The antithesis of ordinary
This list's picks from our bookshop are the antithesis of ordinary.
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Voewood Rare Books
From Notting Hill to Norfolk, Simon Finch has had many bookshops over the years. His latest shop, Voewood Rare Books, opened its doors in mid-November 2025. Voewood Rare Books, alongside sister company Voewood Vaults, deals in rare and unique books, artifacts and artworks.
The shop is situated in Lion House Court, the book quarter of bustling Georgian market town Holt, North Norfolk.
The shop is open 6 days a week, 10am to 5pm from Monday to Saturday. We can also always be contacted by email or via the contact form here.
We exhibit at book fairs throughout the year. Voewood Rare Books are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association (ABA), Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and adhere to the strict standards, code of practice, and ethics set by these associations.
Lucy Ashton Geering
Lucy Ashton Geering co-runs Voewood Rare Books & Voewood Vaults shop in Holt with Stuart Webb. She grew up reading on average 10 books at a time and always feels at home when surrounded with books. She has an MA with Distinction in Culture & Communication, and also studied on the University of East Anglia’s creative writing MA under Professors Michèle Roberts and Patricia Duncker. She has taught Creative Writing with Adult Learning Norfolk. Her reading interests are female-authored writing, art, design, architecture and horror.
Stuart Webb
Stuart Webb has been a book lover since childhood and of all things counter cultural since his teenage years. He holds a BA Hons in Creative Writing and Film and Television Studies. He is a poet and spoken word performer and won the audience vote at Norwich’s first Poets Palace event. Stuart has a particular interest in the Beat generation and anything else that goes against the grain of the mainstream. He jointly runs Voewood Rare Books Holt with Lucy.
Voewood Vaults
Voewood Vaults is a collaboration born of passion, curiosity, and a shared love for beautiful, characterful objects. Founded by Simon Finch and fellow dealer Mary Swallow, it brings together Simon’s decades of experience in rare books, antiques and the lived-in soul of Voewood House, with Mary’s impeccable eye for distinctive artefacts and antiques. A curation of fascinating objects and art inspired by Voewood - where the rare and the beautiful reside.
