THERE is plenty to look forward to this Christmas at The Bookery, Crediton's award-winning independent bookshop, with a wonderful range of books, gifts and festive inspiration ready to help you find the perfect present this Christmas.

Our fabulous new full-colour Christmas Catalogue is now available, packed with hundreds of carefully chosen book recommendations for all ages.

Visitors to the High Street will also be able to enjoy our spectacular Christmas windows, gloriously hand-painted by the wonderful author, illustrator and friend of The Bookery, Tom McLaughlin, creating a magical festive welcome.

Inside, our elves have been busy preparing the shop, showcasing their inspiring choices across an expanded range of books, literary-themed calendars, puzzles, games, greeting cards, notebooks, diaries and seasonal gifts.

We are also delighted to introduce our beautiful new Bookery tote bags, perfect for carrying home your latest book discoveries and using throughout the year.

Our new festive Bookery gift vouchers make it easy to share the joy of reading in a thoughtful and original way, with our friendly team on hand to help you choose the perfect book.

As a community-owned social enterprise, every book you buy helps support The Bookery's outreach work with preschool children, schools, older people and other parts of our community, helping to bring the benefits of reading, creativity and connection to people of all ages.

We'll be open for late-night shopping on Friday, December 4 until 8pm, with extended Saturday opening hours (9.30am to 4.30pm) from November 29 to December 19. For those last-minute Christmas gifts, we'll also be open on Christmas Eve from 9am until 2.30pm.

On Saturday, December 12, The Bookery will be offering free gift wrapping on a selected range of books signed by authors, helping you add an extra touch of festive magic to your Christmas shopping.