The Sussex Bookshop

The Sussex Bookshop is an independent bookshop at 28 South Street in the heart of Chichester, spread across two floors of a grade II listed building close to the Cathedral. Dogs are welcome inside, so the whole browse happens together rather than ending in a doorway handover.

Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am–5pm and Sunday 10am–1pm (closed Monday), the shop carries literary fiction, nature and travel writing, Sussex writers past and present, and beautiful gift editions. Signed copies, gift-wrapping, National Book Tokens and a next-day ordering service on over 18 million titles make it a useful stop for gifts as well as browsing. Regular bookclubs, author signings and events keep things lively.

On a wet Chichester afternoon, two floors of carefully chosen books and a dog-friendly indoor welcome make this an easy and unhurried place to spend time — paws included.