Things to do
Floating bookshop · Granary Square
Word on the Water
A secondhand bookshop on an old Dutch barge, moored by Granary Square.
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Photo of Word on the Water
Photo of Word on the Water
- Cost
- Free
- Hours
- Not confirmed
- Check before you go.
- Time needed
- 15 min
- Our rough guide.
- Walk
- 7 min
- From the station concourse.
About
What it’s like
A secondhand bookshop on an old Dutch barge, moored by Granary Square. Fountains, the canal and big terraces.
Finding it
How to get there
About 7 minutes on foot from the station concourse.
- 1Leave by the Western ConcourseTurn right onto King’s Boulevard.
- 2Walk north up King’s BoulevardKeep going past Pancras Square.
- 3Cross the canalThe bridge takes you straight into Granary Square.
Carrying bags?
Our shop, Kings Cross Luggage on Gray’s Inn Road, takes them for £4 a day. We run this site, so we’re telling you.