Holywell Press Reviews 22

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.6

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’ve been working with Holywell Press for getting on for 18 months now on two book projects. I can honestly say that the entire experience has been both a pleasure and creatively satisfying. From da... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful people. Infinite patience. Amazing design (Toby). Kind and trusting. Able to load onto Amazon and Kindle etc. Beautiful product! And very reasonable prices! Everlasting gratitude for ever an... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Couldn't recommend Holywell Press more. I've just taken delivery of the book Holywell designed and printed for me. Its superb and the whole process from discussing my initial ideas through to the des... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Oliver and the Holywell team are incredible! I had a last minute snafu with my other publisher. I didn’t have any physical books for my book party. With 24 hours to go, Oliver took my call and manag... See more

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  1. Commercial Printer
  2. Digital Printing Service
  3. Graphic Designer
  4. Invitation Printing Service
  5. Website Designer

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Holywell Press is one of Oxford's oldest and best-loved commercial printers - but we do much more than just printing! We help organisations and individuals bring their brands to life with beautiful graphic design and lovingly crafted printed and digital materials.


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4.6

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superlative service

I’ve been working with Holywell Press for getting on for 18 months now on two book projects. I can honestly say that the entire experience has been both a pleasure and creatively satisfying. From day one they made me feel welcome and took the time to patiently explain the available aesthetic processes to me so that I understood what was possible. It has been an education.

The art department have always gone the extra mile to bring my ideas to life. Attention to detail always meticulous. I’ve felt understood and valued. The final products have been objects of quality and beauty. The turn around and delivery have always been impressively timely. I plan to continue working with Holywell in the future and recommend them to anyone and everyone.

April 13, 2026
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Thank you, Meaux. We've really enjoyed helping you to showcase your poetry in these beautiful books and look forward to working with you on book number three!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful people

Wonderful people. Infinite patience. Amazing design (Toby). Kind and trusting. Able to load onto Amazon and Kindle etc. Beautiful product! And very reasonable prices! Everlasting gratitude for ever and ever amen!

February 20, 2026
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Thank you so much for your kind words. It was a delight to work on your book with you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We went to Holywell Press with a last…

We went to Holywell Press with a last minute request and they we so accommodating and produced the prints we needed to a very high standard... Thanks team!

August 26, 2025
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Reply from Holywell Press

Thanks for your review, Andy. We're glad we could help.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Leaflets

What a great service from Oliver and the team at Holywell Press. Very fast response to our queries. Professional, prompt and the print quality is outstanding.

June 20, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Unbelievable Customer Service

Oliver and the Holywell team are incredible! I had a last minute snafu with my other publisher. I didn’t have any physical books for my book party. With 24 hours to go, Oliver took my call and managed a full Hail Mary. I had a whole batch before the next evening.

I HIGHLY recommend working with Holywell on printing! The book looks incredible. I can’t say enough good things about this experience!!

June 17, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Friendly

Friendly, professional service which produced a high-quality printed result
Ben Burrows literally went the extra mile (from Osney to East Oxford) by delivering our stock personally

March 5, 2025
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Reply from Holywell Press

Thank you so much for your review, Colin. It means a lot to know that going the extra mile (which we try to do for all our customers) is appreciated!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Business Cards

Great service from Oliver and the team, knowledgeable professionals who were able to print high-quality business cards at short notice.

April 3, 2025
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Many thanks for your feedback, JG. We're pleased we could help.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Prompt and courteous service

Prompt and courteous service; beautiful results (Christmas cards)

December 4, 2024
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Thank you for this review, Sarah. We look forward to working with you again soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant service & a pleasure to work with

All comms with Holywell Press (specifically Oliver & Chris) were incredibly professional and helpful. Brilliant, personal service with a quick turnaround and lovely printing. A pleasure to work with.

