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Published by The Watermill…

Pitlochry – A History by Colin Liddell – A comprehensive history of Pitlochry and the surrounding area. Hardback, 272 pages including 260 photographs, maps and illustrations (£20). Signed copies available.

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Pitlochry – A History

Floating Stones by Lotte Glob – A stunning new art book from ceramic artist Lotte Glob, featuring photographs and artists notes and sketches, published by The Watermill (£25). Signed copies available.

My Highland Perthshire by Lavinia Grant – A beautiful nature diary, featured in a six-page article in Scottish Field see books for more details. (£20)

To order e-mail bookshop@aberfeldywatermill.com or ring us on 01887 822896. For one book add £5 for postage. Two or more books post free (Europe postage £5 per book).

”...an inspiring bookshop, art gallery and cafe located in the superbly restored mill” – Rough Guide to Scottish Highlands and Islands

The Watermill Bookshop

The Watermill is unique, it brings together the largest bookshop in the rural Highlands, contemporary art gallery, music and cafe. All this is located in a stunning Grade-A listed former watermill in Aberfeldy set in the beautiful Perthshire Highlands.

The Watermill was opened by Michael Palin in May 2005. In 2006 we were Scottish Independent Bookshop of the Year. The conversion of The Watermill has won architectural and design awards and acolades.

In 2008 we won the award for Independent Bookshop of the Year for the whole of the UK, which was presented to The Watermill by Alexander McCall Smith.

If you are travelling to or through the Highlands, The Watermill is a ‘must visit’, just 15 minutes off the A9. If you live in Glasgow or Edinburgh, you can be here in an hour and a half.

We are open seven days a week, 10am – 5.00pm (5.30pm in Summer). We open at 11am on Sunday.

What’s New…What’s On…

LAST FEW DAYS! Fourth Element: Urban Art in the Highlands 23 May – 6 July A chance to see leading UK street artists’ work in the gallery: Banksy, Blek le Rat, D*Face, Dolk, Eelus, Elph and more… Be prepared for stark political statement alongside subtle mocking irony in the selection of work from this bold and challenging movement.

See press coverage in the Herald and the Scotsman.

See the photos from the Graffiti Workshop on Saturday 6th June with Elph on Flickr. Also check out the piece he created exclusively for The Watermill Gallery in the Fourth Element exhibition here

Watermill takes over Homer homes & gardens

We have bought the Homer shop next door to The Watermill. To find out more about Homer visit www.athomer.co.uk. See some of the vintage French and Hungarian furniture here.

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Have a Grand Tour of The Watermill!....

You can have a look around all three floors – simply see our virtual tour of The Watermill.

What The Papers Say…

Like one of Channel Four’s Grand Designs says The Independent in its 50 Best Bookshops feature 24 May 2008. “the smell of coffee as you walk in is wonderful. There’s an imaginative sense of design throughout the shop.”

Worth pulling over for says The Guardian G2 magazine, placing The Watermill second out of 30 great roadside cafes just a few minutes’ drive from the main road. see coffee for full text.

Best Bookshop says The Scotsman ..”Stunning conversion of watermill and voted Scotland’s best independent bookshop last May…The largest bookshop in the rural Highlands (with 5,000 titles), it also has an excellent selection of children’s books. Staff hold five children’s reading groups each Saturday…Put all of that alongside the top-floor art gallery, the excellent range of Scottish interest books, the coffee shop, the spaciousness of the building and the plentiful supply of seats for casual browsers and you’ll realise why owner Kevin Ramage isn’t running scared of the internet.” David Robinson, The Scotsman, 17 April 2007

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