Welcome to Limestone Books. We are a small, family run, independent bookshop located in the picturesque market town of Settle in the Yorkshire Dales.

On our shelves you will find a wide range of curated titles to challenge, inspire and entertain. Whether you are seeking the familiarity of a cherished favourite, or the adventure of new characters or concepts we have something for you.

We celebrate the diversity of our world and its inhabitants in the books we choose.    

We invite you to explore our bookshelves in the hope that you will find again, and again, the books that have been waiting just for you. 

"If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking." Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

If you can’t find what you’re looking for we offer a customer ordering service.  We can order most books that are in print and they will usually arrive for collection the next day.  To order email hello@limestonebooks.shop

Limestone Books

History

Limestone Books opened in 2019. Under the careful ownership of its founder Tanya Carter, Limestone Books flourished and became an integral part of the community.

"What I say is, a town isn't a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it's got a bookstore, it knows it's not foolin' a soul." Neil Gaiman, American Gods

Today, Limestone Books is owned by husband and wife team, Ben and Becky Caldwell who took over the business in October 2025. They are through and through bibliophiles; book readers and book collectors now turned booksellers.

Ben and Becky Caldwell