Scottish Wanderlust Book Club
Bookshops: Southeast
Biggar
Atkinson Prye Books
Based at the west end of Biggar’s flourishing High Street of lovely independent shops, Atkinson-Pryce is an Aladdin’s cave of books - a place to feel inspired, a real bookshop with real books and booksellers who love them. We pride ourselves on being a dedicated bookshop but we do have some additional treats; stunning cards, wrapping paper, notebooks and bookmarks, as well as other literary gifts.
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Address: 27 High Street, Biggar, ML12 6DA
Number: +44 (0) 189 922 1225
Website: www.atkinson-pryce.co.uk
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Jedburgh
Abbey View Cafe & Bookshop
"Enjoy glorious views of beautiful Jedburgh Abbey from our fresh and stylish café. Relax with a coffee, lunch or a delicious home-baked cake in friendly and pleasant surroundings. Browse our interesting selection of books and crafts or take a seat at our outdoor tables to soak up the atmosphere and watch the world go by. The Abbey View has just what you need when you’re out and about in historic Jedburgh."
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Address: 5 Abbey Pl, Jedburgh TD8 6BE
Number: +44 (0) 183 526 8247
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Peebles
Whitie's Books & Crafts
"Our selection of titles is very extensive and anything we don't have on the shelf can usually be ordered and delivered to us within 24 hours. We carry a large selection of Scottish interest and history titles, current fiction, "the Classics", dictionaries and encyclopedia, maps and atlas', audio books and a wide selection of craft books."
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Address: 3 Pennel's Close, High St, Peebles EH45 8AG
Number: +44 (0) 172 158 8170
Website: www.whities.co.uk
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St Boswells
The Border Reader
The Border Reader is a small secondhand bookshop set in a tranquil and picturesque spot between the Eildon Hills and the River Tweed, about two miles from Melrose in the Scottish Borders. Also within the old dairy farmhouse you will find a farm shop, a cafe serving light lunches, home baked cakes and a wide variety of teas and coffees, as well as furniture, antiques and local arts and crafts showrooms.
Address: Off A68 nr Newtown St Boswells, Melrose TD6 9DF
Number: +44 (0) 183 582 4597
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Main Street Trading Company
"The shop was originally built by Walter Ballantyne & Son, Grocers, Wine Merchants and Italian Warehousemen. It was then a sort of giant general store, selling goods from ladies shoes to their own whisky. After Ballantynes, the space was run as a rather wonderful and eccentric auction house. As much as possible has been preserved from the original shop fit, including what are believed to be the original front doors...now reused in the café."
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Address: Main St, St Boswells, Melrose TD6 0AT
Number: +44 (0) 183 582 4087
Website: www.mainstreetbooks.co.uk
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Selkirk
The Forest Bookstore
The Forest Bookstore is an independent bookshop based in Selkirk, at the heart of the Scottish Borders. We stock a wide yet discerning range of literary fiction and non-fiction titles, with a core collection of literature, art and environment books.The Forest Bookstore occupies part of the town of Selkirk’s original Courthouse in the central Market Place...In addition to our book collection (see Our Books for more information) we have a small gallery and installation space for innovative drawing and mixed media work, paintings, book art, prints, sculpture and 3-dimensional design such as architectural models."
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Address: 26 Market Pl, Selkirk TD7 4BL
Number: +44 (0) 175 022 763
Website: www.theforestbookstore.wordpress.com
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