Pitlochry Station Bookshop
Selling Donated Books in Aid of Charities
Over £420k raised for our charities since 2006
Welcome
Summer Hours
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We are open 9.00am to 4.30 pm Mon to Sat from 1st April
CHAS
Volunteers from the Bookshop met with representatives from CHAS this afternoon (and Robin the mini Hairy Highland Coo) to celebrate the Bookshop raising over £70,000 (£73, 219 to be precise) for CHAS, one of the six charities we support. It was interesting to hear how the money raised helps children with life-shortening conditions and their families. A huge thank you to our volunteers, people who donate books and people who buy books !
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Nov 28th
Voices from the Bookshop
Our volunteers past and present all have a story to tell which feed into the history of Pitlochry Station Bookshop. Twelve of these have been captured in a series of podcasts.
The interviews are a fascinating account of how a small community enterprise for charity was established and how different people contributed their experience for the benefit of others.
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Thanks go to Bookshop volunteer, Viv Cree, whose idea this was and who conducted the interviews and to Heartland FM for technical support and for hosting the series.
About Our Bookshop
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The bookshop is open six days a week, from Monday to Saturday.
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Winter Opening Hours are 9.30 to 4.00.
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You will find us on Platform 1 at Pitlochry railway station.
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People donate all kinds of books and we sell them on at low prices.
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Most books sell at £1 each.
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All the money raised is donated to our six charities.
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The shop is run entirely by volunteers. No one is paid.
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ScotRail generously gives our premises free.
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Our only expenses are electricity and insurance so our charities benefit from each book we sell.
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Book donations are always needed.
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Our customers come from all over Britain and from all over the World.
Books to Donate?
Here's what to do
Our book donors are the lifeblood of the Bookshop. We are delighted to receive books and hope you will help us by abiding by the following guidelines.
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Books can be brought in at any time during Bookshop opening hours. If possible they should be in bags.
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All books should be in good, clean condition but we can not accept Readers Digest, Encyclopedias, Bibles and magazines.
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Small Print: Please note that books, once donated, become the property of Pitlochry Station Bookshop.
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Unless an alternative arrangement is agreed at the time of donation, our Constitution requires that the sale proceeds will be divided among our chosen charities.
Facebook Feed
Buy Our Books Online
Recently we have sold a number of books on our Twitter and Facebook accounts. These are mainly special books and collectors’ items, books that we might not sell easily in the bookshop.
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If you’d like to find out more, follow us on Twitter or Facebook.
You can also email us : pitlochrystationbookshop@gmail.com
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if you are looking for something special that you think we might have, or you’d like us to keep an eye out for you
Our Story
Read Our Story. The story of how a box of second-hand books quickly grew into an award-winning charity bookshop in a railway station, makes a fascinating read.
Click here for the complete version.
Where to find us
Post Code for SATNAVs: PH16 5AN
Click on the logos to access our social media accounts and trip advisor reviews