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Book-hunting route · Bath

Mind and 8 more

9 shops · about 15 minutes on foot · 1.7 km

Mind on Westgate Street starts this Bath walk. Skoobs Book Stall comes 4 minutes on, then Dorothy House Hospice Care and Oxfam follow on Argyle Street. The walk ends at Shaw Trust on George Street, across 9 stops and 15 minutes, with Argyle Street holding 2 of the shops.

Open the route in Google Maps Walking directions, stop by stop. The line above follows the streets, routed on OpenStreetMap data.

The stops, in walking order

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

  1. 1 Mind

    Charity shop · Westgate Street · BA1 1EQ

  2. 2

    4 min walk

    Skoobs Book Stall

    Second-hand bookshop

  3. 3

    2 min walk

    Dorothy House Hospice Care

    Charity shop · Argyle Street · BA2 4BQ

  4. 4

    1 min walk

    Oxfam

    Charity shop · Argyle Street · BA2 4BQ

  5. 5

    4 min walk

    Save the Children

    Charity shop · Walcot Street · BA1 5BN

  6. 6

    1 min walk

    Dorothy House

    Charity shop · Broad Street · BA1 5LP

    Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00

  7. 7

    2 min walk

    British Heart Foundation

    Charity shop · Green Street · BA1 2JY

  8. 8

    3 min walk

    Mr. B's Emporium

    Second-hand bookshop · John Street · BA1 2JL

    Mon–Sat 21:30–17:30, Sun 11:00–17:00

  9. 9

    3 min walk

    Shaw Trust

    Charity shop · George Street · BA1 2EH

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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. The distance follows the streets; the minutes are an easy-pace estimate. Opening hours are whatever OpenStreetMap has on record: check the volunteer-run ones before you set out.

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

Nearby: Charity shops in Bristol· Charity shops in Swindon· Charity shops in Newport· Charity shops in Salisbury

Shop data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.

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