November 22, 2024
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Thank you, Meggie. We really appreciate your feedback.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Holywell Press provides the highest quality products and service. I cannot recommend them too highly. Just had 14,000 magazines delivered with all complex instructions re timing, packaging followed exactly.
Ruth Hamilton-Jones
Diocese of Oxford

November 8, 2024
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Reply from Holywell Press

Thank you for your review, Ruth. It's always a pleasure to work with you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Holywell are my go-to printers

Holywell are my go-to printers, and have been for 5 years now. They are so accommodating, understanding, and competitively priced. Their customer service and kindness is exceptional; and I also love the fact they are environmentally friendly with their paper and printing. I couldn't recommend them more highly.

September 17, 2024
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Reply from Holywell Press

Thank you so much for your kind words, Alicia. It's been a pleasure to work with you too.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Whitehead Library

Holywell is friendly and responsive, our order was done promptly and the end-product is excellent.
Would definitely recommend them.
We are also pleased to support a local business.

July 1, 2024
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Reply from Holywell Press

Thank you so much for your review. We love the range of work we do for University clients and look forward to working with you again soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Expert and friendly printers

Really friendly team and also very knowledgeable and professional. A real pleasure to work with.

May 17, 2024
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Reply from Holywell Press

Many thanks for your kind words, Gina. It was lovely to work with you too.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great communication & quality

Great communication & quality. They even delivered earlier than expected

May 10, 2024
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Thank you for the feedback. We look forward to working with you again soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Danny and I would like to congratulate…

Danny and I would like to congratulate and thank you and your team for the very professional service you have provided to us over recent months.

The first job you did for us was the booklet of “Things you didn’t know about Danny and Phil” for our wedding July. These were extremely well received by our guests as they sat down to the Wedding breakfast and awaited our entrance.

Secondly, you produced a superb album of our official wedding photos which I was able to send to the members of our wedding party in time for Christmas. Again, these were really well received and my Uncle called me to say how beautiful it was.

And most recently, the invitations to my Mum’s birthday party have received glowing comments from the recipients.

On all occasions, you and your team have turned the work around super-efficiently, sometimes at very short notice. You have always explained the options open to me in terms of the choices of paper and bindings and made recommendations on how to get the best outcome for the finished product.

Holywell Press will continue to be our absolute go to, for our design and printing needs as we know we will receive a very reliable service at a very competitive price.

Thank you and well done!

April 4, 2024
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Reply from Holywell Press

Thank you so much for your kind feedback. It has been a real pleasure to help make your celebrations extra special.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Staff is perfect

Staff is perfect! Service was impeccable and everyone in the event loved it.

Really helpful and I really recommend it

June 16, 2023
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Reply from Holywell Press

Thank you so much for your feedback, João. We loved producing your event materials and are really pleased it went well for you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had a rush job needing 200 copies of a…

Had a rush job needing 200 copies of a new book printing in 2 days for the launch at The Business Show 2022 at the Excel.
Ben proofed the book and pointed out flaws in the way ms word works and we had a chance to fix before printing. Collected the books on time. Fantastic service.

November 15, 2022
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Reply from Holywell Press

We were so happy we could help and get your books printed in time for your exhibition.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Family party full colour invitations … ‘We cannot thank you enough for your…

‘We cannot thank you enough for your professionalism, your patience and talent in producing such incredible invitations.
The collage of family mug shots caused much amusement & made the arrival of the invitations very memorable. We have had so many comments from friends about how fabulous they are!

The design team were so patient and amazing sorting all the images and putting them into such a fantastic design.

Many friends have kept the invitations on their pin boards which is so lovely. A huge thank you from us as I know it wasn’t an easy achievement. You all made it so easy and perfect and we cannot thank you enough! From The Garbutt Family

July 10, 2022
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Reply from Holywell Press

We're so happy we could help and delighted that your party invitations were such a great hit!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Marketing material to support annual conference

We have been working with Holywell Press for many years now, most recently with marketing material to support our annual conference. Their design was excellent and service outstanding (including climbing into the event location attic to drop down ropes to attach to banners that were to hang above the stage).

May 24, 2022
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Reply from Holywell Press

We're delighted to have helped make your 2022 conference a success. We loved working with you on the set design, banners and conference programmes.

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