Books, Gifts, Local Guides & Maps
Your braw independent bookshop in the village of Stow, serving the Gala Water valley, Galashiels, Lauder and beyond. On the A7 and the Borders Railway. Two storeys; thousands of stories!
We are usually open Wednesday-Sunday 1000-1630hrs.


We have a growing and regularly-refreshed range of fiction, crime, history, travel, cookery, poetry, horror, graphic, young adult and more! We also have a fine range of Scottish Borders and Scottish history books.
Our children’s books have their own specially-created space with a separate area for toys and games (including a table for little ones to enjoy some colouring-in.)
We have a carefully-curated selection of gifts from ethical, fairly traded and environmentally-friendly suppliers from around the world as well as a growing range from talented local artists and craftspeople.









Throughout the bookshop, you will find comfy armchairs to sit and browse through your selection.
If you are not able to make it upstairs, we will of course be happy to bring a selection downstairs for you to look through.
If you aren’t able to visit us, or we happen to be closed when you need a book quickly, you can buy through our profile on bookshop.org.