FOLDE Dorset
@foldedorset.bsky.social
🌿 Books, art & traditional craft for nature lovers & outdoor wanderers
🌍 Certified B Corp
🏅 Independent Bookshop of the Year for SW England
🏆 Wainwright judges ‘23 & ‘24
📍 Gold Hill, Shaftesbury
🌍 Certified B Corp
🏅 Independent Bookshop of the Year for SW England
🏆 Wainwright judges ‘23 & ‘24
📍 Gold Hill, Shaftesbury
The sun has come out for @julianhoffman.bsky.social tonight… and we’re so looking forward to the evening
June 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The sun has come out for @julianhoffman.bsky.social tonight… and we’re so looking forward to the evening
Twenty years ago Peter Hahn had a breakdown while in the back of a London cab. It became urgently clear the only way to stop the downward spiral was to find a path out of corporate life…
Join us for a conversation with Peter, talking about his book: Angels in the Cellar
Foldedorset.com/events
Join us for a conversation with Peter, talking about his book: Angels in the Cellar
Foldedorset.com/events
May 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Twenty years ago Peter Hahn had a breakdown while in the back of a London cab. It became urgently clear the only way to stop the downward spiral was to find a path out of corporate life…
Join us for a conversation with Peter, talking about his book: Angels in the Cellar
Foldedorset.com/events
Join us for a conversation with Peter, talking about his book: Angels in the Cellar
Foldedorset.com/events
What a brilliant evening at the Climate Fiction Awards and huge congratulations to the winner Abi Dare for her book And So I Roar.
@climatefiction.bsky.social @hodderbooks.bsky.social
#climatefiction
@climatefiction.bsky.social @hodderbooks.bsky.social
#climatefiction
May 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
What a brilliant evening at the Climate Fiction Awards and huge congratulations to the winner Abi Dare for her book And So I Roar.
@climatefiction.bsky.social @hodderbooks.bsky.social
#climatefiction
@climatefiction.bsky.social @hodderbooks.bsky.social
#climatefiction
We’ve got the delightful Roger Morgan Grenville in Shaftesbury tonight, taking about his incredible 1,000 mile walk across Britain in search of the hope for nature.
#naturewriting
#naturewriting
March 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
We’ve got the delightful Roger Morgan Grenville in Shaftesbury tonight, taking about his incredible 1,000 mile walk across Britain in search of the hope for nature.
#naturewriting
#naturewriting
Yesterday we learnt that, for the second consecutive year, we’re regional finalists in the #BritishBookAwards for Best Independent Bookshop!
Being a bookseller is a privilege that affords us the platform to amplify the things we really care about (cont…)
Being a bookseller is a privilege that affords us the platform to amplify the things we really care about (cont…)
February 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Yesterday we learnt that, for the second consecutive year, we’re regional finalists in the #BritishBookAwards for Best Independent Bookshop!
Being a bookseller is a privilege that affords us the platform to amplify the things we really care about (cont…)
Being a bookseller is a privilege that affords us the platform to amplify the things we really care about (cont…)
It’s a crisp winter morning here in Shaftesbury, one that makes your fingers tingle when you get into the warm again. The fields wear a glistening cloak of frost and the sky is a brisk fresh blue. The first snowdrops nudge through beechnut clad frozen ground. All is well.
#naturewriting
#naturewriting
January 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It’s a crisp winter morning here in Shaftesbury, one that makes your fingers tingle when you get into the warm again. The fields wear a glistening cloak of frost and the sky is a brisk fresh blue. The first snowdrops nudge through beechnut clad frozen ground. All is well.
#naturewriting
#naturewriting
It’s a frosty old morning on the hill today, and rather beautiful out across the Blackmore Vale.
We’re open today & tomorrow before our two weeks off, where we’ll take a bit of time to relax and reflect on the past year and plan for 2025.
Online orders at foldedorset.com
#naturewriting
We’re open today & tomorrow before our two weeks off, where we’ll take a bit of time to relax and reflect on the past year and plan for 2025.
