Book-hunting route · Cambridge
Burleigh Street run (part 2)
5 shops · about 2 minutes on foot · 0.1 km
This second Burleigh Street run in Cambridge is short, 5 stops in 2 minutes. It starts at Cancer Research UK, then passes Scope and Mind, and British Red Cross has 2 branches along the way. All 5 stops sit on Burleigh 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
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop · Burleigh Street · CB1 1DJ
Mon–Thu 10:00–17:30; Fri,Sat 09:00–17:30; Sun 10:00–16:00
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2
1 min walk
British Red CrossCharity shop · Burleigh Street · CB1 1DG
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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3
1 min walk
ScopeCharity shop · Burleigh Street · CB1 1DG
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 11:00–17:00
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4
1 min walk
British Red CrossCharity shop · Burleigh Street · CB1 1DJ
Sun 10:00–16:00; Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00
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5
1 min walk
MindCharity shop · Burleigh Street · CB1 1DG
Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00; Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
Take Spines with you
5 shops is a lot of spines to read. Let your phone do it.
Photograph the shelf and Spines flags the books worth grabbing for your taste. Free to try.
Other routes in Cambridge
- Burleigh Street run 6 shops · ~3 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
Shop data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.