Charity shops in Aberdeen
- 37 shops
- 32 charity
- 5 book & second-hand
- 3 walking routes
- within 8 km of the centre
Union Street's run has 7 shops in a 15 minute walk. Barnardo's has 4 branches across the city, more than any other chain, with Oxfam and PDSA close behind at 3 each. A longer run, Sue Ryder and 6 more, stretches to 7 shops over 31 minutes. Aberdeen has 36 shops in total.
Chains with several branches: Barnardo's (4) · Oxfam (3) · Cancer Research (3) · PDSA (3)
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Book-hunting routes
3 routesShops a few minutes' walk apart, in walking order. Do a run in one go and the outliers another day.
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Union Street run8 shops
Bosies → Mercat Bookshop → British Heart Foundation → Cancer Research UK → 4 more
· ~16 min -
British Heart Foundation and 7 more8 shops
British Heart Foundation → MHA Mental Health Aberdeen → Oxfam → PDSA → 4 more
· ~30 min -
Shelter and 5 more6 shops
Shelter → Home Start → Curated Aberdeen Local Makers Market → Stella's Voice → 2 more
· ~31 min
Showing 37 shops
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Bosies Charity shop
Union Street run · stop 1
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Cash 4 Clothes Charity shop
Shelter and 5 more · stop 5
0.2 km -
Mercat Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Castle Street · AB11 5YU
Mon–Fri 10:00–15:00 · Union Street run · stop 2
0.2 km -
British Heart Foundation Charity shop
Union Street · AB11 5BP
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00 · Union Street run · stop 3
0.3 km -
Stella's Voice Charity shop
King Street · AB24 5BH
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00 · Shelter and 5 more · stop 4
0.3 km -
Curated Aberdeen Local Makers Market Charity shop
Bon Accord Centre · AB25 1HZ
Mon–Sat 09:30–16:30 · Shelter and 5 more · stop 3
0.3 km -
0.4 km
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Shelter Charity shop
Shelter and 5 more · stop 1
0.5 km -
Oxfam Books & Music Second-hand bookshop
Back Wynd · AB10 1JN
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · Union Street run · stop 5
0.5 km -
0.5 km
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Cancer Research UK Charity shop
Union Street · AB11 6BH
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:30 · Union Street run · stop 4
0.5 km -
0.7 km
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British Red Cross Charity shop
Union Street · AB11 6BB
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · Union Street run · stop 6
0.8 km -
0.8 km
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0.8 km
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Oxfam Charity shop
Rosemount Viaduct · AB25 1NE
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · British Heart Foundation and 7 more · stop 6
0.8 km -
Cancer Research UK Charity shop
19, Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen
British Heart Foundation and 7 more · stop 5
0.8 km -
0.8 km
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British Heart Foundation Charity shop
Union Street · AB10 1QS
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00 · British Heart Foundation and 7 more · stop 1
0.8 km -
MHA Mental Health Aberdeen Charity shop
Union Street · AB11 6BQ
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00 · British Heart Foundation and 7 more · stop 2
0.9 km -
Somerville Books Second-hand bookshop
British Heart Foundation and 7 more · stop 7
0.9 km -
1.1 km
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1.2 km
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1.2 km
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CLAN Cancer Support Charity shop1.3 km
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1.3 km
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PDSA Charity shop
Victoria Road · AB11 9LU
1.4 km -
Barnardo's Charity shop1.4 km
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Mamacita foundation charity shop Charity shop2.0 km
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Instant Neighbour Charity shop
St Machar Drive · AB24 3YJ
2.3 km -
The Salvation Army Charity shop4.2 km
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The Reuse Shop Second-hand shop4.3 km
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4.6 km
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Barnardo's Charity shop4.9 km
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6.0 km
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Somebody Cares Office Furniture Charity shop
open "by appointment"
7.1 km -
New Arc Wildlife Rescue Charity shop
Dyce Shopping Centre (ASDA) · AB21 7LW
7.9 km
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Book hunting in Aberdeen
Nearest-first is a decent route plan on its own: cluster your visits, start with the shops closest to each other, and save the outliers for days you're passing anyway. Charity shops re-shelve constantly, most put new donations out every day or two, so a shop that was quiet on Saturday can be a different shop by Wednesday. Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons, and it's always worth asking a volunteer when the book trolley comes out.
If you want the odds on your side, read our guides to finding good books in charity shops and spotting the books worth grabbing before you set out.
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