Upcoming events.
Scroll our events calendar below to see what we have coming up. The best way to keep up to date on our latest events and more is to join our mailing list.
Play On Words
Play on Words returns to the New Forest this autumn from the 22 October - 3 November 2025, to celebrate everything to do with the spoken and written word. Join us for poetry & jazz, ghost stories, spoken word, creative walks, a sci-fi fantasy quiz night, comic creating, writer development and much, much more in New Milton, Lymington and across the Forest. Events and activities are starting to go live; check back here soon for more updates!
Play on Words is the passion project of two friends that started in 2018 and has since grown to include Artful Scribe, local businesses and has recived funding from the Arts Council.
The Imaginarium is the offical bookshop of the event, and works in conjunction with Arful Scribe to bring a wide range of events to residents of the New Forest and wider.
For more information on the events being hosted this year, please see the offical Play On Words website
For more information on Arful Scribe, please see here
Sci-fi and Fantasy Quiz
Gather your fellowship, locate your sword, and prepare your minds for an epic night of otherworldly trivia.
This is your chance to prove you know your middle-earth from your disc-world, your Narnia from your restaurant at the end of the universe.
Whether you’re a mage with a head for history, or a droid awaiting an update, come test your knowledge across realms, timelines, and galaxies.
Hosted by Artful Scribe and The Imaginarium, and held at the Vibrant Forest Brewery Taproom in Hardley, you can also enjoy exceptional beer and delicious food. It’s the night before Halloween, so whether magical, fantastical or just spooky, costumes are welcome – but not required.
Purchase tickets through Eventbrite here
Story Time With Santa
Following the success of previous years, we're inviting Santa back into the Imaginarium to read a Christmas themed book. An event perfect for those who still believe in the magic of Christmas.
Our cosy little bookshop is the perfect backdrop to have a magical time, and we ensure that the groups are small so the children get to spend some quality time with Santa. The children will have the opportunity to hear Santa read them a story and then meet with him. There will be plenty of photo opportunities with Santa and his elves so you can keep the memories alive all year round. Each child will receive a gift from Santa too.
Please note, the Imaginarium is a small shop and we can only accommodate one grown up per child.
Tickets will be ready for collection / delivery in October.
Bookshop Day
Bookshop Day celebrates bookshops on our high streets. It aims to remind customers of the value of their local bookshop, and that they are the perfect places to kick start their Christmas gift-buying.
We’re very proud of our little bookshop here in Lymington and would love to see you here on Bookshop day to help us celebrate.
The Imaginarium Turns 3!
The shop has been open for three years! Can you believe it? Neither can we!
On Saturday 13th September, we’ll be celebrating with 10% off in store all day (10-5pm), we’ll also be hosting giveaways and will have cake!
It’s a great way for us to thank you for all your support over the last three years, and to celebrate together as a community.
World Book Day 2025
Grab your WORLD BOOK DAY book in store!
World Book Day is a charity that champion’s the fun of reading, because it seriously improves lives. Reading for fun is the single biggest indicator that a child will grow up to enjoy a happier and more successful life – more than their family circumstances, their parents’ educational backgrounds or their income.
But here’s the challenge, it’s at an all-time low, with only 1 in 3 children now saying they enjoy reading. We believe children are more likely to read if they enjoy it, so we’re on a mission to encourage them to see reading as an entertaining, social and fun thing to do. We want more children to grow up with a life-long, life-changing habit of reading for fun, and all the benefits this brings.
World Book Day are a charity that operates in the UK and Ireland and will next be celebrating World Book Day on 6 March 2025.
Your littles ones will receive a voucher from their school if they’re in educational settings, or if they are home educated, you can register for vouchers here
We will be accepting vouchers until Sunday 23rd March. Alternatively, you can purchase the World Book Day books for £1 each.
Onyx Storm Release Party
Join us to celebrate the release of Onyx Storm, the third installment of the fantasy sensation by Rebecca Yarros.
Story Time With Santa
Following the success of previous years, we're inviting Santa back into the Imaginarium to read a Christmas themed book. An event perfect for those who still believe in the magic of Christmas.
Our cosy little bookshop is the perfect backdrop to have a magical time, and we ensure that the groups are small so the children get to spend some quality time with Santa. The children will have the opportunity to hear Santa read them a story and then meet with him. There will be plenty of photo opportunities with Santa and his elves so you can keep the memories alive all year round. Each child will receive a gift from Santa too.
Please note, the Imaginarium is a small shop and we can only accommodate one grown up per child.
Tickets will be ready for collection / delivery in October.
Story Time With Santa
Following the success of previous years, we're inviting Santa back into the Imaginarium to read a Christmas themed book. An event perfect for those who still believe in the magic of Christmas.
Our cosy little bookshop is the perfect backdrop to have a magical time, and we ensure that the groups are small so the children get to spend some quality time with Santa. The children will have the opportunity to hear Santa read them a story and then meet with him. There will be plenty of photo opportunities with Santa and his elves so you can keep the memories alive all year round. Each child will receive a gift from Santa too.
