Rare Mags
@raremags.bsky.social
Magazines, books, stationery, coffee, Stockport.
*Closed Sunday 25th January, reopen Tuesday 10th February for new baby arrival, web open as normal(ish)*
5 Lower Hillgate, SK1 1JQ.
*Closed Sunday 25th January, reopen Tuesday 10th February for new baby arrival, web open as normal(ish)*
5 Lower Hillgate, SK1 1JQ.
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Big news, this new one is popping out next week.
We will be closing for two weeks to celebrate/recover/concentrate on it.
Some things are more important than selling stuff. We will be running a 10% off code online. We would love it if you supported us.
We will be closing for two weeks to celebrate/recover/concentrate on it.
Some things are more important than selling stuff. We will be running a 10% off code online. We would love it if you supported us.
Bit of a change up for opening hours in 2026. Take note por favor. Ta.
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Tuesday - Saturday 9:30-5:30
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Sundays + Mondays closed
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Tuesday - Saturday 9:30-5:30
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Sundays + Mondays closed
February 14, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Bit of a change up for opening hours in 2026. Take note por favor. Ta.
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Tuesday - Saturday 9:30-5:30
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Sundays + Mondays closed
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Tuesday - Saturday 9:30-5:30
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Sundays + Mondays closed
Good morning. We are open. Easing back in to it. Lots to catch up on. If we can’t chat for ages over the next few days apologies
February 10, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Good morning. We are open. Easing back in to it. Lots to catch up on. If we can’t chat for ages over the next few days apologies
Big news, this new one is popping out next week.
We will be closing for two weeks to celebrate/recover/concentrate on it.
Some things are more important than selling stuff. We will be running a 10% off code online. We would love it if you supported us.
We will be closing for two weeks to celebrate/recover/concentrate on it.
Some things are more important than selling stuff. We will be running a 10% off code online. We would love it if you supported us.
January 20, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Big news, this new one is popping out next week.
We will be closing for two weeks to celebrate/recover/concentrate on it.
Some things are more important than selling stuff. We will be running a 10% off code online. We would love it if you supported us.
We will be closing for two weeks to celebrate/recover/concentrate on it.
Some things are more important than selling stuff. We will be running a 10% off code online. We would love it if you supported us.
Hello. We are the blue shop that is located under the blue sky. Oh and this place is called a Bluesky. Woah. Easy to find. See you later. Thanks.
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Hello. We are the blue shop that is located under the blue sky. Oh and this place is called a Bluesky. Woah. Easy to find. See you later. Thanks.
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Imagine buying a magazine today? Honestly you’d feel like A BOSS
So, with that in mind i want to give a Saturday shout out to @raremags.bsky.social who not only have our latest issue but also a bewilderingly good selection of other stuff, so let’s have a look & see what I want to read…
1/15
So, with that in mind i want to give a Saturday shout out to @raremags.bsky.social who not only have our latest issue but also a bewilderingly good selection of other stuff, so let’s have a look & see what I want to read…
1/15
Wyrd Science
– Rare Mags
One of those magazines that does exactly what it sets out to do, no messing around, cramming every page full of what they want in the magazine and nothing else. Tabletop gaming, but now with added fil...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Imagine buying a magazine today? Honestly you’d feel like A BOSS
So, with that in mind i want to give a Saturday shout out to @raremags.bsky.social who not only have our latest issue but also a bewilderingly good selection of other stuff, so let’s have a look & see what I want to read…
1/15
So, with that in mind i want to give a Saturday shout out to @raremags.bsky.social who not only have our latest issue but also a bewilderingly good selection of other stuff, so let’s have a look & see what I want to read…
1/15
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The wonderful @helleborezine.bsky.social scaring the faithful with the old ways, seriously if any of our readers want to magic up some free international media coverage for us by wearing one of our tees to a Cliff Richard gig or something please do
‘Demonic’ Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey
Woman told to remove or cover up garment featuring 1908 illustration of Pan lest it offend worshippers
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The wonderful @helleborezine.bsky.social scaring the faithful with the old ways, seriously if any of our readers want to magic up some free international media coverage for us by wearing one of our tees to a Cliff Richard gig or something please do
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Wild to think that in January Wyrd Science will celebrate 5 years of having more journalistic integrity than the NY Times. Need to think of a way to celebrate.
November 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Wild to think that in January Wyrd Science will celebrate 5 years of having more journalistic integrity than the NY Times. Need to think of a way to celebrate.
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Picked up my copy of #callinginsickmagazine 15 from the lovely people at @raremags.bsky.social yesterday. If I’m counting my blessings sat by this lake this morning. Rare Mags is definitely on the list. A trove of printed matter & stationary
November 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Picked up my copy of #callinginsickmagazine 15 from the lovely people at @raremags.bsky.social yesterday. If I’m counting my blessings sat by this lake this morning. Rare Mags is definitely on the list. A trove of printed matter & stationary
Magazines about stuff and things. raremags.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Magazines about stuff and things. raremags.co.uk
Another section of our multi-part pre order saga is the new Tools magazine, this time taking in the act of spinning. We know a lot of you like to do that stuff. So get in on the action, copies hitting the shop early next week directly from France.
