Leakey's Second Hand Bookshop

On a random detour in Scotland, I found myself in Inverness and I FORGOT ABOUT THIS BOOKSTORE. I am a mental midget.

Really is - if you have any bibliophilic leanings at all and find yourself in Inverness, this is a must-stop location. You could easily spend hours in here and I’m sure if I had had no other plans I would have done. :)

Very dangerous place. I always end up buying more books and eating more carrot cake in the cafe than I should ;)
Wonderful atmosphere!

Cracking book shop for those who just like to browse all day long.
Has a nice Coffee shop upstairs (NOT Starbucks thank G-D!).
Drop in for a quick browse or take half a day searching for that tome you could never find.

a great place to stop and peruse the books/paintings. have a coffee or alight snack and enjoy the friendly atmosphere.

I love Leakey’s bookshop. It’s absolute heaven if you like books.

Leakey’s second-hand bookshop is Scotland’s largest collection of old, rare and second-hand books and maps. It has a café on the 2nd floor, and is heated by this huge wood stove. [address: Greyfriar’s Hall Church St, Inverness, UK – Scotland IV1 1EY]

My sister bought a few books and a 100+ year old map for herself. I bought a book (Castleneau by G.P.R James, Esq) that was published in 1850. Inside was a bookmark cut from a newspaper in 1935. I love used books anyway, but to open it up and read the names of previous owners with dates going back to 1855 is so far off the way-cool scale that I can’t even rate it.