BOOK INTO A READING RETREAT

Gladstone’s Library

A Grade I-listed residential library in North Wales, with 26 boutique bedrooms and an enviable supply of titles on religion, history and 19th century lit-crit. From £65 a night including breakfast. gladstoneslibrary.org

The Life House Reading Retreat

Take your School of Life approved reading list and hole up for a long weekend in an architecturally acclaimed bolt-hole in a Welsh valley. From £450. Next dates: Nov 3-5. theschooloflife.com/ london/classroom/the-lifehouse-reading-retreat

Reading Retreat

Three-night getaways with visiting authors in Kent and Suffolk. Cosy up with a paperback by a wood-burning stove. From £450. readingretreat.co.uk

London Library

This is located in a glorious spot in London’s St James, with 17 miles of books, where members rub spines with the likes of Sir Tom Stoppard and Simon Schama. Annual membership, £510. londonlibrary. co.uk