Welcome to Books on the Lane
discover a good read with us
Our lovely shop is a special place in the heart of the community. We can’t wait to meet you! We have poetry, book tok pop’s, classics, contemporary fiction, nature writing plus children’s picture books, board books, children’s classic’s and northern, Yorkshire/Wakefield based interest titles.
We also have seasonal garden plants, house plants, gift cards, gifts, & St Eval scented candles.
Our bijou book shop and herb nursery is based in a renovated joiners shop, in a garden, in the lovely village of Walton, Wakefield and we have a free car park adjacent to the shop.
Shop online with us, all prices include postage
Our great value Armchair Naturalist Subscription
Purchase from our page at Bookshop.org here: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/booksonthelane
For book orders please email
Our Shop Opening Times
Thursdays 10am to 6pm
Fridays 10am to 6pm
Saturdays 10am to 4pm
Our shop has been featured in The Guardian Online (One of the 12 best bookshops in the UK, readers choice) Red Magazine, Living North and Yorkshire Life.
Books on the Lane and Walton Herbs are trading arms of The Yorkshire Live Music Project CIC, established in Wakefield in 2009. We operate an annual profit share to youth music in Yorkshire. We have been a self supporting arts organisation since 2013.