Enjoy riverside reading at London’s floating bookstore Word on the Water

By MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network Editorial Department, compiled and reported by Liao Qiyu
 

Just the name “Word On The Water” sparks the imagination. In London, UK, there’s a one-of-a-kind bookstore that floats along the canals, carrying a diverse collection of secondhand books. Sometimes it moves, sometimes it docks by the shore, setting its own pace to offer the most delightful urban reading experience.

“Word On The Water” is a secondhand bookstore housed on a Dutch barge. Though compact, it boasts an impressively diverse selection of used books, ranging from cookbooks and photography collections to literary novels. Visitors can browse books on the dock or step inside the cabin to read on a cozy sofa. Occasionally, “Word On The Water” docks near large trees and green lawns, where guests can enjoy picnics and live music on the grass while flipping through books at leisure. Sometimes the owner even invites musicians to perform on the boat’s roof, drawing passersby into the world of words as they turn pages guided by melodies.