Book-hunting route · Birmingham
Birmingham Hospice and 4 more
5 shops · about 3 minutes on foot · 0.2 km
Birmingham Hospice is the start of this short run, which covers 5 stops in 3 minutes. It passes Wythall Animal Sanctuary and PDSA, then Acorns on Watford Road. It finishes at Birmingham Hospice Furniture Plus on Pershore Road South.
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
Birmingham Hospice
Charity shop
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2
1 min walk
Wythall Animal SanctuaryCharity shop
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3
2 min walk
PDSACharity shop
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4
1 min walk
AcornsCharity shop · Watford Road · B30 1JB
Mon–Sun 10:00–16:00
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5
2 min walk
Birmingham Hospice Furniture PlusCharity shop · Pershore Road South · B30 3EE
Mon–Sat 09:00–16:30
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Other routes in Birmingham
- Barnardo's and 8 more 9 shops · ~24 min
- 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
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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