A fabulously light and well laid out independent bookshop based in the beautiful historic town of Sherborne, Dorset.

Winstone's has won the British Book Awards South West Bookseller of the Year four times and was winner of the Independent Bookseller of the Year nationwide award in 2016.

At Winstone’s we are unashamedly passionate about books and reading, we are stuffed to the gills with books stocking over 9,000 titles. We also have a busy events programme where you can meet and listen to some fantastic authors. We position ourselves at the heart of the community striving to make the bookshop the centre for all book-related activity, we support local writers, artists and schools with all their literary needs.

Sherborne is staffed by Wayne, Hazel, Angela and Emma and we specialise in Children's books as well as an extensive range of Fiction and Non Fiction. If you can’t find the book you're looking for then we can order any British book in print, over 500,000 titles can be delivered to store within 24 hours.

Our opening hours:

Monday to Saturday 9.00am to 5.30pm.

We're open for the following Sundays in 2025 for the Sherborne Independent Market; April 20th, May 18th, June 15th, July 20th, August 17th, September 21, October 19th, November 16th, December 21st, 10.00am -4.00pm

Call us on: 01935 816128

Email: winstonebooks1@gmail.com