Independent books. Independent minds.BELLWEATHER · EST. 2017

For the love
of getting lost.

A book for the train.
A book for the rain.
A book that stays with you.

Find your next read

A small bookshop with a wide-open world.27 MERROW LANE, BELLWEATHER

Ch. I The browsing shelf

Something will find you.

Pull out a spine.
Meet a bookseller’s favourite.

CURATED BY PEOPLE, ALWAYS.FIVE VERY GOOD PLACES TO START.

Mina puts this in everyone’s hands

The Orchard
at the End

Odile Thackray · Fiction

“Three sisters, one stubborn orchard, and the things a family never says out loud. I missed these people when it ended.”

Paperback · £12.99Find it in the shop

A favourite of our resident wanderer, Kit

A Map of
Small Things

Jonah Avery · Essays

“A beautiful argument for taking the long way home. There’s a whole chapter about a bench. Somehow, it’s wonderful.”

Hardback · £18.00Find it in the shop

Dev stayed up much too late with this

After the
Last Ferry

Ines Corder · Fiction

“An island cut off for the winter. A letter addressed to someone who vanished. Cancel your evening plans.”

Paperback · £10.99Find it in the shop

Mina’s copy is covered in flour

The Quiet
Kitchen

Nell Ashby · Food & living

“For the sort of cooking that starts with opening the back door. The leek pie alone is worth a place on your shelf.”

Hardback · £26.00Find it in the shop

Kit reads a page before opening up

Notes from
Elsewhere

Otis Brandon · Poetry

“Small poems with room to breathe. They make familiar things feel strange, then hand them back to you, brighter.”

Paperback · £9.50Find it in the shop

Ch. II A note from the shop

Some places sell books.
We like to think
we keep them company.

We opened Vellum in an old dressmaker’s shop, with 800 books, two mismatched chairs, and a very optimistic kettle.

Today there are a few more books. The chairs are still here. So is the belief that a good bookshop should send you home more curious than when you arrived.

We read what we sell. We remember what you loved. And we will always make room for a voice you haven’t heard before.

Mina & Kit

BOOKSELLERS, READERS, KETTLE-KEEPERS.

NO ALGORITHMS.JUST VERY GOOD HUNCHES.AND OCCASIONALLY BISCUITS.

Ch. III Fresh on the table

Dog-ear worthy.

New arrivals and old loves.
All chosen by our small, opinionated team.

FICTION / DEV’S PICK£10.99

After the Last Ferry

An island mystery for long, dark evenings.

COOKERY / MINA’S PICK£26.00

The Quiet Kitchen

Simple pleasures, from plot to plate.

POETRY / KIT’S PICK£9.50

Notes from Elsewhere

A slim book with a very long echo.

Ch. IV After hours, between pages

Good books.
Better company.

Chairs pulled close. Something warm in your cup. Come for the book, stay for the conversation.

Get the monthly invitation

OCT22THURSDAY

IN CONVERSATION · 6:30–8PM

An evening with Odile Thackray

Orchards, sisters, and writing the places we leave behind. A reading and conversation with Mina.

£8 · Includes a glass of cordialAsk in store

NOV05THURSDAY

THE THURSDAY CLUB · 7–8:30PM

One book. Many opinions.

This month: After the Last Ferry. Read the ending, bring your theories. First-timers very welcome.

Free · 14 seats around the tableAsk in store

NOV14SATURDAY

LITTLE READERS · 10–10:45AM

Stories on the rug

A morning of enormous adventures for small people. Ages 3–7, with a grown-up and a good imagination.

Free · Drop in, settle downFind the shop

Ch. V Small kindnesses

Thoughtfully
chosen.
Lovingly given.

The book subscription

A book chosen just for you, every month. Tell us what you love. We’ll take it from there.

From £15 / month · Collect in store

A gift with a story

Let us match a book to your favourite person. Wrapped in paper, tied with string, finished with a handwritten note.

Gift cards from £10 · Wrapping on us

The one you can’t find

Half a title? A blue cover? Something your aunt read in 1998? We love a good book detective story.

Special orders · Usually here in 2–4 days

Let’s find something good

Ch. VI The Vellum letter

A note from
your booksellers.

What we’re reading, who’s coming over, and the odd lovely thing. Once a month, when there’s something worth saying.

Email hello@vellum.example to request the newsletter.

Ch. VII Your chair is waiting

Come in.
Lose an hour.

You’ll find us next to the old clockmaker’s,
just where Merrow Lane bends.

Find the shop

27 Merrow Lane
Bellweather, BW4 2QN

hello@vellum.example 01632 960 184

The door is open

Tuesday–Saturday: 10am–6pm
Sunday: 11am–4pm
Monday: Reading day (closed)

Step-free entrance. Dogs with literary taste welcome.

For the loveof getting lost.