Berkelouw's Antiquarian Books & Cafe

Just outside Berrima is Berkelouw's Antiquarian Books. Berkelouw Books is Australia's largest and longest established rare, out-of-print, secondhand and new bookseller. For six generations, the Berkelouw family has traded in rare and antiquarian books. The shop stocks more than 200,000 quality pre-loved books covering every subject under the sun.

The property is a huge converted barn, complete with a hayloft and surrounded by paddocks, cattle and all manner of rural paraphernalia - easily the kind of place where time is lost. Packed to the rafters with tomes on hundreds of subjects - from classic fiction, treatise on the occult to aviation manuals.

Customers are encouraged to make a day of their visit. Browse at a leisurely pace, curl up in front of the fireplace or take a seat at the cafe and enjoy some lunch and a coffee.