About the Shop

Books, Cards, Gifts and more

Located in the heart of our High Street, Far From The Madding Crowd is Linlithgow's Award-Winning bookshop. A unique shopping destination full of beautiful and unusual products. Browse our extensive selection of books, gifts, high quality stationery, and more: just remember to give yourself enough time to explore!

  • 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!

  • Opening Hours


    Monday: 9:30am - 5:00pm

    Tuesday: 9:30am - 5:00pm

    Wednesday: 9:30am - 6:00pm

    Thursday: 9:30am - 5:00pm

    Friday: 9:30am - 5:00pm

    Saturday: 9:30am - 5:00pm

    Sunday: 12:00pm - 4:00pm

  • Contact Us

    Customer Enquiries: info@maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com
    Professional Enquiries: sally@maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com

    T: 01506 845509

    20 High Street
    Linlithgow
    West Lothian
    EH49 7AE