Address:
39 Stonegate, York YO1 8AW

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Opening Times:
Monday: 10:00–17:00
Tuesday: 10:00–17:00
Wednesday: 10:00–17:00
Thursday: 10:00–17:00
Friday: 10:00–17:00
Saturday: 10:00–17:00
Sunday: 10:00–17:00

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Description:
Rookscroft is a whimsical independent bookshop and gift store created by author and artist Jayne Siroshton. The shop brings her illustrated fantasy world to life through storybooks, original artwork, fine art prints, cards, puzzles, mugs and character-led gifts. Everything feels carefully connected, making the space part bookshop, part gallery and part doorway into a particularly charming world beyond the sea.

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Good for:
Illustrated books · cosy fantasy · original artwork · fine art prints · unusual gifts · greeting cards · jigsaw puzzles · animal characters · independent shopping · imaginative young readers

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Nearby:
Stonegate · York Minster · Barley Hall · St Helen’s Square · Little Stonegate · York Art Gallery · Museum Gardens · Bootham Bar

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Make a Day of It:
Visit York Minster, wander down Stonegate and step into Rookscroft for illustrated stories and gifts that feel genuinely different. Continue towards Barley Hall or Museum Gardens afterwards, ideally with a book tucked under your arm and a growing suspicion that Quentin and Robin may now be joining you for the rest of the day.

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The Tidy Take:
Rookscroft is a tiny world with a very big imagination. The artwork is beautiful, the characters are irresistibly charming and the whole shop feels like walking into a storybook before somebody has remembered to close the cover.