Book-hunting route · Bristol

North View run

3 shops · about 7 minutes on foot · 0.5 km

North View lends its name to this walk, which begins on Coldharbour Road at Boutique Charity Shop. It covers 3 stops in 7 minutes total. From Coldharbour Road it's on to Christian Science Reading Room and then Saint Peter's Hospice Shop, both on North View.

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. 1 Boutique Charity Shop

    Charity shop · Coldharbour Road

  2. 2

    7 min walk

    Christian Science Reading Room

    Second-hand bookshop · North View · BS6 7PY

    Mon,Wed,Fri 10:00–12:30; Tue,Thu 13:30–16:00

  3. 3

    1 min walk

    Saint Peter's Hospice Shop

    Charity shop · North View · BS6 7PY

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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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