Gloucester Road run

8 shops · about 9 minutes on foot · 0.6 km

8 stops make up the Gloucester Road run, starting at Little Steps on Zetland Road. It is 3 minutes on to Sofa Project, the first of 7 shops on Gloucester Road itself. The walk passes Amnesty Bookshop further along before finishing at Rhubarb Jumble. In all it comes to 9 minutes of walking.

View this area on OpenStreetMap

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 Little Steps
Charity shop · Zetland Road · BS6 7AH

Mon–Sat 09:30–17:30
2
3 min walk
Sofa Project
Charity shop · Gloucester Road · BS7 8AA

Tue–Sat 09:30–17:30
3
2 min walk
Shelter
Charity shop · Gloucester Road · BS7 8AL

Mon–Sat 09:30–17:30; Sun 11:00–17:00
4
1 min walk
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop · Gloucester Road · BS7 8AL

Mon–Fri 09:00–17:30; Sat 09:00–17:30; Sun 11:00–17:00
5
2 min walk
Saint Peter's Hospice Shop
Charity shop · Gloucester Road · BS7 8AT

Mon–Sat 09:30–17:30; Sun 12:00–17:00
6
1 min walk
Amnesty Bookshop
Second-hand bookshop · Gloucester Road · BS7 8AT

Mon–Fri 10:00–16:30; Sat 10:30–17:00
7
1 min walk
Marie Curie
Charity shop · Gloucester Road

Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00; Sat 11:00–17:00
8
1 min walk
Rhubarb Jumble
Second-hand shop · Gloucester Road · BS7 8BH

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Other routes in Bristol

High Street run 10 shops · ~5 min
Regent Street run 10 shops · ~8 min
Clifton Community Bookshop and 8 more 9 shops · ~13 min
Gloucester Road run (part 2) 8 shops · ~17 min
Surplus Store and 6 more 7 shops · ~15 min
Last Bookshop and 6 more 7 shops · ~20 min
The BookCellar and 6 more 7 shops · ~26 min
North Street run 6 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 Bristol, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.

Nearby: Charity shops in Bath· Charity shops in Newport· Charity shops in Cardiff· Charity shops in Gloucester

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