Online orders at foldedorset.com
#naturewriting
January 3, 2025 at 12:14 PM
It’s a frosty old morning on the hill today, and rather beautiful out across the Blackmore Vale.
We’re open today & tomorrow before our two weeks off, where we’ll take a bit of time to relax and reflect on the past year and plan for 2025.
Online orders at foldedorset.com
#naturewriting
We’re open today & tomorrow before our two weeks off, where we’ll take a bit of time to relax and reflect on the past year and plan for 2025.
Online orders at foldedorset.com
#naturewriting
In between all our lovely customers (thank you ☺️) we had a little glow up of our big window. We say big with the irony of a bookshop on a wonky hill… but even so, we think it’s looking particularly inviting right now.
Pop in to see us and explore our shelves 😉
#indiebookshop
#bookshop
Pop in to see us and explore our shelves 😉
#indiebookshop
#bookshop
December 17, 2024 at 7:15 PM
In between all our lovely customers (thank you ☺️) we had a little glow up of our big window. We say big with the irony of a bookshop on a wonky hill… but even so, we think it’s looking particularly inviting right now.
Pop in to see us and explore our shelves 😉
#indiebookshop
#bookshop
Pop in to see us and explore our shelves 😉
#indiebookshop
#bookshop
We’ll be open tomorrow despite the weather (thank you storm Darragh) but we’ll mostly likely keep our signs indoors to keep them (and pedestrians!) safe. Pop on and say hello, and while away some time being lured by books 😉
We have many and they are wonderful 😁
#naturewriting
#shoplocal
We have many and they are wonderful 😁
#naturewriting
#shoplocal
December 6, 2024 at 10:40 PM
We’ll be open tomorrow despite the weather (thank you storm Darragh) but we’ll mostly likely keep our signs indoors to keep them (and pedestrians!) safe. Pop on and say hello, and while away some time being lured by books 😉
We have many and they are wonderful 😁
#naturewriting
#shoplocal
We have many and they are wonderful 😁
#naturewriting
#shoplocal
That’s the doors closed for the day at FOLDE HQ. It’s a touch blowy out there tonight so we’re hoping our lights will be where we’ve left them!
If you want to avoid looking at the weather, why not have a mosey at www.foldedorset.com in the warm and dry 😉
#books
#naturewriting
#thoughtfulgiving
If you want to avoid looking at the weather, why not have a mosey at www.foldedorset.com in the warm and dry 😉
#books
#naturewriting
#thoughtfulgiving
December 5, 2024 at 6:46 PM
That’s the doors closed for the day at FOLDE HQ. It’s a touch blowy out there tonight so we’re hoping our lights will be where we’ve left them!
If you want to avoid looking at the weather, why not have a mosey at www.foldedorset.com in the warm and dry 😉
#books
#naturewriting
#thoughtfulgiving
If you want to avoid looking at the weather, why not have a mosey at www.foldedorset.com in the warm and dry 😉
#books
#naturewriting
#thoughtfulgiving
Last week, Amber headed up to the Faber offices at London, for the first Publishing Declares summit.
FOLDE is one of the few bookshops who have signed up to the initiative, along with Debbie (right) from Kibworth Books who spoke at the event. Meryl Halls represented the Booksellers Association.
FOLDE is one of the few bookshops who have signed up to the initiative, along with Debbie (right) from Kibworth Books who spoke at the event. Meryl Halls represented the Booksellers Association.
December 2, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Last week, Amber headed up to the Faber offices at London, for the first Publishing Declares summit.
FOLDE is one of the few bookshops who have signed up to the initiative, along with Debbie (right) from Kibworth Books who spoke at the event. Meryl Halls represented the Booksellers Association.
FOLDE is one of the few bookshops who have signed up to the initiative, along with Debbie (right) from Kibworth Books who spoke at the event. Meryl Halls represented the Booksellers Association.
We’ve finished our seasonal phlanging and our shop is looking the most festive it’s ever been.
