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Book-hunting route · Chelmsford

Chelmsford 4 Good and 6 more

7 shops · about 10 minutes on foot · 1.0 km

7 stops make up this Chelmsford walk, covering 10 minutes in total. It begins at Chelmsford 4 Good on Market Road, with Oxfam 1 minute on and Chelmsford Community Bookshop a further 1 minute along the same street. From there the route crosses to High Street, ending at Oxfam Bookshop and a second British Heart Foundation. Oxfam and British Heart Foundation both have 2 branches on this route.

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 Chelmsford 4 Good

    Charity shop · Market Road

    Mon, Sat–Sun closed; Tue–Fri 09:00–16:00

  2. 2

    1 min walk

    Oxfam

    Charity shop · Market Road · CM1 1XA

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

  3. 3

    1 min walk

    Chelmsford Community Bookshop

    Charity shop · Market Road · CM1 1XA

    Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00; Sun closed

  4. 4

    2 min walk

    British Heart Foundation

    Charity shop · High Chelmer · CM1 1XR

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

  5. 5

    2 min walk

    Havens Hospices

    Charity shop · Exchange Way · CM1 1XB

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

  6. 6

    2 min walk

    Oxfam Bookshop

    Second-hand bookshop · High Street · CM1 1DX

    Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:30–15:30

  7. 7

    5 min walk

    British Heart Foundation

    Charity shop · High Street · CM1 1DE

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

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

Nearby: Charity shops in Southend-on-Sea· Charity shops in Colchester· Charity shops in London· Charity shops in St Albans

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