Ullapool Bookshop and Giftshop
The Ullapool Bookshop is situated on Quay Street, Ullapool, right in the heart of the village, next to Lochbroom Hardware and also the Captain’s Cabin (Ullapool gift shop and crafts) and is also very near to the Harbour and Ferry Terminal to the Hebrides. The Ullapool Bookshop is Open 7 days a week all year round, please see Opening Times for seasonal variations. Ullapool itself is situated 55 miles from Inverness on the North West coast of Scotland in Ross-shire. Ullapool is a ferry terminal for the Hebrides in the Western Isles and the Bookshop is situated very close to the pier and is a useful starting point for information about the Islands and also Wester Ross itself.
As well as books, we offer a large selection of cards for almost any occasion, Postcards, Art materials, Calendars and Diaries, Local and National Ordnance Survey Maps and guides, Fishing guides particular to the surrounding area, and also Pictures (both framed and unframed) of Wester Ross and Sutherland.
We have also developed a new section of Audio products, in particular CDs (Classical and Scottish), DVDs (General and Scottish) and both Adult and Children’s Audiobooks. Currently we only sell our books in the shop, but we receive enquiries via email and phone daily, and are happy to offer a Mail Order service to all of our customers. With the advent of the 7 day a week Ferry sailing from Ullapool to Stornoway (Isle of Lewis), the Ullapool Bookshop is open seven days a week all year round (excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day).
The Ullapool Bookshop participates in World Book Day, promoting special books for Children, as well as World Book Night as being a registered shop for givers. During early May, the Ullapool Bookshop also is involved in the Ullapool Book Festival, with all the authors’ books on display throughout the month, as well as welcoming authors who visit from time to time. The Bookshop, Captain’s Cabin and Lochbroom Hardware are all owned by the same family run business, whose director is Katrina Thomson; the third generation of her family to run these local shops.
History
Mrs. Constance Mitford (seen above), the present owner’s grandmother, set up the Captain’s Cabin in 1946. Ullapool Trading is a new website selling selected books and gifts from the Ullapool Bookshop (opened in 2003) and The Captain’s Cabin in the seaside village of Ullapool, Wester Ross, Scotland.
2020: Items can now also be purchased via Bookshop.org where Ullapool Bookshop has an online shop 365 days a year. Visit Ullapool Bookshop Bookshop UK
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Location
The Ullapool Bookshop is situated on Quay Street, Ullapool, right in the heart of the village, next to Lochbroom Hardware and also the Captain’s Cabin (Ullapool gift shop and crafts) and is also very near to the Harbour and Ferry Terminal to the Hebrides. The Ullapool Bookshop is Open 7 days a week all year round, please see Opening Times for seasonal variations. Ullapool itself is situated 55 miles from Inverness on the North West coast of Scotland in Ross-shire. Ullapool is a ferry terminal for the Hebrides in the Western Isles and the Bookshop is situated very close to the pier and is a useful starting point for information about the Islands and also Wester Ross itself.