Book-hunting route · Bristol
Sue Ryder and 4 more
5 shops · about 12 minutes on foot · 0.8 km
5 stops make up this route, running 12 minutes from end to end. It starts at Sue Ryder on Channons Hill, then it's 6 minutes to Cancer Research UK on Fishponds Road. Saint Peter's Hospice Shop follows 1 minute later on the same road, and the walk finishes at CLIC Sargent on Straits Parade after Barnardo's.
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
Sue Ryder
Charity shop · Channons Hill
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2
6 min walk
Cancer Research UKCharity shop · Fishponds Road · BS16 3UW
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3
1 min walk
Saint Peter's Hospice ShopCharity shop · Fishponds Road · BS16 3UP
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4
3 min walk
Barnardo'sCharity shop
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5
3 min walk
CLIC SargentCharity shop · Straits Parade · BS16 2LA
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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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