Tynemouth Station Book Fairs 2025

The 2025 dates for the Tynemouth Station Book Fairs are now confirmed! These popular book fairs, held on the West Concourse, have been a regular fixture at Tynemouth Station for 30 years.  This year the book fairs will take place on 27 April, 22 June, 17 August and 12 October (all Sundays).

Linskill Trust support a group of volunteers and a freelance worker to run the book fairs for the enjoyment and benefit of the whole community. The management of the costs associated with running the fairs are handled by the Trust’s experienced team at the Linskill Centre.

Funded by the surplus created by the book fairs, the station bridge gallery exhibits artworks created by local schools, community groups and individual artists. The works are mounted and curated by North Tyneside Art Studio based at the Linskill Centre.

The combination of the fairs, the art and community links at the station has provided valuable support to residents of North Tyneside for many years. The original Flea Markets of the 1970s had a small number of bookstalls nestled amongst stallholders offering a range of household goods. Following a one-off large scale book fair in the early 90s, local book dealers expressed an interest in expanding the number of bookstalls at the market. This led to the Friends of Tynemouth Station beginning their regular series of book fairs, that continues to this day.