London Road run

9 shops · about 10 minutes on foot · 0.8 km

London Road is the street this Brighton run is named for, and 6 of its 9 stops sit along it. The walk starts at Books for Amnesty on Sydney Street, passes Raining Books on Trafalgar Street 2 minutes on, then reaches British Red Cross on London Road 3 minutes after that. It ends at Chestnut Tree House, with the whole route taking 11 minutes.

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Open the route in Google Maps Walking directions, stop by stop. The line above is stop to stop; the streets between are your call.

The stops, in walking order

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

1 Chestnut Tree House
Charity shop · London Road
2
1 min walk
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop · London Road · BN1 4JF

Mon–Sat 09:30–17:30; Sun 11:00–17:00
3
1 min walk
Scope
Charity shop · London Road · BN1 4JF
4
1 min walk
PDSA
Charity shop · London Road · BN1 4JF
5
1 min walk
Martlets
Charity shop · London Road · BN1 4JF

Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
6
1 min walk
Age UK
Charity shop · London Road · BN1 4JD
7
3 min walk
Emmaus
Charity shop · London Road · BN1 4JE
8
1 min walk
The Sussex Beacon Home Store
Charity shop · London Road · BN1 4JE
9
6 min walk
Hope
Charity shop · Preston Road · BN1 6AE

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Other routes in Brighton

London Road run (part 2) 9 shops · ~11 min
Detour Vintage and 8 more 9 shops · ~16 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. Distances are straight lines with a pavement allowance, so treat the minutes as a floor. 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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