Book-hunting route · Bournemouth
Cats Protection and 6 more
7 shops · about 4 minutes on foot · 1.2 km
7 stops make up this route, run over 4 minutes. It starts at Cats Protection and ends at Julia's House, passing British Red Cross and Oxfam on High Street on the way. High Street holds 3 of the 7 shops.
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
Cats Protection
Charity shop
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2
1 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop
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3
1 min walk
British Red CrossCharity shop · High Street · BH15 1AU
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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4
1 min walk
Blue CrossCharity shop
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00
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5
1 min walk
OxfamCharity shop · High Street · BH15 1DN
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6
2 min walk
PDSACharity shop · High Street · BH15 1AS
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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7
1 min walk
Julia's HouseCharity shop
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Other routes in Bournemouth
- Southbourne Grove run 10 shops · ~11 min
- Mind and 7 more 8 shops · ~7 min
- Poole Road run 7 shops · ~4 min
- Sense and 6 more 7 shops · ~7 min
- High Street run 6 shops · ~4 min
- Seamoor Road run 6 shops · ~4 min
- Marie Curie and 5 more 6 shops · ~7 min
- Christchurch 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 Bournemouth, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Poole· Charity shops in Salisbury· Charity shops in Southampton· Charity shops in Winchester
Shop data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.