Book-hunting route · Bristol
Surplus Store and 6 more
7 shops · about 15 minutes on foot · 1.6 km
15 minutes of walking make up this route, starting at Surplus Store on Union Street. From there it is 1 minute to second page, also on Union Street, before the route continues on to emmaus on Upper York Street. It finishes at The Haunted Bookshop on Stokes Croft, 7 stops in all.
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
Surplus Store
Charity shop · Union Street
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2
1 min walk
second pageSecond-hand bookshop · Union Street
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3
2 min walk
Book ExtraSecond-hand bookshop
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4
4 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · BS1 3JQ
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5
2 min walk
Saint Peter's Hospice ShopCharity shop · St. James Barton Roundabout
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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6
6 min walk
emmausCharity shop · Upper York Street · BS2 8QJ
Mon: 10:00 - 16:30 Tues: 11:00 - 16:30 Weds - Sat: 10:00 - 16:30
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7
2 min walk
The Haunted BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Stokes Croft
Mon–Fri 12:00–18:00; Sat 11:00–18:00; Sat 12:00–17:00
Take Spines with you
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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
- 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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