Book-hunting route · Birmingham
Hawthorn Road run
3 shops · about 4 minutes on foot · 0.3 km
3 stops make up the Hawthorn Road run in Birmingham. It starts at PDSA on Hawthorn Road, then Birmingham City Mission 1 minute along the same street, before St Giles Hospice 3 minutes further. The whole loop takes 4 minutes on foot.
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
PDSA
Charity shop · Hawthorn Road · B44 8PP
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00
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2
1 min walk
Birmingham City MissionCharity shop · Hawthorn Road · B44 8PL
Tue–Thu,Sat 09:30–16:30; Fri 11:30–16:30
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3
3 min walk
St Giles HospiceCharity shop · B44 9SA
Mon–Sat 09:00–16:30
Take Spines with you
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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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