Book-hunting route · Birmingham
Barnardo's and 8 more
9 shops · about 24 minutes on foot · 2.2 km
9 stops make up this Birmingham route, covering 24 minutes of walking. It starts at Barnardo's and reaches Islamic Relief on Coventry Road 3 minutes later, with Darussalam close behind on the same road. The walk goes on to Dar Makkah International on Parliament Street before finishing at Z's Islamic Bookshop.
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
Barnardo's
Charity shop
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2
3 min walk
Islamic ReliefCharity shop · Coventry Road · B10 0UF
Mon–Fri 09:00–17:30
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3
1 min walk
Viva PalestinaCharity shop
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4
1 min walk
DarussalamSecond-hand bookshop · Coventry Road · B10 0UF
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5
4 min walk
Dar Makkah InternationalSecond-hand bookshop · Parliament Street · B10 0QJ
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6
7 min walk
Salafibookstore.comSecond-hand bookshop
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7
5 min walk
Islamic Book CentreSecond-hand bookshop
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8
2 min walk
Muslim AidCharity shop
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9
5 min walk
Z's Islamic BookshopSecond-hand bookshop
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Other routes in Birmingham
- The Heath Bookshop and 7 more 8 shops · ~8 min
- Barnardo's and 7 more (part 2) 8 shops · ~13 min
- British Heart Foundation Furniture & Electronics and 6 more 7 shops · ~6 min
- High Street run 6 shops · ~4 min
- Boldmere Road run 6 shops · ~5 min
- High Street run (part 2) 6 shops · ~5 min
- Bearwood Road run 6 shops · ~7 min
- Birmingham Hospice and 4 more 5 shops · ~3 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 Birmingham, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Wolverhampton· Charity shops in Coventry· Charity shops in Worcester· Charity shops in Leicester
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