We are open across the Easter weekend! 🎉

PLUS! Over on our online shop, buy any book this entire Easter holiday (18th-21st) and you’ll be in with a chance to win a £250 digital gift card for @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social 🎉

Browse our shop here uk.bookshop.org/shop/fredsbo...

Ambleside and the Lake District has been bathed in some incredible spring sunshine over the last week, with the flowers and blossoms also coming into bloom 🌸

The perfect weather for a lazy afternoon reading in the sunshine! 📚
#lakedistrict #Ambleside

Three recently released paperbacks that our booksellers LOVED!

You can check out our run down of April new releases over on our @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social page here….>
uk.bookshop.org/lists/april-...

#BookSky #IndieBookshop

We were thrilled that author @ljross.bsky.social popped in the shop over the weekend for a surprise visit - and she very kindly signed ALL of our books from the DCI Ryan detective series set in Northumberland - from 1 to 23!

Be quick; we don’t think these will here long!
#BookSky #ljross

The Easter holidays kick off this week, and our upstairs section for kids looks tip-top with a wide range of books for all ages - from picture books for little ones to activity books for creative young minds and chapter books for older kids to enjoy in their holiday downtime.
#lakedistrict #bookshop

Happy Spring Equinox! 🌼

We have two books for you to help welcome in the new season! #springbooks #naturewriting

It was lovely to meet Jenn today, who popped in with an advance copy of her memoir, The Parallel Path, which is out in July documents her moving journey of walking the Coast to Coast path post-lockdown. You can preorder your copy and find out more here uk.bookshop.org/a/28/9781399...

Hot off the press, a selection of our new releases and editions for March!

And just LOOK at the colour combination 😍

We have new signed and indie special edition books arriving regularly, so do pop in for a browse!
#indiebookshop

A lovely stack of recent notable releases we think you should know about!

Treat yourself (or someone you love, given the upcoming event on Friday 🤪) to a lovely new book this week!

Lots more new release goodness for Feb here uk.bookshop.org/lists/februa...?

Our wee bookshop in the English Mountains 🥰
#ambleside #lakedistrict #fredsbookshop #wintersun

Here’s Our Fred! 🎉
This year see’s Fred Holdsworth (our founding father!) reach the splendid age of 93! 🎂
We’re so grateful he opened the Bookshop in 1950’s. what a champ!
He gifted us all decades of bookish wonder and community goodness!
🙂
#indiebookshop #bookseller #foundingfather #birthdayboy