Our Shop
We are one of those increasing rarities – an independent bookshop.
This means we can make our own selection of the books we stock. We aim to provide you with something a little different and a wider choice. Books you may not find elsewhere.
alison’s is so much bigger on the inside than it looks from the outside. Two floors and seven rooms big! A place of safe browsing, happy discoveries, comfy seating, nooks and crannies. A real tardis.
New Arrivals
You will find many of the new titles that have come into the shop here. For children and for adults covering many interests and preferences. We hope you will find...
Local Interest and Maps
See our display of Landranger, Explorer, Regional and Travel maps from Ordnance Survey - three stands full for a vast selection. 2022 British Road Atlas are now in stock. We...
Cards and Paper
The images below show just some of our beautiful card designs - keep scrolling down to get to Christmas Cards and Wrapping Paper. So much more to see when you...
Gift Stationery, Calendars and Diaries
Just arrived - our popular calendars from British artists. Pomegranate 2022 calendars, RHS diaries and Cotswold diary, Cotswold calendars and New Cotswold playing cards - all now in stock! We...
Jigsaws
New Jigsaws have arrived! These are just a few of the varied and beautiful designs - many more to see when you come into the shop. Usbourne jigsaw and book...
Classical CDs & Sheet Music
Tewkesbury Choral Society Members we have in stock Haydn "The Creation" on CD. We have racks of Classical CD's, plus some Nostalgia and a bit of Jazz to browse through,...
Added Early 2021
Books featured here arrived in the shop during lockdown. For books that have arrived since April 2021 please look in New Arrivals.
Around The Shop
You will find new release hardbacks covering most genres, bays of fiction, a large children’s area with books for babies up to young adult. OS maps, walk books, local interest...