Please note, the Imaginarium is a small shop and we can only accommodate one grown up per child.
Tickets will be ready for collection / delivery in October.
Story Time With Santa
Following the success of previous years, we're inviting Santa back into the Imaginarium to read a Christmas themed book. An event perfect for those who still believe in the magic of Christmas.
Our cosy little bookshop is the perfect backdrop to have a magical time, and we ensure that the groups are small so the children get to spend some quality time with Santa. The children will have the opportunity to hear Santa read them a story and then meet with him. There will be plenty of photo opportunities with Santa and his elves so you can keep the memories alive all year round. Each child will receive a gift from Santa too.
Please note, the Imaginarium is a small shop and we can only accommodate one grown up per child.
Tickets will be ready for collection / delivery in October.
Story Time With Santa
Following the success of previous years, we're inviting Santa back into the Imaginarium to read a Christmas themed book. An event perfect for those who still believe in the magic of Christmas.
Our cosy little bookshop is the perfect backdrop to have a magical time, and we ensure that the groups are small so the children get to spend some quality time with Santa. The children will have the opportunity to hear Santa read them a story and then meet with him. There will be plenty of photo opportunities with Santa and his elves so you can keep the memories alive all year round. Each child will receive a gift from Santa too.
Please note, the Imaginarium is a small shop and we can only accommodate one grown up per child.
Tickets will be ready for collection / delivery in October.
Story Time With Santa
Following the success of previous years, we're inviting Santa back into the Imaginarium to read a Christmas themed book. An event perfect for those who still believe in the magic of Christmas.
Our cosy little bookshop is the perfect backdrop to have a magical time, and we ensure that the groups are small so the children get to spend some quality time with Santa. The children will have the opportunity to hear Santa read them a story and then meet with him. There will be plenty of photo opportunities with Santa and his elves so you can keep the memories alive all year round. Each child will receive a gift from Santa too.
Please note, the Imaginarium is a small shop and we can only accommodate one grown up per child.
Tickets will be ready for collection / delivery in October.
Story Time With Santa
Following the success of previous years, we're inviting Santa back into the Imaginarium to read a Christmas themed book. An event perfect for those who still believe in the magic of Christmas.
Our cosy little bookshop is the perfect backdrop to have a magical time, and we ensure that the groups are small so the children get to spend some quality time with Santa. The children will have the opportunity to hear Santa read them a story and then meet with him. There will be plenty of photo opportunities with Santa and his elves so you can keep the memories alive all year round. Each child will receive a gift from Santa too.
Please note, the Imaginarium is a small shop and we can only accommodate one grown up per child.
Tickets will be ready for collection / delivery in October.
Story Time With Santa
Following the success of previous years, we're inviting Santa back into the Imaginarium to read a Christmas themed book. An event perfect for those who still believe in the magic of Christmas.
Our cosy little bookshop is the perfect backdrop to have a magical time, and we ensure that the groups are small so the children get to spend some quality time with Santa. The children will have the opportunity to hear Santa read them a story and then meet with him. There will be plenty of photo opportunities with Santa and his elves so you can keep the memories alive all year round. Each child will receive a gift from Santa too.
Please note, the Imaginarium is a small shop and we can only accommodate one grown up per child.
Tickets will be ready for collection / delivery in October.
Story Time With Santa
Following the success of previous years, we're inviting Santa back into the Imaginarium to read a Christmas themed book. An event perfect for those who still believe in the magic of Christmas.
Our cosy little bookshop is the perfect backdrop to have a magical time, and we ensure that the groups are small so the children get to spend some quality time with Santa. The children will have the opportunity to hear Santa read them a story and then meet with him. There will be plenty of photo opportunities with Santa and his elves so you can keep the memories alive all year round. Each child will receive a gift from Santa too.
Please note, the Imaginarium is a small shop and we can only accommodate one grown up per child.
Tickets will be ready for collection / delivery in October.
Story Time With Santa
Following the success of previous years, we're inviting Santa back into the Imaginarium to read a Christmas themed book. An event perfect for those who still believe in the magic of Christmas.
Our cosy little bookshop is the perfect backdrop to have a magical time, and we ensure that the groups are small so the children get to spend some quality time with Santa. The children will have the opportunity to hear Santa read them a story and then meet with him. There will be plenty of photo opportunities with Santa and his elves so you can keep the memories alive all year round. Each child will receive a gift from Santa too.
Please note, the Imaginarium is a small shop and we can only accommodate one grown up per child.
Tickets will be ready for collection / delivery in October.
Lymington Christmas Light Switch-on
Join us for late night shopping, wine and mince pies!
Christmas Fair at Limewood House
Find us at Limewood House Christmas Fayre, with a curated selection of books and bookish gifts!
General Fiction Book Club - Group 1.
This months meeting of General Fiction book club 1.
Bookshop Day 2024
Join us in-store to celebrate Bookshop Day 2024! We will have a range of great offers available alomng with giveaways and spot prizes! We may even have cake, because everything is better with cake!
General Fiction Book Club - Group 2.
This months meeting of General Fiction book club 2.