and Tewkesbury—a traditional market town with considerable historical interest—is also within easy reach. If you enjoy walking, the Malvern Hills are just a short drive away and offer genuinely rewarding routes through open countryside.
You could visit the bookshop as a destination in itself, but it works even better as part of a wider day out through the surrounding villages and landscape. It's somewhere that suits a leisurely approach, settling comfortably into an afternoon spent exploring this corner of the Cotswolds.
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