Book-hunting route · Bolton
Children Today and 5 more
6 shops · about 30 minutes on foot · 3.3 km
At 30 minutes, this Bolton walk covers 6 stops, starting at Children Today. It is 3 minutes to Bolton Hospice, then 7 minutes on to RSPCA. From there it is 15 minutes to Breaking Barriers, before finishing 6 minutes later at Caritas Shop & Community Drop-in.
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
Children Today
Charity shop
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2
3 min walk
Bolton HospiceCharity shop
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3
1 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop
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4
7 min walk
RSPCACharity shop
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5
15 min walk
Breaking BarriersCharity shop
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6
6 min walk
Caritas Shop & Community Drop-inCharity shop
Take Spines with you
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Other routes in Bolton
- Marie Curie and 5 more 6 shops · ~3 min
- Al-Khair Foundation and 4 more 5 shops · ~4 min
- Chorley Old Road run 5 shops · ~6 min
- The Salvation Army and 4 more 5 shops · ~9 min
- carerstrust Charity Shop and 3 more 4 shops · ~4 min
- The Salvation Army and 2 more (part 2) 3 shops · ~6 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 Bolton, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Wigan· Charity shops in Manchester· Charity shops in Warrington· Charity shops in Stockport
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