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Another section of our multi-part pre order saga is the new Tools magazine, this time taking in the act of spinning. We know a lot of you like to do that stuff. So get in on the action, copies hitting the shop early next week directly from France.
The Tower is out today, and we have Thea in the shop tomorrow evening talking with Jodie Matthews about fairytales and folk and stories. You can come - tickets from the site or the counter now
October 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The Tower is out today, and we have Thea in the shop tomorrow evening talking with Jodie Matthews about fairytales and folk and stories. You can come - tickets from the site or the counter now
It’s us. Big load of new book releases today, autumn magazine arrivals, fancy pencils and coffee all day
October 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
It’s us. Big load of new book releases today, autumn magazine arrivals, fancy pencils and coffee all day
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New issue now in stock at our favourite blue shop, @raremags.bsky.social, alongside the worlds best other magazines
Wyrd Science
– Rare Mags
One of those magazines that does exactly what it sets out to do, no messing around, cramming every page full of what they want in the magazine and nothing else. Tabletop gaming, but now with added fil...
raremags.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
New issue now in stock at our favourite blue shop, @raremags.bsky.social, alongside the worlds best other magazines
We’re here selling books and magazines (print is dead), in a physical shop (the high street is dead), writing these words using a human brain (we don’t even need to think any more though right?)
October 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
We’re here selling books and magazines (print is dead), in a physical shop (the high street is dead), writing these words using a human brain (we don’t even need to think any more though right?)
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10 October: Thea Lenarduzzi will be in conversation with Jodie Matthews @raremags.bsky.social: raremags.co.uk/blogs/events...
10/10 - Thea Lenarduzzi And Jodie Matthews - The Tower
– Rare Mags
On Friday 10th October Thea Lenarduzzi, writer, broadcaster and editor will be coming to Stockport to chat all about her new book The Tower. We've been looking forward to hosting this author since the...
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October 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
10 October: Thea Lenarduzzi will be in conversation with Jodie Matthews @raremags.bsky.social: raremags.co.uk/blogs/events...
We’re here for another week of this stuff. Expect A/W 2025 influx, pre orders for the new Calling In Sick and Tools flying out, new Olga Tokarczuk (!!!), more stationery favourites from Penco, maybe even a Rare Dunk or two.
September 9, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We’re here for another week of this stuff. Expect A/W 2025 influx, pre orders for the new Calling In Sick and Tools flying out, new Olga Tokarczuk (!!!), more stationery favourites from Penco, maybe even a Rare Dunk or two.
Just us in the middle of it all. The street is changing around us, hang in there while we get some new neighbours. We’ll be here.
New stuff every day, coffee machine on, every day apart from Mondays, all on the website is in stock, ready to go. Happy to help, we love what we do.
New stuff every day, coffee machine on, every day apart from Mondays, all on the website is in stock, ready to go. Happy to help, we love what we do.
September 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Just us in the middle of it all. The street is changing around us, hang in there while we get some new neighbours. We’ll be here.
New stuff every day, coffee machine on, every day apart from Mondays, all on the website is in stock, ready to go. Happy to help, we love what we do.
New stuff every day, coffee machine on, every day apart from Mondays, all on the website is in stock, ready to go. Happy to help, we love what we do.
Newly constructed (by Holly, who else?) stationery displays are in the shop now. We welcome Penco to go with our old friends Kaweco and Milan. A selection of what you need and want to make marks on paper. On the site too, but you’ll have to imagine the newly oiled plywood smell.
August 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Newly constructed (by Holly, who else?) stationery displays are in the shop now. We welcome Penco to go with our old friends Kaweco and Milan. A selection of what you need and want to make marks on paper. On the site too, but you’ll have to imagine the newly oiled plywood smell.
Due to the sheer number of new magazines arriving, the highway is narrowed. All roads lead to good print.
August 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Due to the sheer number of new magazines arriving, the highway is narrowed. All roads lead to good print.
Yes. It is us again. Yes it is us, the magazine and book shop with the unlocked door. Ready. For all of you.
August 1, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Yes. It is us again. Yes it is us, the magazine and book shop with the unlocked door. Ready. For all of you.
Chalk is here, an arts magazine about science, a history magazine that covers sustainability. It includes writing on volcanoes and racism is Brazilian football and dung beetles, folklore, the national video game museum, steam trains and prehistoric oreodonts (think dog sized camels).
July 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Chalk is here, an arts magazine about science, a history magazine that covers sustainability. It includes writing on volcanoes and racism is Brazilian football and dung beetles, folklore, the national video game museum, steam trains and prehistoric oreodonts (think dog sized camels).
Counter views. We’re the magazine shop with the books, that’ll do you a really good coffee (with a biscuit) and talk you through our fancy pens and pencils too.
July 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Counter views. We’re the magazine shop with the books, that’ll do you a really good coffee (with a biscuit) and talk you through our fancy pens and pencils too.
A new issue of the clothing history magazine Avant has arrived. This time we hear the voices of the vintage clothing industry - collectors, dealers, designers. The interviews are varied and fascinating and it’s a great dive in to what connects a love of old rags.
July 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A new issue of the clothing history magazine Avant has arrived. This time we hear the voices of the vintage clothing industry - collectors, dealers, designers. The interviews are varied and fascinating and it’s a great dive in to what connects a love of old rags.