Book-hunting route · Brighton
Detour Vintage and 8 more
9 shops · about 16 minutes on foot · 1.8 km
Detour Vintage on Brighton Place opens this Brighton walk of 9 stops, which runs for 16 minutes. It passes Goldsboro Books on Ship Street and Oxfam on North Street, with 2 Oxfam branches along the route. From there it continues past Martlets on Church Street and Last Bookshop on Gardner Street. The route finishes at Dave's Comics on Sydney Street, where 2 of its stops sit on the same street.
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
Detour Vintage
Second-hand shop · Brighton Place
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2
3 min walk
Goldsboro BooksSecond-hand bookshop · Ship Street · BN1 1AE
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3
3 min walk
OxfamCharity shop · North Street
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4
3 min walk
MartletsCharity shop · Church Street
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5
2 min walk
Last BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Gardner Street · BN1 1UN
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 10:00–17:00
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6
3 min walk
Oxfam BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Kensington Gardens · BN1 4AL
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:30; Sun 11:00–14:00
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7
2 min walk
JunkSecond-hand shop · Vine Street
Mon–Thu,Sat 10:30–17:00; Fri 10:30–16:00; Sun 11:00–16:00
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8
3 min walk
Dave's ComicsSecond-hand bookshop · Sydney Street · BN1 4EN
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9
1 min walk
Dave's ComicsSecond-hand bookshop · Sydney Street · BN1 4EN
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Other routes in Brighton
- London Road run 9 shops · ~10 min
- London Road run (part 2) 9 shops · ~11 min
- Cats Protection and 8 more 9 shops · ~44 min
- George Street run 8 shops · ~8 min
- Debra Charity Shop and 6 more 7 shops · ~8 min
- Western Road run 6 shops · ~6 min
- The Real Junk Food Project and 3 more 4 shops · ~1 min
- St. Georges Road run 3 shops · ~3 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 Brighton, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Worthing· Charity shops in Eastbourne· Charity shops in Hastings· Charity shops in Guildford
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