Purcell Opticians

Purcell Opticians Your Local Independent Opticians. Offering a more personal approach to eyecare.

Local Independent Opticians established in 2007, providing the highest level of eye care and quality eyewear in a friendly and relaxed environment. We offer a more personal approach: spending time on the eye examination, using the most up to date optical technology, such as digital retinal photography on all of our patients, dispensing eyewear when required or simply giving honest impartial advice

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- Free NHS eye examinations
- Huge selection of frames to suit all budgets and tastes
- Wide range of free glasses for children and adults entitled to an NHS voucher
- Contact lenses
- Customer Car Park and Disabled Access

We now also provide Hearing Care!

28/05/2026

Jay picked up his new Rayban-Meta AI Glasses from us last week and it's amazing to see them being put to use!

Video capture, listening to music, taking calls and sending messages - all completely handsfree while working on those tyres 🚗😎

Jay's Autos

Our Optometrist Peter celebrates 10 years at Purcell’s this week!! 🤩🥳 We rounded up a few reasons why we love having Pet...
14/05/2026

Our Optometrist Peter celebrates 10 years at Purcell’s this week!! 🤩🥳

We rounded up a few reasons why we love having Peter on the team:

🃏 the practice joker - April 1st loves to see him coming
😄 that beaming smile, come rain or shine!
🤗 truly cares for his patients
🧁 keeps our staff room snacks topped up
😎 he's just a genuinely great guy

Here's to many more years of practical jokes and empire biscuits. Thanks for all your hard work, Peter! 🥰✨

Overdue your sight test?😱Vision a tad blurry?🫣No Worries, we’ve got you covered!🫱🏻‍🫲🏼Appointments available to book via ...
13/05/2026

Overdue your sight test?😱
Vision a tad blurry?🫣

No Worries, we’ve got you covered!🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

Appointments available to book via our website https://www.purcellopticians.co.uk/ or call our friendly team on 01556 504456

A great big Thank You to everyone who attended our Woodys Eyewear event on Saturday 🤩We had a great time seeing everyone...
12/05/2026

A great big Thank You to everyone who attended our Woodys Eyewear event on Saturday 🤩

We had a great time seeing everyone come in and try this amazing range on, the colours and craftsmanship of Woodys is truly a range you don’t want to skip past 😎😎

A big congratulations to our winner who, literally took the cake! Kayleigh, we hope you enjoyed your amazing rainbow cake!! 🌈

And lastly a BIG thank you to The Cake Lady for supplying us with some amazingly colourful sweet treats throughout the day!😍🧁

09/05/2026

Here till 4pm ☀️

The cakes and frames have been a massive hit and everyone who purchased with us today has looked amazing in their Woodys Eyewear 😍

it’s not too late to pop in and have a look at this amazing range and enter into our giveaway 🤩🤩

09/05/2026

We are all set and the sun is shinning for our Woodys Event Day here at Purcells 🤓☀️

Pop in for some fab cakes by The Cake Lady, Prosecco and a look at this AMAZING frame range!🥂😍

Our colleague Sadie’s husband is doing a charity abseil for Children First - help us donate for a great cause! Good luck...
07/05/2026

Our colleague Sadie’s husband is doing a charity abseil for Children First - help us donate for a great cause!

Good luck Stuart! 😀

https://childrenfirst.enthuse.com/pf/stuart-wishart?fbclid=PAZnRzaARpH1dleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAaeiXAuUlQCSab5RqMElz-MKQFW7chNzPx620C4EShcW5w90hM25ISfBP1Ow9w_aem_LMt0UL9oUIRZux14h1RdVg&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3_a1dennhbg33ikx

Hi, I'm going to be doing an abseil from the Port of Leith Distillery to help raise money for Children First. Children First is Scotland's national children's charity. We stand up for children, keep t

Our team member Sally has been let out of the camera cupboard and on the shop floor diving into some dispensing training...
06/05/2026

Our team member Sally has been let out of the camera cupboard and on the shop floor diving into some dispensing training recently! 🤓

A big Thank You given today to her first ever dispense who collected her gorgeous Cocoamint reading glasses 😍💐

06/05/2026
06/05/2026

It’s almost here! We are so excited about our event day with Woody’s Eyewear this Saturday - places still available to book an appointment to come in and view the full frame range and enter our prize giveaway, with a sweet treat and drinks on us - 01556504456 to RSVP!
🤓😎🍰🧁🥂

Have you RSVP'd yet?! Just one week to go until our exclusive Spring/Summer eyewear event! Don't forget to enter our com...
02/05/2026

Have you RSVP'd yet?! Just one week to go until our exclusive Spring/Summer eyewear event! Don't forget to enter our competition posted last week to win an ENTIRE CAKE on the day.

You don't want to miss out on all of this:

✨ Entire Woodys Eyewear collection for ladies & gents, including sunglasses
✨ Luxury collection on display: Atelier by Woodys
🧁 Cakes & sweet treats from The Cake Lady
✨ Frame styling & advice from our expert team
✨ Prosecco while you browse
✨ An exciting giveaway!
✨ Eye examinations available by appointment

Saturday 9th May 11-4PM. Please RSVP via Facebook, email info@purcellopticians.co.uk, or by giving us a call on 01556 504456

Address

1 Academy Street
Castle Douglas
DG71AP

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 5:30pm
Friday 9am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+441556504456

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