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About us

A Family Business for Over 75 Years

The Pen Shop is a Family Business based in Batley. 
When the first Pen Shop opened in Newcastle in 1946, it was the first Specialist Writing Instrument Shop in the UK.

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Today, The Pen Shop is best known for its website, which still draws on over 75 years of experience in the business, offering a wide range of Luxury and Premium Writing Instruments from around the world. We are authorised stockists of Mont Blanc, Caran d’Ache, S T Dupont, Montegrappa as well as Premium brands Cross, Parker, Waterman and Lamy.

The Pen Shop Experience

Trusted since 1946

The Pen Shop has been trusted for over 75 years as the perfect place to select and buys new pens as gifts, as well as personal purchases. In addition, we are also here to help you select the best refills & ink for your pen, offer advice on how to care for it and how to personalise it with our engraving service.

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Shop with Confidence

In addition to enjoying the great service offer both in store and online, from our experienced and dedicated team, we want to ensure that you can Shop with Confidence.

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Price Promise

If you find your perfect pen is being sold for less than The Pen Shop by any high street retailer, pen specialist or authorised stockist, we will be happy to price match without quibble.*

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No Quibble Returns

We want you to love your purchase from The Pen Shop. If for any reason you are not satisfied, you can return it to us within 60 days of purchase. We will exchange or refund any unused items returned to us in perfect condition, together with the sales invoice.

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Free Delivery

We offer FREE tracked delivery on all orders over £20 and FREE tracked , next day delivery on all orders over £75. This applies to mainland UK deliveries, see all delivery options for full details and terms & conditions.

Engraving Service

We are pleased to offer an engraving option on a large range of suitable pens. See Engraving Information for options and details.

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Pen Refills

Refill Finder

Choosing the right refill for your Pen is important to ensure that you get the best writing experience. If you are unsure, follow the simple steps on our REFILL FINDER to assist you with your purchase.

 *we are unable to price match Amazon, ebay, other resellers or outside the UK.

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