Bufferstop Books opened its doors on June 23rd 2013.
It is run by Volunteers for the Friends of the Bure Valley Railway (FoBVR); our purpose is to support the BVR, which is a not for profit organisation.
A team of (currently) less than 20 volunteers run the shop, on a rota basis. You will usually find at least two of us there during opening hours.
Apart from raising money for the BVR we are all very passionate about books. Our stock covers every subject from fiction,biographies, history, arts,crafts, gardening, children's and, of course railways. We also have a large Vinyl record section, including some Collectable 78s. There are also CDs and DVDs.
Our prices are low - books are mostly £1, cds and dvds 50p.Some collectable books and records are priced more highly, but usually lower than elsewhere(including online).
Do come and visit us, you never know what treasures you may find.
Summer 2024
Bufferstop is open 10.00am - 4.15pm every day until 3rd November as daily train services are now running.
There have been lots of fresh donations , and the stock is turning over fast.
Come and have a browse; you never know what you will find. There are books to suit anyone from 0 to 90+,on practically any subject uner the sun.
Most books are still only £1 each; collectable, railway and local books are as priced.DVDs and CDs are 50p each.Railway magazines 6 for £1 or 20p each.
The shop is run by volunteers and if you would like to talk us about joining in, you will be warmly welcomed.
1 October - 3 November |
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DAILY |
10.00am - 4.15pm |
4 November - 20 December |
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Wednesday,Friday,Saturday,Sunday |
10.30am - 3.15pm |
21 December - 26 December |
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DAILY |
CLOSED |
27 December - 2 January |
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DAILY |
10.30am - 4.15pm |
3 January - 5 January |
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DAILY |
10.30am - 3.15pm |
Opening times are dependent on the availability of volunteers.
New volunteers always welcome - contact us
Thank you for your generous donations.
Books of all sorts, CDs, DVDs, records,and jigsaw puzzles are needed.
We are happy to accept one or two bags or boxes at any time during opening hours.
If you have a larger amount to donate, please contact us by message or email.
Bufferstop Books is at:-
Wroxham station
Belaugh Road
Hoveton
Norwich
NR12 8UU
Email us at bufferstopbooks@outlook.com
or
phone us on 01603 510162 (only when shop is open)
Bufferstop Books is on platform 1 of the BVR station, which has its own large car park; the BVR runs trains from Aylsham - see their timetable
We are about 100 metres from Greater Anglia's Wroxham and Hoveton railway station, and about 500 metres (0.3 mile) from the terminus of First Norwich's 12 bus service on Station Road (though why they don't continue to the railway station is beyond me, as the bus then runs empty past the station to get to its start point on Stalham Road).
See here for a map.