Book-hunting route · Cambridge
Burleigh Street run
6 shops · about 3 minutes on foot · 0.2 km
The Burleigh Street run in Cambridge covers 6 stops in 3 minutes. It starts at East Anglian Children's Hospices on Fitzroy Street, then crosses onto Burleigh Street for British Heart Foundation, RSPCA and Sense. It ends at Arthur Rank Hospice, with Oxfam also along the way. Burleigh Street itself carries 5 of the shops.
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
East Anglian Children's Hospices
Charity shop · Fitzroy Street · CB1 1EW
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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2
2 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · Burleigh Street · CB1 1DG
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 10:30–17:00
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3
1 min walk
RSPCACharity shop · Burleigh Street · CB1 1DJ
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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4
1 min walk
SenseCharity shop · Burleigh Street · CB1 1DJ
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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5
1 min walk
OxfamCharity shop · Burleigh Street · CB1 1DG
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00; Sun closed
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6
1 min walk
Arthur Rank HospiceCharity shop · Burleigh Street · CB1 1DJ
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
Take Spines with you
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Other routes in Cambridge
- Burleigh Street run (part 2) 5 shops · ~2 min
- Oxfam Bookshop and 4 more 5 shops · ~10 min
- Mill Road run 4 shops · ~5 min
- Regent Street run 3 shops · ~4 min
- Mill Road run (part 2) 3 shops · ~6 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 Cambridge, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Luton· Charity shops in Chelmsford· Charity shops in St Albans· Charity shops in Milton Keynes
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