The Wedale Bookshop

The Wedale Bookshop An independent bookshop in Stow, Scottish Borders, serving the Gala valley, Galashiels, Lauderdale and beyond. Local crafts & ethical / fairtrade gifts.

A Scottish bookshop with a global heart established 2023. Usually open Thurs-Sun 10-12.30, 1-4.30.

Sometimes, running a little independent bookshop can bring a tear to the eye, in a good way! Today, we were visited by D...
19/06/2026

Sometimes, running a little independent bookshop can bring a tear to the eye, in a good way! Today, we were visited by Disrupters Scotland who gave us a beautiful card and two sunflowers, one of which is in a brilliant Ocean Kitchen Scotland pot! Those words in the card…
Such a fantastic group, inspiring young people and making the world a better place! 💚

Morning! It’s less than a week now until our next free author event. We are delighted to be welcoming back to Stow as ...
19/06/2026

Morning! It’s less than a week now until our next free author event. We are delighted to be welcoming back to Stow as we discover what happened next…!

“His death left her stranded…”

Thursday 25 June, 7pm. See our website / Eventbrite for further details.

This we are delighted to announce another great free author event, coming up in September.Discover the fascinating sto...
18/06/2026

This we are delighted to announce another great free author event, coming up in September.

Discover the fascinating story of Marie, a sixteenth-century Scottish woman whose secret love poetry was discovered, hidden in a manuscript.

Join historian, translator and author Ashley Douglas, to hear of her astonishing discovery of the secret love poems of Marie Maitland, now being hailed as one of Scotland's earliest le***an poets. From mysterious clues hidden in plain sight, Ashley has revealed for the first time a hidden story of love and bravery in the harsh climate of post-Reformation Scotland. Now being published as "In My Own Hand" , Ashley will be here to tell us more about this intriguing secret aspect of Scotland's history.

A fascinating story, we are delighted to be hosting Ashley in the Scottish Borders.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/with-my-own-hand-the-secret-poetry-of-marie-maitland-tickets-1992043898926?aff=erellivmlt

seemed to be the perfect time to join the and to start stocking the Somewhere: For Us Magazine. We stock a range of ...
15/06/2026

seemed to be the perfect time to join the and to start stocking the Somewhere: For Us Magazine. We stock a range of LGBTQI+ books, badges and now magazines! We’re looking forward to Scottish Borders Pride 202Scottish Borders Pride 2026

We have some great free activities coming up celebrating books and storytelling over the next couple of weeks, from trad...
14/06/2026

We have some great free activities coming up celebrating books and storytelling over the next couple of weeks, from traditional storytelling and folktales to historical fiction.
Grab a free glass of fizz at our Mingle Night and raise some cash for the local foodbank. We look forward to seeing you in your

It’s and we are open! We have FREE National Book Tokens voucher worth £5 if you buy a book from us! You also get a br...
13/06/2026

It’s and we are open! We have FREE National Book Tokens voucher worth £5 if you buy a book from us! You also get a braw enamel “Choose Bookshops” pin badge at the same time!
We’ve got some great activities coming up@over the next couple of weeks - book now while there are spaces and pop along for free fizz and double loyalty card points on the evening of Tuesday 23rd June! See you soon in your 💛🖤💛🖤💛

Hello! starts tomorrow but as this is always the same week as Stow Sports Week and Borders Book Festival we tend to be...
12/06/2026

Hello! starts tomorrow but as this is always the same week as Stow Sports Week and Borders Book Festival we tend to be a little quieter. So, we're unilaterally extending the week into the next week, too!
Get your free voucher worth £5 with every purchase including a book, plus a braw free badge while stocks last!
Join us for traditional storytelling, mingle with a free glass of fizz and join our free author event. Enjoy and help support your

Good morning! Kat is in today and the bookshop is full to the brim with great new books! Just in, the reissue of Booke...
12/06/2026

Good morning! Kat is in today and the bookshop is full to the brim with great new books! Just in, the reissue of Booker prize winner James Kelman’s Kieron Smith, boy - Saltire and Scottish Arts Council book of the year in 2008/9. We also have Philip Fracassi’s Gothic - a delirious horror with blood-red edge.
Fiona Robertson’s Stone Lands is a story of grief and rediscovery, of wellbeing and empowerment through Britain’s ancient landscape of standing stones. Beautiful. Pop in and see what’s new today.

Morning! Jings, what a great book group night last night. This month’s book has been the newly reprinted A Working Mot...
11/06/2026

Morning! Jings, what a great book group night last night. This month’s book has been the newly reprinted A Working Mother, part of a new series by Scottish author Agnes Owens whose works have been perhaps a little overlooked since the 90s. A great discussion last night, helped enormously by the sweet things courtesy of our lovely friends Birlinn 😊 We enjoyed this challenging, intriguing novella and will all be reading more of her writing from this great new series.

Address

231 Galashiels Road
Stow
TD12RE

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 4:30pm
Thursday 10am - 4:30pm
Friday 10am - 4:30pm
Saturday 10am - 4:30pm
Sunday 10am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+441578730431

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