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Book-hunting route · Aberdeen

Union Street run

8 shops · about 16 minutes on foot · 1.3 km

The Union Street run in Aberdeen covers 7 stops in 15 minutes, starting at Bosies. It heads to Mercat Bookshop on Castle Street, then on to British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK on Union Street itself, which carries 4 shops on this route. Oxfam Books & Music sits just off on Back Wynd before the walk finishes at PDSA on Union Street.

Open the route in Google Maps Walking directions, stop by stop. The line above is stop to stop; the streets between are your call.

The stops, in walking order

Starts at the end nearest the city centre. Times are pavement estimates at an easy pace.

  1. 1 Bosies

    Charity shop

  2. 2

    2 min walk

    Mercat Bookshop

    Second-hand bookshop · Castle Street · AB11 5YU

    Mon–Fri 10:00–15:00; Sat–Sun closed

  3. 3

    3 min walk

    British Heart Foundation

    Charity shop · Union Street · AB11 5BP

    Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 12:00–16:00

  4. 4

    5 min walk

    Cancer Research UK

    Charity shop · Union Street · AB11 6BH

    Mon–Sat 09:00–17:30; Sun 11:00–17:00

  5. 5

    1 min walk

    Oxfam Books & Music

    Second-hand bookshop · Back Wynd · AB10 1JN

    Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 12:00–16:00

  6. 6

    5 min walk

    British Red Cross

    Charity shop · Union Street · AB11 6BB

    Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 11:00–16:00

  7. 7

    1 min walk

    PDSA

    Charity shop · Union Street · AB11 6BB

  8. 8

    2 min walk

    Barnardo's

    Charity shop · Union Street · AB10 1QS

    Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00

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How the route is built

Shops within about 400 metres of the next one count as one run, walked from the end nearest the centre. Long runs are cut into legs of ten stops or fewer. Distances are straight lines with a pavement allowance, so treat the minutes as a floor. Opening hours are whatever OpenStreetMap has on record: check the volunteer-run ones before you set out.

See all charity shops in Aberdeen, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.

Nearby: Charity shops in Dundee· Charity shops in Inverness· Charity shops in Edinburgh· Charity shops in Stirling

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