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.

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 Birmingham Hospice

    Charity shop

  2. 2

    1 min walk

    Wythall Animal Sanctuary

    Charity shop

  3. 3

    2 min walk

    PDSA

    Charity shop

  4. 4

    1 min walk

    Acorns

    Charity shop · Watford Road · B30 1JB

    Mon–Sun 10:00–16:00

  5. 5

    2 min walk

    Birmingham Hospice Furniture Plus

    Charity shop · Pershore Road South · B30 3EE

    Mon–Sat 09:00–16:30

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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 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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