Book-hunting route · Bristol
North Street run
6 shops · about 3 minutes on foot · 0.4 km
North Street is where this walk starts, at Storysmith, and it covers 6 shops in 3 minutes. Brandon comes 1 minute along, then Children's Hospice South West 2 minutes after that. Saint Peter's Hospice Shop and tenovus follow, and the run ends at Cats Protection Charity Shop, all on North 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
Storysmith
Second-hand bookshop · North Street · BS3 1JD
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2
1 min walk
BrandonCharity shop · North Street · BS3 1JJ
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3
2 min walk
Children's Hospice South WestCharity shop · North Street · BS3 1JA
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4
1 min walk
Saint Peter's Hospice ShopCharity shop · North Street · BS3 1JA
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5
1 min walk
tenovusCharity shop · North Street · BS3 1JA
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6
1 min walk
Cats Protection Charity ShopCharity shop · North Street · BS3 1JA
Take Spines with you
6 shops is a lot of spines to read. Let your phone do it.
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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
- Last Bookshop and 6 more 7 shops · ~20 min
- The BookCellar and 6 more 7 shops · ~26 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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