The Bookshop

Dumfries & Galloway


This claims to be Scotland’s largest secondhand bookshop, and has a great collection of Scottish and regional titles. The owner's Diary of a Bookseller tells it like it is.


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Nearby Dumfries & Galloway attractions

1. Bladnoch Distillery

1.1 MILES

Browsing books can be thirsty work, so it's fortunate that Bladnoch Distillery is just a couple of miles away from Wigtown, in the village of Bladnoch…

2. Torhouse Stone Circle

3.25 MILES

Four miles west of Wigtown, off the B733, this well-preserved ruin dates from the 2nd millennium BC.

3. Whithorn Timescape

9.4 MILES

Ruined Whithorn Priory (Scotland's earliest recorded church) is part of this excellent complex, which introduces you to the history of the place with a…

4. Cardoness Castle

9.79 MILES

One mile southwest of Gatehouse of Fleet just off the A75, this well-preserved stronghold was the home of the McCulloch clan. It’s a classic 15th-century…

5. Mill on the Fleet

10.32 MILES

In the centre of town, in a converted 18th-century cotton mill, this centre has an exhibition on the history of the local industry and environment. The…

6. Cream o' Galloway

10.54 MILES

Ideal for families, this offers a plethora of activities and events at the home of that delicious ice cream you’ll see around the region. There are 4…

7. St Ninian's Cave

12.08 MILES

Around Burrow Head, to the southwest but accessed off the A747 before you enter the Isle of Whithorn, is St Ninian's Cave, where the saint apparently went…

8. St Ninian's Chapel

12.22 MILES

The roofless 13th-century St Ninian's Chapel, probably built for pilgrims who landed nearby on their way to the shrine at Whithorn, sits evocatively on…