Welcome to Far From The Madding Crowd Bookshop: Open 7 days, dogs welcome!

Far From The Madding Crowd

An indie bookshop with a bit on the side.
We believe there's a perfect book out there for everyone, so let us help you find it!

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Event Tickets

  • In conversation with Catriona Stewart, People Pleaser, Wednesday 2nd July 7pm
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  • Book Signing with Nicola Atkinson, Beautiful Materials Publishing, Friday 4th July, 12pm
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  • Meet Postman Bear! Friday 11th July, 11.00am
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Postman Bear

Meet Postman Bear!

Date: Friday 11th July, 11.00am

Location: The Low Port Centre

Following the success of our family Gruffalo event last year, we’re thrilled to announce that Postman Bear from the popular Acorn Wood series will be visiting Linlithgow on 11th July!

Based around the stories created by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, this will be a great family event! Children will get the opportunity to meet Postman Bear and have their picture taken. There will be storytelling and craft activities as well.

All activities suitable for ages 3+. Adult supervision required at all times.

Family tickets £8*

*A family ticket admits up to 6 people.

EVENT INFORMATION

The event will consist of storytelling, craft activities and the chance to meet Postman Bear and take a selfie with him.The event will last a total of 90 minutes, from 11.00am-12.30pm.No refreshments will be provided at the venue, but please feel free to bring your own snack.There is ample parking at the venue, or in the Tesco carpark opposite. The venue is a 5 minute walk from Linlithgow train station and the nearest bus stop is directly opposite the entrance.We will have a box office at the venue, so you can collect your tickets from there on the day of the event.

*A family ticket admits up to 6 people.

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Friday Storytelling!

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Books, Cards, Gifts and more

Spread over two floors of an attractive Georgian building, we stock practically every genre. General fiction, classics, sci-fi, history, travel, cookery, poetry, nature writing, OS maps, travel guides and Scottish interest can be found on the ground floor of the building, while all the children's books and toys are downstairs in our cosy Little Owls section.

We pride ourselves on offering the highest level of customer service and with so many titles in stock, we’re pretty confident that we’ll be able to find the title you’re looking for, as well as a few you didn’t know you wanted! If we don’t have the title you’re looking for in stock, we offer a free ordering service so please just ask and we'll help you out!

Little Owls!

Our dedicated children’s department Little Owls is packed with books, toys, games and other goodies – there’s something for all ages!

We are happy to coordinate book events for schools such as book fayres and author visits!