London

Stop 1: L. Cornelissen & Son

Founded 1855 with its original shopfitting intact — historical ink ranges, raw pigments, dip nibs, parchment and vellum in one room, opposite the British Museum.

Stop 2: Present & Correct

Unsorted trays of genuine vintage European office stock — dead-stock clips, rubber stamps and typewriter ephemera beside a small curated pen wall. A foraging shop, not a catalogue shop.

Stop 3: Choosing Keeping

The deepest bottled-ink and fountain-pen wall in central London that is not a single-brand boutique, with dip nibs and Japanese silkscreen papers alongside.

Stop 4: Mount Street Printers & Stationers

A working studio attached to the firm's own presses and dies — you specify and proof die-stamped and letterpress writing paper in person rather than ordering blind.

• Reservation required.

Stop 5: Papersmiths

A tightly edited European and Japanese notebook and pen selection, open nine to seven six days a week — the most reliable hours of anything on this walk.