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The Wee Bookshop, Dollar

A small independent bookshop and coffee shop on Bridge Street in Dollar, strong on walking, the outdoors and Scotland.

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Welcome

The Wee Bookshop is a small independent bookshop and coffee shop on Bridge Street in Dollar, the little town at the foot of the Ochil Hills, and it is run by local people with a real love of books.

It is a calm place and a community hub, with cosy corners to read in and a friendly welcome at the counter.

The shelves hold popular fiction and special-interest books, a big outdoor, travel and nature section covering local walks, cycling and hill climbs, Harvey's maps for the hills, cookery and home, and a large children's and young adult section, and the shop will order in almost anything. There are gifts and homewares with a Scottish and Scandinavian feel, many by local makers. The coffee is good, with sourdough pastries from Wild Hearth Bakery in Comrie and home baking from nearby bakers, and there is a dog-friendly courtyard outside. Author events and book clubs run through the year.

A short drive awayMakers CaféScottish Autism's community café in Alloa, with soup, toasties and home baking, and a shop and gallery of autistic artists' work.15 min by roadSee itDiners at tables in the café's stone-walled room.
Before you go

Open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm, Saturday 9.30am to 4pm, Sunday 10am to 4pm.

Coffee is served until an hour before closing. 56 Bridge Street, Dollar. Dogs are welcome in the courtyard; only guide dogs in the shop.

Mon to Fri
09:30 to 17:30.
Sat
09:30 to 16:00.
Sun
10:00 to 16:00.

Opening hours

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Monday
9.30am–5.30pm
Tuesday
9.30am–5.30pm
Wednesday
9.30am–5.30pm
Thursday
9.30am–5.30pm
Friday
9.30am–5.30pm
Saturday
9.30am–4pm
Sunday
10am–4pm
Where it is

56 Bridge Street, Dollar, FK14 7DG.

Close byIn Dollar.
  1. Castle Campbell's tower above the wooded glen, farmland stretching away below.Castle CampbellThe Campbell earls' castle on a ridge high above Dollar Glen, between the Burn of Care and the Burn of Sorrow.1 mile7 min by road
  2. A gravel path winds past newly planted shrubs toward a thatched cabin and a timber gateway beside a still pond.The Japanese Garden at CowdenA Japanese garden of 1908 near Dollar, designed by Taki Handa for Ella Christie, and restored around its loch and bridges.3 miles6 min by road
  3. The Tower Trail board for Sauchie Tower beside the tower.Sauchie TowerA plain, tall tower house of the 1430s built by the Schaws at Sauchie, where Mary, Queen of Scots came in 1565.5 miles10 min by road
  4. The roof walk inside the battlements at the top of the tower.Alloa TowerThe largest surviving keep in Scotland, the Erskines' tower at Alloa, where Mary, Queen of Scots spent part of her childhood.7 miles15 min by road
  5. The stone belfry of Clackmannan's old tolbooth against a blue sky.ClackmannanThe old county town on its hill, with a tolbooth of 1592, a mercat cross and the ancient Stone of Mannan.7 miles11 min by road
Directions
Diners at tables in the café's stone-walled room.RestaurantsMakers Café7.0 miles
Wire cat sculpture atop an archway between a Saltire and burgh flagAttractionsMenstrie Castle7.4 miles
Clackmannan Tower on its green hilltop under a blue sky.AttractionsClackmannan Tower7.6 miles
The stone cairn and carved eagle at Blairmains, Dumyat behind.ShoppingBlairmains Farm Shop10 miles
Stone abbey tower beside a graveyard with wrought-iron railings and gravestonesAttractionsCambuskenneth Abbey12 miles
Wallace Monument tower rising above snow-covered trees and hills near StirlingAttractionsWallace Monument12 miles
The coffee house's glass front and benches.CafeLegends at the Monument12 miles
Airthrey Castle above a lawn at the University of Stirling, walkers passing in the sun.AttractionsUniversity of Stirling12 miles
The grave of Lilias Adie, a flat sandstone slab on the sands of Torryburn Bay at low tide.AttractionsGrave of Lilias Adie12 miles
Stay nearby

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