Store locations Stanfords store locations. The Long Acre shop facade

Stanfords is the UK's leading specialist retailer of maps, travel books and other travel accessories, having been established in 1853 by Edward Stanford. Our flagship store in London  has been opening its doors since 1901 and can justly claim to offer the world's largest stock of maps and travel books under one roof. It has been an essential first port of call for adventure and armchair travellers alike for more than a century. Come and discover us too...

London store with Sacred Cafe

Stanfords in Covent Garden , London, is our flagship store. Along with the Sacred Cafe in-store, it is conveniently situated on Long Acre, just a few minutes' walk from both Covent Garden and Leicester Square tube stations.

London store details and opening hours.

Bristol store

The Stanfords store in Bristol was our first branch to launch outside of London, and the doors were opened in 1997 by the great travel writer Eric Newby. Located at 29 Corn Street near to the Floating Harbour, the branch is in the heart of Bristol's market centre.

Bristol store details and opening hours.

Manchester - Business Services

Manchester is home to our B2B National Service Centre for professional large-scale map data.

More about our Business Services.

Business Mapping

Business Mapping Logo

Stanfords Business Mapping  is the country's leading supplier of Ordnance Survey large-scale map data . These products are predominantly designed to support planning applications, architectural drawings, plans for surveys, property development feasibility studies, house building projects, traffic and highway management, telecoms, environmental planning and conveyancing.