Book-hunting route · Bournemouth
Southbourne Grove run
10 shops · about 11 minutes on foot · 0.7 km
Southbourne Grove carries most of this run, with 7 of its 10 stops on that one street. It starts at Hope and More on Seabourne Road, passes British Red Cross 4 minutes in and Age UK 2 minutes after that, and finishes at Dorset Children's Foundation on Southbourne Road. The full walk takes 11 minutes.
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
Hope and More
Charity shop · Seabourne Road
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2
1 min walk
Hope & MoreCharity shop · Seabourne Road
Tue,Thu–Sat 10:00–16:30; Wed 10:00–13:00
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3
4 min walk
British Red CrossCharity shop · Southbourne Grove
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00
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4
2 min walk
Age UKCharity shop · Southbourne Grove
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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5
1 min walk
The Salvation ArmyCharity shop · Southbourne Grove
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00
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6
1 min walk
Emporium @ 55Charity shop · Southbourne Grove
Wed–Sat 10:00–15:00
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7
1 min walk
BH6Second-hand bookshop · Southbourne Grove
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun closed
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8
1 min walk
Debra Charity ShopCharity shop · Southbourne Grove
Mon–Sat 09:00–16:30
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9
1 min walk
Dorset Blind AssociationCharity shop · Southbourne Grove
Mon–Sat 09:30–16:30
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10
2 min walk
Dorset Children's FoundationCharity shop · Southbourne Road
Mon–Sat 09:00–16:00
Take Spines with you
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Other routes in Bournemouth
- Mind and 7 more 8 shops · ~7 min
- Cats Protection and 6 more 7 shops · ~4 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
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