Book-hunting route · Birmingham
The Heath Bookshop and 7 more
8 shops · about 8 minutes on foot · 0.6 km
The Heath Bookshop is the first of 8 stops on this walk, which totals 8 minutes. It passes Children's Air Ambulance and Sue Ryder before reaching Acorns on High Street. Barnado's and PDSA follow, and the route ends at Age UK.
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
The Heath Bookshop
Second-hand bookshop
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2
1 min walk
Children's Air AmbulanceCharity shop
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3
1 min walk
Sue RyderCharity shop
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4
1 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop
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5
1 min walk
AcornsCharity shop · High Street · B14 7LG
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6
4 min walk
Barnado'sCharity shop
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7
1 min walk
PDSACharity shop
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8
2 min walk
Age UKCharity shop
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Other routes in Birmingham
- Barnardo's and 8 more 9 shops · ~24 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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