The national success of the Wigtown festival has led to smaller events throughout the year including the Spring Book Weekend ...

It’s an Airbnb listing unlike any other with people often waiting up to two years to snag a stay. Tucked away in the windswept town of Wigtown, in the Scottish highlands, you will find The Open Book, ...

Do you dream of packing in the 9-5 and opening a bookstore amidst the hills and heather of Scotland? If you do, you probably dismiss the fantasy as a pipe dream – but that’s where The Open Book steps ...

Welcome to the world’s only “book shop Airbnb,” where guests spend the night – and run the store during the day. The Open Book is a charming bookshop with a flat above so people can sleep upstairs and ...

Watch footage of the historic Scottish town, which is preparing to host its annual book festival next month - with speakers including Nicola Surgeon and Sir John Kay. Did you know with a Digital ...

There's no easy way to get to Wigtown. Planes and trains stop hours shy of the remote village on Scotland's sea-swept west coast. With so much peace and quiet, it almost makes sense that the tiny town ...

• Cruggleton Lodge, Galloway; 1988-600-694, www.gallowayhouseestate.co.uk. Self-catering home is about $130 a night (summertime rates higher). The McCreaths have three other rentals on the property, ...

Dreaming big: US-born Fox had her own distinctive path to Wigtown. A former NASA employee in California, she packed it all up after fantasizing about a bookshop by the sea in Scotland. She never ...