Lindsi Bluemel: Shop local, celebrate local

Now stocking cards celebrating Southampton’s independent pubs and venues.

We love local artists Lindsi Bluemel’s paintings of Southampton landmarks and have been stocking them for many years. They’ve always been popular.

We also sell two of her books full of her paintings of local landmarks.

Painting Southampton: An Artist in the City

Which is full of paintings of Old Southampton, Boats and Bridges, Monuments and Memorials and more recent landmarks.

And were delighted to see her new book:

Southampton Pubs: 25 Watercolours of interesting places for a drink

Which celebrates local independent pubs and a couple of other venues!

We’re all about celebrating local artists and local businesses here at October Books. So we’re delighted to say you can now buy cards of your favourite independent venues.

Pop buy and and have a look!


We are open:

Monday - Saturday

10am - 4pm

We are back open six days a week, with the whole store open for browsing. We will still of course be taking customer orders and you will still be able to buy food and cleaning products online through our online store.

We are able to be open 6 days a week again because of your consideration and care whilst in the shop. Keep doing what you’re doing and leave that extra space, sanitise those hands and pull on that mask. We know you’re smiling underneath it :) 

You will see we have a QR code at the door, if you have the NHS COVID-19 app downloaded to your smart phone please scan this as you enter the shop.