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Book-hunting route · Canterbury

Burgate run

7 shops · about 17 minutes on foot · 2.6 km

7 stops make up the Burgate run in Canterbury, 17 minutes long, starting at Shelter on Northgate. It runs along Burgate itself, which has 4 shops including Demelza, Cancer Research UK and Burgate Books. It ends at Chaucer Bookshop on Beercart Lane, after British Heart Foundation on St. George's Street.

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 Shelter

    Charity shop · Northgate · CT1 1BE

    Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00, Sun 10:00–16:00

  2. 2

    9 min walk

    Demelza

    Charity shop · Burgate · CT1 2HG

    Mon–Thu,Sat 09:30–17:00; Fri 11:30–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00

  3. 3

    2 min walk

    Cancer Research UK

    Charity shop · Burgate · CT1 2HJ

    Mon–Sat 09:00–17:30; Sun 11:00–17:00

  4. 4

    1 min walk

    Burgate Books

    Second-hand bookshop · Burgate · CT1 2HG

    Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00; Sun 11:00–16:00

  5. 5

    1 min walk

    British Red Cross

    Charity shop · Burgate · CT1 2HG

    Wed–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00

  6. 6

    3 min walk

    British Heart Foundation

    Charity shop · St. George's Street · CT1 2SR

    Mon–Sat 09:00–17:30; Sun 10:00–16:00

  7. 7

    4 min walk

    Chaucer Bookshop

    Second-hand bookshop · Beercart Lane · CT1 2NY

    Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00; Sun 11:00–16:00; Public holidays 11:00–16:00

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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 Canterbury, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.

Nearby: Charity shops in Southend-on-Sea· Charity shops in Hastings· Charity shops in Chelmsford· Charity shops in Colchester

Shop data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.

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