Charity shops in Bristol
- 159 shops
- 123 charity
- 36 book & second-hand
- 17 walking routes
- within 10 km of the centre
Bristol's Gloucester Road is famous for its unbroken run of independents and charity shops, and the donations reflect one of the UK's most bookish cities. Add Bedminster's North Street and the Clifton shops and you can fill a tote in an afternoon.
Chains with several branches: British Heart Foundation (8) · Oxfam (7) · Cancer Research (4) · Barnardo's (4)
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Book-hunting routes
17 routesShops a few minutes' walk apart, in walking order. Do a run in one go and the outliers another day.
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High Street run10 shops
Sense → Dorothy House Hospice Care → Oxfam Bookshop → British Heart Foundation → 6 more
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Regent Street run10 shops
The Salvation Army → St Peter's Hospice → British Heart Foundation → PDSA → 6 more
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Clifton Community Bookshop and 8 more9 shops
Clifton Community Bookshop → Shelter → Oxfam → Heron Books → 5 more
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Gloucester Road run8 shops
Little Steps → Sofa Project → Shelter → Cancer Research UK → 4 more
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Gloucester Road run (part 2)8 shops
Brandon → Cats Protection → Tenovus → British Heart Foundation → 4 more
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Surplus Store and 6 more7 shops
Surplus Store → second page → Book Extra → British Heart Foundation → 3 more
· ~15 min
Showing 159 shops
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Book Extra Second-hand bookshop
Surplus Store and 6 more · stop 3
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Shambles Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
The BookCellar and 6 more · stop 7
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Beware the Leopard Second-hand bookshop
The BookCellar and 6 more · stop 6
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Saint Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop
St. James Barton Roundabout
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · Surplus Store and 6 more · stop 5
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East Bristol Books Second-hand bookshop
West Street · BS2 0BH
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Bristol & Weston Hospital Charity Charity shop
The BookCellar and 6 more · stop 3
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emmaus Charity shop
Upper York Street · BS2 8QJ
Mon: 10:00 - 16:30 Tues: 11:00 - 16:30 Weds - Sat: 10:00 - 16:30 · Surplus Store and 6 more · stop 6
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The Haunted Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Stokes Croft
Mon–Fri 12:00–18:00 · Surplus Store and 6 more · stop 7
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Arnolfini Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Tue–Sun 11:00–18:00
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The BookCellar Second-hand bookshop
Stokes Croft · BS1 3RJ
Mon–Wed 10:00–21:30 · The BookCellar and 6 more · stop 1
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St Philips Reuse Shop Second-hand shop1.1 km
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Oxfam Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Queen's Road · BS8 1QE
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00, Sun 12:00–17:00 · Last Bookshop and 6 more · stop 3
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SOFA Retail Outlet Second-hand shop1.2 km
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Mind Charity shop
Cotham Hill · BS6 6LA
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:30, Sun 11:00–17:00 · Cotham Hill run · stop 3
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Clifton Community Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Clifton Road · BS8 1AF
Tue–Sun 13:00–17:00 · Clifton Community Bookshop and 8 more · stop 1
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Sofa Project Charity shop
Gloucester Road · BS7 8AA
Tue–Sat 09:30–17:30 · Gloucester Road run · stop 2
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Cancer Research UK Charity shop
Gloucester Road · BS7 8AL
Mon–Fri 09:00–17:30 · Gloucester Road run · stop 4
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Saint Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop
Gloucester Road · BS7 8AT
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:30 · Gloucester Road run · stop 5
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Amnesty Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Gloucester Road · BS7 8AT
Mon–Fri 10:00–16:30 · Gloucester Road run · stop 6
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Heron Books Second-hand bookshop
Regent Street · BS8 4HW
Mon–Sat 08:30–16:30 · Clifton Community Bookshop and 8 more · stop 4
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Oxfam Charity shop
Regent Street · BS8 4HW
Mon–Fri 10:00–17:30 · Clifton Community Bookshop and 8 more · stop 3
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mary's living & giving shop Charity shop
Regent Street · BS8 4HG
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St. Peter's Hospice Charity shop
Boyces Avenue · BS8 4AA
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Cats Protection Charity shop
Gloucester Road · BS7 8BH
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · Gloucester Road run (part 2) · stop 2
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Mercy In Action Charity shop
Princess Victoria Street · BS8 4BX
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Oxfam Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Princess Victoria Street · BS8 4BU
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7th Bristol Scouts Shop Charity shop
Waterloo Street · BS8 4BT
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Tenovus Charity shop
Gloucester Road · BS7 8BG
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:30 · Gloucester Road run (part 2) · stop 3
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British Heart Foundation Charity shop
Gloucester Road · BS7 8BG
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00 · Gloucester Road run (part 2) · stop 4
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The Small City Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Church Road
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Saint Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop
Whiteladies Road · BS8 2RP
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:30 · Whiteladies Road run · stop 3
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British Heart Foundation Books & Music Second-hand bookshop
Whiteladies Road · BS8 2RS
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00, Sun 11:00–16:00 · Whiteladies Road run · stop 6
