2 High Street
Wigtown
DG8 9HQ
Proprietors: Wigtown Festival Company
Tel: 01988 402010
E-mail: theopenbookwigtown@gmail.com
The Open Book offers a bookshop holiday experience through AirBnB and is currently booked until summer 2021. Residents visit from all around the world to run a second-hand book shop for 6-14 days in Scotland’s National Book Town whilst living in the one-bedroom flat upstairs. Stock subjects include: Scottish Interest, History, Natural History, Ornithology, Gardening, Countryside, Equestrian, Fiction, Crime, politics, Transport and Travel, Cookery, Art, Crafts and Children’s Books to name a few. You can find out more about The Open Book bookshop holiday experience here or join the waiting list here.
Hello,
I’d like to book a stay at the Open Book.
It is for my son, Harry, and I. As you are so popular I think it will be 2022 before we can have accommodation, and he will be 14 years old by this time.
I home educate my children and books are a big part of our learning journey.
Since my son was 4 years old, we have attended the Henley Literary Festival every year, seeing a mix of authors everything from Judith Kerr and David Baddiel to Michael Parkinson and Judy Murray. In 2017, I organised for groups of home educated children to go to some of the ‘schools events’ programme, which was very successful. Last year we also visited the Hay Festival.
We are attracted to come because of the uniqueness of the experience you offer, running a book shop, books, books and books, and fresh sea air.
My son has Asperger’s syndrome, he has a photographic memory and would get to grips with the layout of the books very quickly. Harry is also very caring and would want to try and help customers find the perfect book to take home.
It would be a real adventure, and a very exciting learning opportunity for my son to have, and I would thoroughly enjoy this experience with him.
We would love to take care of The Open Book and blog about our time with you. Can you let me know when you have availability?
Best wishes,
Caroline & Harry
We all just watched ou on a morning program in the US. I hear your are all booked through 2020. So be prepared for more bookings and visitors….
Really worth the while! So much fun and ALL these book stores in your Town!
Greetings from a Scot in Florida.
I am a retired teacher and this would be a dream vacation for me. Please send more info!
I must put this on my bucket list!!!! I understand you can rent the living quarters while running the bookstore. How delightful. Please send information.
Please could you let me have availability for The Open Book for between 4 – 6 days in 2020.
Many thanks.
I would very much like to live and work The Open Book shop March 3rd-11th, 2019. Is there a chance? What is the availability around this time?
Most grateful book lover.