Wigtown main street lined with cars, terraced houses and shops. Mercat Cross and the County Buildings in the distance.

Local Business Information


While you visit Wigtown for the book festival, or at any other time of year, we hope that you'll be able to make use of some of the vibrant businesses that make it a town like no other. Below is a partial list of the businesses in Wigtown and Bladnoch.


For a full list of the local bookshops, please visit the AWB website.

For local cafes and restaurants, see our list of local eateries here.

Wigtown pharmacy. A cream coloured building with large windows containing items for sale and bunting. The pharmacy sign sits above the door and windows.

Business name: Welcome Pharmacy Wigtown
Service Available: Welcome Pharmacy has branches in Newton Stewart as well as working closely with Whithorn Pharmacy (In Whithorn). Our customer and patient based services include: acute medication service, medicine management, pharmacy first, pharmacy health service, smoking cessation, medication charting, monitoring dosage systems, prescription collection and deliveries, private consultation area, emergency hormonal contraception, supervised consumption of medication. As well as a wide variety of everyday items and gifts! We we provide the high quality personal service patients deserve
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 9 till 5:30, Saturday 9 till 12:30
Telephone number: 01988403474

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Side view of 'The Biggest little store in town' owned by F McAdam. Cream coloured building with brown windows, covered in various paper notices. Two chairs sit outside, an elderly gentleman sits in one smiling and waving in the sunshine.

Business Name: The Biggest Little Store in Town
Services Available: Sweet Shop
Opening Hours: 8-5pm
Address: 29 North Main Street, DG8 9HJ

A room inside Craigard Gallery. Painting adorn the walls, three small tables holding various items including cards, a lamp, books and flowers. An old fashioned typewriter sits underneath a small table. The sunshine is streaming through the window.

Business Name: Craigard Gallery
Services Available: Letter Writing (including Pigeon Sets & LAMY pens), Art Materials, Art Books (New & Used) & Children’s Books (New), Greetings Cards & Gift Wrapping, Ceramics, Textiles, Gifts, Paintings & Original Prints. Workshops & Events
Coming Soon: Prologue Coffee Roasters
Opening Hours: Wed 10am - 5pm, Thurs 10am - 5 pm, Fri 10am - 5pm, Sat 10am - 5pm
During the book festival, we open every day 10am - 5pm

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The Wigtown Emporium vintage shop. Large windows display old clothes, books, pictures, typewriters and a lamp. The black and white shop sign sits predominantly above the windows and doors.

Business name: The Wigtown Emporium
Services available: We have a wide range of Antique, Vintage and Retro Items & Curiosities as well as a selection of Paintings, Prints, Photographs and Postcards. We have a small selection of vintage books including Poetry, Philosophy, Fiction and Non-Fiction.
We also stock a range of Greeting Cards, Notebooks, Jigsaws and a few Musical Instruments to keep you entertained.
Opening hours: Open Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri, Sat, Sun 9.00-500. Closed Wed
Address: 1 High Street, Wigtown, DG89HH
Telephone number: 07507 847711
Contact email: [email protected]

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Business name: Faodail

Services Available: A quality selection of antiques including jewellery, glassware, ceramics, paintings, furniture and books. Happy to provide valuations and will buy antiques, jewellery, gold, silver and collectables of interest. Please call one of the below numbers to check opening hours if travelling a distance.

Opening Hours: Most days – 10am to 4pm

Address: 7 North Main Street, Wigtown, DG8 9HN

Telephone Number: 07500 965565 or 07880 359943

Email: [email protected]

Proprietors: Mary Arnott and Roddy Cooksley









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