alison’s bookshop reopened on Wednesday May 27th under the new ownership of Catherine Robertson.
Please call in and meet Catherine.
Read more in Our Story.
Need help planning your summer reading? The new Booktime for July and August is now available — drop in to collect your copy or read it online.
“The Helm is the UK’s only named wind, brought beautifully to life in Sarah Hall’s eponymous novel…”.
Read Catherine’s review of Helm by Sarah Hall in the July/August 2026 edition of Tewkesbury Direct.
The new 4th edition of Bookshop Tours of Britain by Louise Boland is now available.
This is a slow travel guide to Britain, navigating bookshop to bookshop. Visit beaches, castles, coal mines, whisky distilleries, stately homes and the houses of some of Britain’s best-loved historic writers — plus a host of fantastic bookshops. You can find us on pages 123-124!
Also available the new edition of Bradt’s Slow Travel Guide to the Cotswolds.
Ian retired on May 23rd.
The good news is alison’s bookshop is continuing to trade under the new ownership of Catherine Robertson.
Ian plans to be on site supporting Catherine as she learns the systems we use daily and to assist her in anyway he can.
He might not always be visible in the shop but will be on the premises working away; “Sorting out the Office!”
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Later there will be some reconfiguration of the layout and shelving within the shop to make better use of the musicroom area.
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2026 OPENING HOURS
Tuesday to Saturday
Open 09.00
Closed by 16.30
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WE HAVE A BROAD SELECTION OF JIGSAW DESIGNS IN STOCK
We offer a wide choice of designs containing 500, 1000 or 2000 pieces.
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WE HAVE LOADS OF GOOD READING SUGGESTIONS
so please browse through our NEW BOOK ARRIVALS
Please take a fresh look at Ian’s Read & Recommended
Our Shop
Browse through these pages to see many of our wonderful stock items. We update daily to keep up with new arrivals. However there are so many more discoveries to make...
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We have set up a Contact & Collect at the door service so that customers can and buy their books, cards, jigsaws or any other item we stock or can…
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Our Story
Long ago in 1999 a bookshop called alison’s opened on the High Street of the pretty and historic market town of Tewkesbury.
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