Book-hunting route · Bolton
Chorley Old Road run
5 shops · about 6 minutes on foot · 0.4 km
Chorley Old Road is the setting for this Bolton run, starting at Destitute Animal Shelter Charity Shop and covering 5 stops in 6 minutes. It passes Sowing the Seed and, 3 minutes on, Bolton Hospice. The walk ends at Mencap, with all 5 stops on Chorley Old Road.
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
Destitute Animal Shelter Charity Shop
Charity shop · Chorley Old Road · BL1 3BG
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2
1 min walk
Sowing the SeedCharity shop · Chorley Old Road · BL1 3BW
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3
3 min walk
Bolton HospiceCharity shop · Chorley Old Road · BL1 4JE
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4
2 min walk
RSPCACharity shop · Chorley Old Road · BL1 4JU
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5
1 min walk
MencapCharity shop · Chorley Old Road · BL1 4JU
Take Spines with you
5 shops is a lot of spines to read. Let your phone do it.
Photograph the shelf and Spines flags the books worth grabbing for your taste. Free to try.
Other routes in Bolton
- Marie Curie and 5 more 6 shops · ~3 min
- Children Today and 5 more 6 shops · ~30 min
- Al-Khair Foundation and 4 more 5 shops · ~4 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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