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Braintree · Est. on the high street

Good coffee, fresh bakes and a proper chapter.

A cafe and a bookshop under one warm roof. Pull up a chair, order a flat white, and lose an afternoon to a good story.

See the menu Opening times & location
Warm cafe interior lined with books
Open7 days a week
Freshly roasted beans, pulled by hand
Home bakes in every morning
Books for sale on every shelf
Free wifi & quiet corners
The space

Built for slowing down.

Mismatched armchairs, warm lamps and shelves that go right to the ceiling. Come for ten minutes, stay for two hours.

  • Quiet reading corners and big shared tables
  • Dog-friendly, pram-friendly, everyone-friendly
  • Space for book clubs and small events
Cosy cafe seating
Shelves of books
The books

Take one home.

Every book on our shelves is for sale, most of them pre-loved. Browse with a coffee in hand, and if you finish one at the table, it's yours to buy on the way out.

  • Fiction, non-fiction, kids' corner and local authors
  • Bring your finished reads for shop credit
  • Ask us for a recommendation, we love it
Come and browse
Find us

Pop in this week.

The Reading Room
High Street, Braintree, Essex
hello@thereadingroom.co.uk

Book a table
Monday – Friday8:00 – 17:00
Saturday8:30 – 18:00
Sunday9:00 – 16:00
Book clubLast Thursday, 7pm