Book-hunting route · Bristol
Last Bookshop and 6 more
7 shops · about 20 minutes on foot · 1.8 km
7 stops make up this route, beginning at Last Bookshop on Park Street. Queen's Road carries 3 of the shops, including Oxfam Bookshop and Cancer Research UK, while Park Street has 2. The walk covers 20 minutes in total and ends at Dreadnought on Saint Georges Road.
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
Last Bookshop
Second-hand bookshop · Park Street · BS1 5JN
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2
3 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · Park Street · BS1 5PJ
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3
1 min walk
Oxfam BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Queen's Road · BS8 1QE
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00, Sun 12:00–17:00
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4
3 min walk
Penny Brohn UKCharity shop · Queen's Road · BS8 1QQ
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5
2 min walk
Cancer Research UKCharity shop · Queen's Road · BS8 1QP
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6
7 min walk
Avon Wildlife TrustCharity shop · Great George Street · BS1 5QT
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7
7 min walk
DreadnoughtSecond-hand bookshop · Saint Georges Road · BS1 5UW
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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 8 shops · ~9 min
- Gloucester Road run (part 2) 8 shops · ~17 min
- Surplus Store and 6 more 7 shops · ~15 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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