Here’s the full list of WH Smith stores that are closing for good in 2025

From googley-eyed pencil cases for primary school and scientific calculators for GCSEs to stacks of chunky textbooks for uni and the cans of RedBull we needed to get through them, WH Smith has been satisfying all of our stationery needs and more since 1792.

But WH Smith has gone through quite a bit of upheaval in the past few months. Most recently, it was revealed that the brand would soon disappear from UK high streets, selling off branches so that it can focus on its shops in airports and train stations. 

Eventually all high-street WH Smiths will rebrand, but in the meantime some are closing. Sites in London and Manchester are among those shutting between now and July. 

But it’s not completely bad news for the stationers. Smiths previously announced plans to open 110 new branches in airports, railway stations and hospitals – places where its profits tend to be higher than average. The chain also said that it’s going to start selling vinyl records for the first time in 30 years. 

Many of the WH Smith stored have launched ‘everything must go’ sales in their last days, so keep an eye out for bargains if a Smiths near you is closing soon. 

RECOMMENDED: All the UK high street closures so far in 2025.

Full list of confirmed WH Smith closures in 2025

Here are the WH Smith shops closing this year, and the date each one will shut. 

• Halstead, Essex – April 12
• Woolwich, London – April 12
• Halesowen, West Midlands – April 19
• Diss, Norfolk – April 19
• Newport, Wales – April 19
• Haverhill, Suffolk – April 26
• Oldham, Greater Manchester – May 3
• Stockton, County Durham – May 17
• West Mall, Frenchgate Centre, Doncaster – May 31
• Bedford, Bedfordshire – July 5
• Orpington, Greater London – no date given yet 

Which WH Smith stores have shut so far in 2025?

These Smiths outposts have already shut. 

• Bournemouth Old Christchurch Road, Dorset - January 18
• Luton, Bedfordshire - January 18
• March, Cambridgeshire - January 25
• Basingstoke, Hampshire - February 1
• Newtown, Powys - February 15
• Winton branch in Bournemouth, Dorset - February 15
• Rhyl, Denbighshire - February 15
• Bolton, Greater Manchester - February
• Accrington, Lancashire - March 15

Which WH Smith stores closed in 2024? 

• Alfreton, Derbyshire – January, 2024
• Ramsgate, Kent – January, 2024
• Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland – February, 2024
• Nantwich, South Cheshire – February, 2024
• Margate, Kent – April 20, 2024
• Bridgwater – September 2024
• Sale, Manchester – September 2024
• Bournemouth – October, 2024

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