All Harry Potter Fans, Wizards and Witches are invited to celebrate Harry Potter Day with us on 21st October 2023 taking place at Burnside Tearoom, Sanquhar.
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Scottish Crime Writers Month
This September why not call in at Burnside Tearoom in Sanquhar and choose from a selection of thrillers written by some of the best Scottish crime authors!
June ’23 Book of the Month
Readers LOVE One Puzzling Afternoon: ‘I loved it. I loved it. I loved it’ ‘Wow . . . one of my books of the year’ ‘A beautiful and touching novel that will completely grab you’ ‘Edie Green is one special character & I think I’ll remember her for a long time yet’ ‘What a beautiful, …
Dalpeddar Diaries 8th June 2023
Our ever expanding list of fauna and flora now includes our first wild black rabbit, Gold Crests, Kingfishers, Globeflowers, Wild yellow poppies and with so little rain in recent weeks, even the Mennock water is starting to sprout all sorts of interesting weed and aquatic life. The woodland has now transformed from its winter rest …
Booktime Magazine – May/June 2023
Our latest edition of Booktime Magazine is available now to collect from Burnside Tearoom in Sanquhar or click on the link above. Full of fabulous reading ideas for everyone. New fiction, great YA titles and wonderful books for children. Click or Collect your copy.
Booktime Magazine Mar/Apr 2023
We’re delighted to bring you the new edition of Booktime Magazine, free and available to read online and free paper copies will shortly be available in selected outlets locally. Titles listed in the magazine can be ordered through our online book shop and you can either arrange for home delivery or, if you email us, …
Dalpeddar Diaries 6th march 2023
Taking the opportunity to enjoy the sunshine, we wandered down into the wood behind the Book Warren to see the emergence of spring flowers. Our snowdrops have been glorious and now the daffodils are rapidly forming their buds. The dark green leaves of bluebells are pushing through the leaf litter, tiny Celandine leaves precede their …
Dalpeddar Diaries 25th January 2023
“The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o’ the morn.” Robert Burns To everyone celebrating Burn’s Night have a great evening. We took a wander through the Book Warren woodland and spotted some early snowdrops gently nodding their heads in the low winter light. As one of the first …
Dalpeddar Diaries – 18th January 2023
Brrrrrrrrr, it’s chilly down in the wood but not as cold as it was a few weeks back. This week we’ve seen two Roe deer running through the trees along with a brown hare and we’re having fairly frequent visits from our two red Squirrels Tip and Flash. Tip is one our our two squirrel …
Dalpeddar Diaries – 7th January 2023
One of the many joys of living here is the sheer variety of wildlife we see every day. Last week these were just some of the amazing birds and mammals that paid us a visit. Our Great Spotted Woodpecker visitors are a pair that had at least one fledging last year. Rebecca the Woodpecker is …