Heritage railway stations · Scottish Highlands
Pitlochry Station Bookshop
Pitlochry Station Bookshop in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Pitlochry Station Bookshop is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Pitlochry Station Bookshop is located at Pitlochry railway station, a Grade A listed station in Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The station was first opened in 1863 at the same time as the railway line from Perth to Inverness. It won the ‘Station of the Year (Medium)’ award in 2019 at the National Rail Awards in London.
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Background
History
The bookshop was launched in 2005, after a local councillor, the late Eleanor Howie, publicised ScotRail's new ‘Adopt-a-Station’ scheme and asked the public for ideas on how to revive the empty buildings at Pitlochry Station. Three local women – Priscilla Lorimer, Elizabeth Templeton and Nancy Cameron – came forward with a plan to raise money for charity by selling second-hand books to rail travellers. They began with a few boxes of books for sale in the waiting room and soon the premises expanded, as ScotRail offered the old John Menzies newspaper stall to the group. When they outgrew that, the old station master's office was added to make the bookshop that we know today. In 2019, the…
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- Coordinates
- 56.7025, -3.7356
- District
- Perth and Kinross
- Postcode
- PH16 5BN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Angus and Perthshire Glens
- Official site
- pitlochrydam.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q109820332 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pitlochry Station Bookshop (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pitlochry Station Bookshop?
- Pitlochry Station Bookshop is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PH16 5BN).
- Is Pitlochry Station Bookshop free to visit?
- Yes, Pitlochry Station Bookshop is free to enter.
- How do I get to Pitlochry Station Bookshop?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PH16 5BN. It sits within the Angus and Perthshire Glens parliamentary constituency.