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We are situated in the old Hassop Railway station, built in 1863 by Edward Walters to serve the Devonshires
at Chatsworth. The old railway line, part of which now forms the Monsal Trail, ran from London to Manchester
and was closed in 1968. We have been operating from this site since 1988. Our online bookstore was launched in 1997.
The Monsal Trail is a footpath which runs from just east of Bakewell station to Blackwell Mill, a few miles downstream of
Buxton on the river Wye.
Click here to see details of forthcoming Literary Events and the Peak Festival at Countrybookshop
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Our retail shop, situated in the heart of the Peak District countryside
has become one of the most popular out of town leisure and entertainment shops in the UK.
We offer a broad selection of books, music, dvds, videos in nearly every genre and have been providing an excellent
service to the local community with our wide range of stock, product search and ordering facility, family friendly
shopping atmosphere and literary events.
Author events have proved very popular and attracted large audiences. Authors have included Boardman - Tasker Award
winner, Joe Simpson, Millers Antiques founder, Judith Miller, Whitbread biography award winner Amanda Foreman, Film Director
Ken Annakin, Richard Whitely and many more. Many local authors like Berlie Doherty, Brian Edwards, Roland Smith,
Roy Hattersley, Gordon Stainforth, Gervase Phinn , Duchess of Devonshire (Chatsworth), Dickie Bird, have also had events
at the shop. Click here to
see details of forthcoming Literary Events and the Peak Festival at Countrybookshop.
We are close to Chatsworth and Haddon Hall and are only 25 minutes from Sheffield and Chesterfield. Cities of Manchester,
Leeds, Derbys and Nottingham are a little over an hour's drive away. Our facilities include large free car park and picnic area.
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Café
After many requests from our regular customers, the Whistlestop
Café opened in February 2001 and immediately proved a resounding success. Both walkers and customers enjoy
relaxing with light refreshments and hot and cold drinks in our quiet and friendly bookshop.
The choice is wide with a selection of locally produced cakes and pastries, delicious filled rolls, fresh coffee,
tea and soft drinks. You can also sit outside in our covered picnic area and enjoy the beautiful Peak District
countryside as you eat.
The café is open seven days a week, all year round (except Christmas Day).
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