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Book-hunting route · Bournemouth

Saxon Square run

6 shops · about 9 minutes on foot · 0.7 km

This run takes 9 minutes for 6 stops. It starts at Age Concern and reaches Saxon Square 6 minutes in at Dorset Blind Association. All Aboard and TGJones follow on Saxon Square, which carries 4 of the 6 stops, before the route finishes at Lewis Manning on High Street.

Open the route in Google Maps Walking directions, stop by stop. The line above follows the streets, routed on OpenStreetMap data.

The stops, in walking order

Starts at the end nearest the city centre. Times are pavement estimates at an easy pace.

  1. 1 Age Concern

    Charity shop

  2. 2

    6 min walk

    Dorset Blind Association

    Charity shop · Saxon Square

    Mon–Sat 09:00–16:00

  3. 3

    1 min walk

    All Aboard

    Charity shop · Saxon Square

    Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00

  4. 4

    1 min walk

    TGJones

    Second-hand bookshop · Saxon Square

    Mon–Sat 08:30–17:30; Sun 10:00–16:00

  5. 5

    1 min walk

    Blue Cross

    Charity shop · Saxon Square · BH23 1QB

    Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00

  6. 6

    1 min walk

    Lewis Manning

    Charity shop · High Street

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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.

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