Book-hunting route · Cheltenham
Sue Ryder and 7 more
8 shops · about 13 minutes on foot · 1.1 km
Sue Ryder and 7 more starts at Sue Ryder on Clarence Parade, then it is 4 minutes to Proud Lion on Saint Georges Place. From there the walk continues to Longfield on Pittville Street, 5 minutes on. It finishes on Winchcombe Street at the Gloucestershire Animal Welfare Association & Cheltenham Animal Shelter. In total it is 8 stops over 13 minutes.
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
Sue Ryder
Charity shop · Clarence Parade · GL50 3PA
Mon–Sat 09:30–16:30
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2
4 min walk
Proud LionSecond-hand bookshop · Saint Georges Place · GL50 3JZ
Wed–Sat 11:00–17:30; Sun 11:00–16:00
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3
1 min walk
Moss BooksSecond-hand bookshop
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4
1 min walk
Great Western Air Ambulance CharityCharity shop
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00
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5
5 min walk
LongfieldCharity shop · Pittville Street · GL52 2LJ
Mon–Sat 09:15–17:00; Sun 10:30–16:30
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6
2 min walk
The Children's SocietyCharity shop · Winchcombe Street · GL52 2LX
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun closed
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7
1 min walk
Linc - Blood cancer charityCharity shop · Winchcombe Street · GL52 2LZ
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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8
1 min walk
Gloucestershire Animal Welfare Association & Cheltenham Animal ShelterCharity shop · Winchcombe Street · GL52 2LZ
Tue–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00; Mon closed
Take Spines with you
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Other routes in Cheltenham
- Bath Road run 10 shops · ~6 min
- Barnardo's and 7 more 8 shops · ~21 min
- Church Road run 3 shops · ~2 min
- Edinburgh Place run 3 shops · ~3 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 Cheltenham, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Gloucester· Charity shops in Worcester· Charity shops in Swindon· Charity shops in Oxford
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