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.
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London store with Café Copia and Craghoppers
Stanfords in Covent Garden, London, is Stanfords' flagship store. Along with the in-store Café Copia and Craghoppers outdoor clothing, it is conveniently situated on Long Acre, just a few minutes' walk from both Covent Garden and Leicester Square tube stations.
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Bristol store
The Stanfords store in Bristol was our first branch to launch outside of London, and the doors were opened 10 years ago 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.
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Manchester - Business Services
Click through for the address and contact details of our B2B National Service Centre for professional large-scale map data.
Our shop at 39 Spring Gardens, Manchester closed as from 1 June 2007.
Business Mapping
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.
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