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St Peter's Hospice Clearance Shop Charity shop
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00
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Gloucester Road Books Second-hand bookshop
Gloucester Road · BS7 8NU
Gloucester Road run (part 2) · stop 5
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St Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop
Sandy Park Road · BS4 3PH
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Saint Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop
Gloucester Road
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · Gloucester Road run (part 2) · stop 7
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The Reclaimers Second-hand shop
Gloucester Road · BS7 8TG
Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00 · Gloucester Road run (part 2) · stop 8
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Christian Science Reading Room Second-hand bookshop
North View · BS6 7PY
Mon,Wed,Fri 10:00–12:30 · North View run · stop 2
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Reuse Centre Charity shop3.5 km
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Max Minerva's Second-hand bookshop
Henleaze Road · BS9 4JU
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · Henleaze Road run · stop 1
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Saint Peter's Hospice Charity shop
Henleaze Road · BS9 4JP
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · Henleaze Road run · stop 4
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North Bristol Advice Centre Charity shop
Gainsborough Square · BS7 9XA
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Break Charity shop
Stoke Lane · BS9 3RL
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St Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop
Stoke Lane · BS9 3RL
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Saint Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop
Westbury Hill · BS9 3AD
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · Westbury Hill run · stop 1
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Bristol Area Cardiac Support Charity shop
Lodge Causeway
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Saint Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop
Lodge Causeway · BS16 3RA
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Saint Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop
Canford Lane · BS9 3DH
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · Westbury Hill run · stop 6
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Saint Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop4.9 km
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Saint Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop4.9 km
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St. Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop
Gilda Parade · BS14 9HY
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Barnardo's Charity shop
Sue Ryder and 4 more · stop 4
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The Salvation Army Charity shop5.4 km
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Barnardo's Charity shop
Gloucester Road North · BS7 0SH
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Revive Charity Shop Charity shop
Filton Avenue · BS7 0QH
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PDSA Charity shop
Regent Street run · stop 4
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British Heart Foundation Charity shop
Regent Street · BS15 8LE
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00 · Regent Street run · stop 5
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Animal Affairs Charity shop
Hollway Road · BS14 8PG
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Saint Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop
Arnside Road · BS10 6AT
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Lost in the Reads Second-hand bookshop
Regent Street run · stop 7
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Sustainabilty Hub Second-hand shop
1D015
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St Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop
Lovelinch Gardens · BS41 9AH
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Saint Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop
Broad Street · BS16 5LN
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PDSA Charity shop6.4 km
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British Red Cross Charity shop6.5 km
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Saint Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop6.5 km
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Revilo Interiors Second-hand shop6.6 km
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CLIC Sargent Charity shop6.9 km
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St Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop
Badminton Road · BS16 6BB
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Barnardo's Charity shop7.0 km
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Break Charity shop
High Street · BS11 0DT
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Saint Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop
Baltic Place · BS20 0EJ
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St Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop
High Street · BS11 0DJ
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Mind Charity shop
High Street run · stop 10
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Saint Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop
Webbs Wood Road · BS32 8EJ
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Sue Ryder Charity shop
Emerson Way · BS16 7AE
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Reuse Second-hand shop
Mon,Tue,Fri,Sat,Sun 09:30–15:30
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Buzzard books Second-hand bookshop
Mon–Sun 11:00–16:30
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St Peter's Hospice Shop Charity shop9.4 km
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Children's Hospice South West Charity shop9.4 km
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Break Charity shop9.5 km
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Book hunting in Bristol
Nearest-first is a decent route plan on its own: cluster your visits, start with the shops closest to each other, and save the outliers for days you're passing anyway. Charity shops re-shelve constantly, most put new donations out every day or two, so a shop that was quiet on Saturday can be a different shop by Wednesday. Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons, and it's always worth asking a volunteer when the book trolley comes out.
If you want the odds on your side, read our guides to finding good books in charity shops and spotting the books worth grabbing before you set out.
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