Charity shops in Chelmsford
- 25 shops
- 21 charity
- 4 book & second-hand
- 2 walking routes
- within 6 km of the centre
Chelmsford 4 Good sits at the head of the city's biggest run, 7 shops in 10 minutes. Oxfam and British Heart Foundation both have 2 branches. The Moulsham Street run brings another 6 shops within 9 minutes. Chelmsford has 25 shops in total.
Chains with several branches: Oxfam (2) · British Heart Foundation (2) · Barnardo's (2) · RSPCA (2)
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Book-hunting routes
2 routesShops a few minutes' walk apart, in walking order. Do a run in one go and the outliers another day.
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Chelmsford 4 Good and 6 more7 shops
Chelmsford 4 Good → Oxfam → Chelmsford Community Bookshop → British Heart Foundation → 3 more
· ~10 min -
Moulsham Street run6 shops
CFY Book Shelf → Chelmsford Furniture Project → Cancer Research UK → Age UK → 2 more
· ~9 min
Showing 25 shops
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Chelmsford 4 Good Charity shop
Market Road
Mon, Sat–Sun closed · Chelmsford 4 Good and 6 more · stop 1
0.2 km -
Oxfam Charity shop
Market Road · CM1 1XA
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · Chelmsford 4 Good and 6 more · stop 2
0.2 km -
Chelmsford Community Bookshop Charity shop
Market Road · CM1 1XA
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00 · Chelmsford 4 Good and 6 more · stop 3
0.2 km -
British Heart Foundation Charity shop
High Chelmer · CM1 1XR
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00 · Chelmsford 4 Good and 6 more · stop 4
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Havens Hospices Charity shop
Exchange Way · CM1 1XB
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · Chelmsford 4 Good and 6 more · stop 5
0.3 km -
Oxfam Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
High Street · CM1 1DX
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · Chelmsford 4 Good and 6 more · stop 6
0.4 km -
British Heart Foundation Charity shop
High Street · CM1 1DE
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00 · Chelmsford 4 Good and 6 more · stop 7
0.6 km -
Cancer Research UK Charity shop
Moulsham Street · CM2 0LR
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:30 · Moulsham Street run · stop 3
0.6 km -
Farleigh Hospice Charity shop
Moulsham Street · CM2 0LG
Mon–Sat 09:00–16:30 · Moulsham Street run · stop 5
0.7 km -
CFY Book Shelf Second-hand bookshop
Moulsham Street run · stop 1
0.7 km -
0.7 km
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0.7 km
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0.7 km
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The Salvation Army Charity shop
Byron Road · CM2 6HJ
1.3 km -
1.7 km
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St Johns Ambulance Charity shop
Melbourne Avenue · CM1 2DW
1.8 km -
Farleigh Hospice Charity shop2.2 km
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Barnardo's Charity shop2.2 km
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RSPCA Charity shop
Trent Road · CM1 2LQ
2.3 km -
2.6 km
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Friends of Hylands Second-hand bookshop3.5 km
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Farleigh Hospice Charity shop3.9 km
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4.3 km
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4.3 km
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5.6 km
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Book hunting in Chelmsford
Nearest-first is a decent route plan on its own: cluster your visits, start with the shops closest to each other, and save the outliers for days you're passing anyway. Charity shops re-shelve constantly, most put new donations out every day or two, so a shop that was quiet on Saturday can be a different shop by Wednesday. Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons, and it's always worth asking a volunteer when the book trolley comes out.
If you want the odds on your side, read our guides to finding good books in charity shops and spotting the books worth grabbing before you set out.
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Nearby: Charity shops in Southend-on-Sea· Charity shops in Colchester· Charity shops in London· Charity shops in St Albans
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