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We are a family-run independent bookshop in Pickering, North Yorkshire.

05/06/2026

To welcome the Summer Solstice sun as it rises over the walls of Pickering Castle, Liz Vowles will lead us in grounding and restorative outdoors yoga.

The session is suitable for all levels, whether you’re a seasoned practitioner or simply curious.

Pickering Castle is a wonderful venue for this outdoor practice, which Liz is running monthly until September. We’re delighted that this additional Castle Yoga is part of Pickering Midsummer Festival!

More info and tickets directly from Liz’s website at lizvowles.com, or find the page via the link in our bio.

For those closer to Hutton-le-Hole, Ryedale Folk Museum are also running yoga sessions on Midsummer morning. Check out their page for more info.

04/06/2026

We’re very excited to welcome Wyl Menmuir to open the festival during his book tour for The Spirit of Stone!

From the lonely heights of mountains to the womblike depths of caves, from pilgrimage sites and sacred monuments to art made by our Neolithic ancestors through to today’s sculptors, stone has always drawn us in.

Wyl Menmuir brings together social history, folklore and encounters with landscapes to explore the many ways in which rock and earth ground us and form part of our identities, histories and futures.

We’ll be in conversation with Wyl about his fascinating new book, his exploration into our story in rock, humanity’s ancient past and how people are connecting with stone in the modern world, gleaned though his journey around Britain and conversations with people immersed in stone crafts and more.

Wyl visited Pickering Book Tree two years ago with his previous book, The Heart of the Woods. Everyone who joined us then will know that we’re in for a wonderful evening, so we hope you can join us for this free to attend evening!

More details via link in bio.

03/06/2026

Up next in our Midsummer Festival series, we’re very much looking forward to dancing towards the Summer Solstice with the Clodhoppers Ceilidh Band!

This traditional community dance with a brilliant Pickering based band will be lots of fun for ceilidh beginners to ceilidh regulars alike. All dances will be fully guided by an experienced caller, so everyone will know the moves.

There’ll also be a relaxed pre-ceilidh meet-up in Pickering Book Tree for anyone wanting to get to know a few friendly faces before the dancing starts.

You can find out more via the link in bio.

02/06/2026

Next up in our series of upcoming festival highlights is original songs, tunes and stories with musician, author and wildlife biologist Toni Bunnell.

Toni’s tunes and songs in the traditional style, accompanied on guitar, bouzouki, dulcimer, hurdy gurdy and fiddle, speak of social conscience and love of the natural world.

Her music is deeply rooted in the land, transporting us to the earthy richness of the British countryside, the free-flowing musicality of streams, the incredible wildlife for whom this island is home, and the urgent need to protect them.

100% of all ticket sales will be donated to Protect the Wild.

More details via the link in bio.

01/06/2026

Today we’re highlighting another exciting evening taking place during the inaugural Festival…

Author, illustrator and tree enthusiast Aidan Meighan will share the myths, legends and secrets of some of the world’s most iconic trees in what is sure to be a fascinating discussion!

This free to attend conversation in Pickering Book Tree will explore the seasonal customs, protective charms and superstitions associated with trees you’ll recognise, and some you may not, showing you nature’s guardians in a new light.

Aidan will join us again the following morning — look out for the highlight post for his Tree Walk, which will explore the folklore of trees found on our doorstep here in Pickering!

More details via the link in bio.

31/05/2026

We’re so excited to welcome Amy Jeffs, Gwen Burns and Natalie Brice to Pickering Book Tree on the Summer Solstice for a haunting evening of old stories told through song, words and art.

It’s going to be truly special, and we hope that you can join us.

More details via the link in bio.

30/05/2026

☀️ Coming to Pickering

Here’s the lineup of talks, performances and activities taking place during the inaugural Pickering Midsummer Festival… not long to go now!

Leaflets are finding their way around lots of places locally, and you can also find full details online via the link in our bio.

We’re excited about the programme, which hopefully has something for everyone, and we’d love to see you at one or more of this year’s events to celebrate Midsummer together!

29/05/2026

Look what arrived today!

We’re distributing these lovely new leaflets around plenty of places locally, so hopefully you’ll be able to pick one up nearby if you’re in or close to Ryedale.

Thanks so much to HPE Print for the high quality service and speedy turnaround 🙏

Tomorrow we will share a summary of all of the events happening over the long Midsummer weekend, and each day following this we will highlight one of the brilliant speakers, performers or activity leaders appearing at the first Pickering Midsummer Festival.

25/05/2026

It’s just over a week until the brilliant Books by the Beach Festival returns to Scarborough with another fantastic lineup of events!

Follow the link on Booksbythebeachofficial for more info and to book tickets.

There are still some festival leaflets in the Book Tree if you prefer to find out more about this year’s programme in paper format.

22/05/2026

NEXT WEEK

We’re looking forward to welcoming Katie Carr to talk with us about her heartfelt memoir, Thundery at Times, which charts her journey with grief while kayaking every area of the Shipping Forecast.

Katie’s first book Moderate Becoming Good Later follows her brother Toby as he faces a life‑limiting illness through sea kayaking and the solace of the natural world, written from his recordings and notes.

Thundery at Times is her own memoir of finishing his Shipping Forecast journey while navigating loss, a difficult family past, and midlife in Barcelona.

Katie’s story is beautifully realised on the page — she has created a hopeful and honest, yet uplifting account of her attempt to finish the challenge left to her by her brother Toby, whose story is so poignantly told in her first book Moderate Becoming Good Later.

Charlie Connelly, author of Attention All Shipping said that “Thundery at Times is a profound depiction of the long tail of grief, but most of all it is a voyage into the best of humanity and how it can be found in the remotest of locations. Like the Shipping Forecast itself, Thundery at Times is quirky and eccentric but underpinned by extraordinary heart and substance. A remarkable book”.

It’s free to join us for the evening, but please let us know if you’ll be there by messaging or chatting with us in the bookshop.

Address

43a Market Place
Pickering
YO187AE

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4pm
Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	10:30am - 3:30pm

Telephone

+441751469715

Website

https://www.pickeringbooktree.co.uk/, https://www.pickeringmidsummerfestival.co.uk/

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