WIGTOWN
Welcome to
New Chapter Books
An independent bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland's National Booktown
The Booktown Blether Podcast
Of course you want to listen to the ramblings of Jayne Baldwin of Foggie Toddle Books, Ruth Anderson of Well Read Books and Lou Martin of New Chapter books talking about all things Wigtown!
Kirkyard Chronicles
An ongoing project here at New Chapter involving searching out as much information about those buried in Wigtown's Old Kirkyard (and beyond).
It's turned up more than a few surprising stories which have been the subject of talks by Bre and, eventually, will be turned into a book!
We'll keep you updated here as it progresses.
About us
In the early 2000s, when the world seemed crazy, well, more crazy than usual, and the world was in lockdown as Covid raged, it made us think a little differently about things...
Living in a house full of books has always made us think that maybe a bookshop would be a good idea. But, as I said, the world was and still is, a little crazy, so was it the right time? Would it ever be the right time?Yes. Yes it was!That was the descision. If you don't go for it now, then you probably never will. Who wants to pass the opportunity of running their own bookshop? Especially in the beautiful setting of Wigtown, in the heart of the Machars of South West Scotland.And so, with a love of books already ingrained within our souls, a love of ephemera and an almost pathalogical fascination with history, especially that of Wigtownshire, we took the plunge.So here we are...and where better to open a bookshop than in Wigtown, Scotland's National Booktown and home to the Wigtown Book Festival?We took over the premises, a former gift shop, in April 2022 and love every minute of it!
Contact Us
If you want to get in touch, simply fill in the form below or email us at: [email protected]
New Chapter Books
25 South Main Street
Wigtown
Dumfries & Galloway
Scotland
DG8 9EH
Phone: 07938650944
Opening hours
mon - fri: 10am - 5pm
Sat: 10am - 4pm
Sun: closed
Events
The Wigtown Book Festival is running this year from the 26th of September to the 5th of October.
During this time we are usually involved in one event or another. As well as this, we hold events both in the shop and recently in the newly re-opened, community owned hotel here in Wigtown, The Wigtown Ploughman.
We'll post dates and events here as and when they crop up - so keep checking back here for more info.