Book-hunting route · Belfast
Botanic Avenue run
6 shops · about 5 minutes on foot · 0.8 km
The Botanic Avenue run has 6 stops in 5 minutes, starting at Vintage & Retro on Botanic Avenue. It passes Marie Curie, then Timeslip Records, before ending at Oxfam on the same street. Botanic Avenue accounts for 5 of the shops, and Oxfam has 2 branches on the route.
The stops, in walking order
Starts at the end nearest the city centre. Times are pavement estimates at an easy pace.
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1
Vintage & Retro
Charity shop · Botanic Avenue
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2
1 min walk
Marie CurieCharity shop · Botanic Avenue
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3
1 min walk
Oxfam BooksSecond-hand bookshop
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4
2 min walk
Timeslip RecordsSecond-hand shop · Botanic Avenue · BT7 1JR
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 13:00–18:00
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5
2 min walk
No AlibisSecond-hand bookshop · Botanic Avenue · BT7 1JL
Mon–Sat 09:00–05:30
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6
1 min walk
OxfamCharity shop · Botanic Avenue
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Other routes in Belfast
- British Heart Foundation and 8 more 9 shops · ~27 min
- A McLean and 5 more 6 shops · ~12 min
- Andersonstown Road run 4 shops · ~3 min
- Oxfam and 2 more 3 shops · ~3 min
- Oxfam Charity Shop and 2 more 3 shops · ~4 min
- Cancer Research UK and 2 more 3 shops · ~9 min
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 Belfast, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Glasgow· Charity shops in Carlisle· Charity shops in Blackpool· Charity shops in Stirling
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