Outside is wrapped in twisted hazel and inside we’ve gone for the full sparkle. ✨
Pop along to see us on Gold Hill, or visit us online foldedorset.com for our curated books and gifts
#bookshop
Outside is wrapped in twisted hazel and inside we’ve gone for the full sparkle. ✨
Pop along to see us on Gold Hill, or visit us online foldedorset.com for our curated books and gifts
#bookshop
November 29, 2024 at 10:50 PM
We’ve finished our seasonal phlanging and our shop is looking the most festive it’s ever been.
Outside is wrapped in twisted hazel and inside we’ve gone for the full sparkle. ✨
Pop along to see us on Gold Hill, or visit us online foldedorset.com for our curated books and gifts
#bookshop
Outside is wrapped in twisted hazel and inside we’ve gone for the full sparkle. ✨
Pop along to see us on Gold Hill, or visit us online foldedorset.com for our curated books and gifts
#bookshop
We had all the grand plans today. Instead, it’s 3pm and we’ve cracked open the custard creams after the maddest of mornings! All for the loveliest of reasons though, visits from author friends old & new, book deliveries, orders to pack and nonsense to film. Kettles on. It’ll be OK … 😆
#bookshop
#bookshop
November 28, 2024 at 3:04 PM
We had all the grand plans today. Instead, it’s 3pm and we’ve cracked open the custard creams after the maddest of mornings! All for the loveliest of reasons though, visits from author friends old & new, book deliveries, orders to pack and nonsense to film. Kettles on. It’ll be OK … 😆
#bookshop
#bookshop
We have a captivated audience for our last speaker event of the season, with the wonderful @chloedalton.bsky.social
She’s with us in Shaftesbury talking about Raising Hare, the most extraordinary book, and one of our biggest sellers this year.
@canongate.co.uk
She’s with us in Shaftesbury talking about Raising Hare, the most extraordinary book, and one of our biggest sellers this year.
@canongate.co.uk
November 27, 2024 at 7:39 PM
We have a captivated audience for our last speaker event of the season, with the wonderful @chloedalton.bsky.social
She’s with us in Shaftesbury talking about Raising Hare, the most extraordinary book, and one of our biggest sellers this year.
@canongate.co.uk
She’s with us in Shaftesbury talking about Raising Hare, the most extraordinary book, and one of our biggest sellers this year.
@canongate.co.uk
November 22, 2024 at 10:19 AM
What a wonderful evening we had listening to folk tales of the coast and seas of England. We welcomed @lisaschneidau.bsky.social in Shaftesbury for the evening, and what a night of wild tales we had! New connections were made and future folk songs planned 😁
#folktales
#indiebookshop
#folktales
#indiebookshop
November 19, 2024 at 10:03 PM
What a wonderful evening we had listening to folk tales of the coast and seas of England. We welcomed @lisaschneidau.bsky.social in Shaftesbury for the evening, and what a night of wild tales we had! New connections were made and future folk songs planned 😁
#folktales
#indiebookshop
#folktales
#indiebookshop
There’s snow gently fluttering down on the cobbles outside our shop, and we’re cosy and warm inside. With books. And lovely folkish music. And chattering among our customers. It’s a very lovely thing to be running a nature writing bookshop! ☺️
#naturewriting
#indiebookshop
#dorset
#naturewriting
#indiebookshop
#dorset
November 19, 2024 at 1:37 PM
There’s snow gently fluttering down on the cobbles outside our shop, and we’re cosy and warm inside. With books. And lovely folkish music. And chattering among our customers. It’s a very lovely thing to be running a nature writing bookshop! ☺️
#naturewriting
#indiebookshop
#dorset
#naturewriting
#indiebookshop
#dorset
Our shop is just seven minutes walk from where we live. But along the way we go through spectacular scenes, just like this one. To be fair, on a pouring wet January it’s less scenic, but today … oh my 😍
#smugcommute
#smugcommute
November 18, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Our shop is just seven minutes walk from where we live. But along the way we go through spectacular scenes, just like this one. To be fair, on a pouring wet January it’s less scenic, but today … oh my 😍
#smugcommute
#smugcommute