Compass Books

29/08/2026

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When Compass Books in Dartmouth, Devon, received an order earlier this summer for second-hand volumes on these subjects and many more, seller Lucy Hingston was delighted.

22/05/2026

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22/05/2026

Happy Friday you beautiful sausages. Just a quick one to show you the special order I made for the lovely Linda on the slipway.
They were fun to make, and really cute (tweezers for scale) but also the fiddliest b*stards I have made in a long time! 🤣🤣
So here they are, my pair of ‘Fiddly Crabs’

🦀 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀

(Full size versions are available online ⬇️)
www.compassbooksdartmouth.com

10/04/2026

🐣 1 week down… 1 more week to go! 🐣
The Lower Street Easter Hunt is well underway, and there’s still plenty of time to join in the fun!

Explore the shops along Lower Street in Dartmouth, find the hidden letters in shop windows, and see if you can solve the mystery phrase.

📝 Pick up a hunt sheet from Dudley’s Café or participating shops
🎁 Hand in your completed entry at Dudley’s Café to receive your gift

With 16 local businesses taking part, it’s a great way to enjoy a day out, keep the children entertained, and explore everything Lower Street has to offer.

If you haven’t taken part yet — there’s still time! 👀🐰


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27/03/2026

Evenin’ all. Just want to send a big fat internet snuggle to A Slice Of Heaven cakes by Robyn for the magnificent cake she made to celebrate hitting her 1,000 day streak.
It is a victoria sponge with butter icing and is SPECTACULARLY DELICIOUS!

(I might even Let have a slice if she is lucky……….😈🤣)

(Please forgive the slightly rubbish photo 😳. I am better at other stuff, but sadly not photography 😁)

20/03/2026

Hello there, you beautiful bunch of bibliophiles!
The last couple of months have been chock full of boring stuff like accounts and pulling everything together for the (www.southwestoldbooks.co.uk) 😩

However, now that I have got most of that under my belt, I have been messing about in the workshop again
😊IN MY HAPPY PLACE! 😊

Anyway, this is what I have come up with. Whaddaya think?

www.compassbooksdartmouth.com

15/03/2026

Sending massive love to all of you mums out there - birth mums, adopted mums, foster mums, dads who mum, aunties, grandmas, EVERYONE who does the mumming. To all of you who have spent your life, energy, money and sanity on raising the next generation - YOU GUYS ROCK!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL!

❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🩷🤎🤍🩶🖤

www.compassbooksdartmouth.com

Erica Mear

10/02/2026

Check out my amazing chums at Castle Books, Totnes Aren't they just the best of the best?! If you find yourself in Totnes and have half a mo, then pop and see them, have a browse, and make sure you buy a big ol' whack of books off them 😊❤👍


Totnes Community Bookshop at Belle, Book & Castle

www.southwestoldbooks.co.uk

Castle Books, which has had its best trading year, says it shows a community that loves reading.

23/01/2026