The Border Reader Bookshop

Welcome to the website of the Border Reader Bookshop


The Border Reader is a small secondhand bookshop set in a tranquil and picturesque spot between the Eildon Hills and the River Tweed, about two miles from Melrose in the Scottish Borders.

We have a relatively modest (3 to 4000) but very select stock of books, which includes:

quality fiction

wide range of non fiction

poetry, philosophy, the arts

academic

as well as classical music CDs

Also within the old dairy farmhouse you will find a farm shop, a cafe serving light lunches, home baked cakes and a wide variety of teas and coffees, as well as furniture, antiques and local arts and crafts showrooms


This website is currently under development, but will eventually allow you to browse through the non-fiction catalogue and link to the site where the books can be bought online, as well as providing information on the latest stock and any current speciality topics

In the meantime, please feel free to contact Frazer by e-mail or telephone on 01835 824597 with any enquiries

Or better still, pay us a visit; use the map below to locate us 35 miles south of Edinburgh and just 500 metres off the A68 Edinburgh road, but a world away from the daily rush

Opening Hours: 10.30am to 5pm Daily


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