Charity shops in Colchester
- 31 shops
- 23 charity
- 8 book & second-hand
- 3 walking routes
- within 8 km of the centre
A run of 10 shops circles The Lawrence Walker Gallery in Colchester, 7 minutes end to end. RSPCA is the only chain here with more than one branch, at 2. A second run near Dogs Trust covers 9 shops in 21 minutes. Colchester has 31 shops in total.
Chains with several branches: RSPCA (2)
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Book-hunting routes
3 routesShops a few minutes' walk apart, in walking order. Do a run in one go and the outliers another day.
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The Lawrence Walker Gallery and 9 more10 shops
The Lawrence Walker Gallery → British Heart Foundation → PDSA → Sense → 6 more
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Dogs Trust and 8 more9 shops
Dogs Trust → The Colchester Bookshop → St Helena → Oxfam → 5 more
· ~21 min -
Magdalen Street run3 shops
Dusty's → St Helena Furniture Shop → St Helena Clearance Shop - Magdalen Street
· ~3 min
Showing 31 shops
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The Lawrence Walker Gallery Charity shop
Priory Walk · CO1 1LG
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Bridge Way Charity Charity shop
Priory Walk · CO1 1LG
0.1 km -
British Heart Foundation Charity shop
Long Wyre Street · CO1 1LJ
0.1 km -
0.1 km
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0.2 km
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0.2 km
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Friends Of St Helena Hospice Charity shop
Culver Street East
0.2 km -
0.3 km
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The Salvation Army Charity shop
High Street · CO1 1SZ
0.3 km -
East Anglia's Children's Hospices Charity shop
High Street · CO1 1SZ
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · The Lawrence Walker Gallery and 9 more · stop 9
0.3 km -
Red Lion Books Second-hand bookshop
High Street · CO1 1SZ
The Lawrence Walker Gallery and 9 more · stop 10
0.3 km -
0.4 km
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The Colchester Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Trinity Street · CO1 1JN
Dogs Trust and 8 more · stop 2
0.4 km -
0.4 km
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0.4 km
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0.6 km
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0.7 km
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0.7 km
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0.7 km
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0.7 km
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St Helena Clearance Shop - Magdalen Street Charity shop
Magdalen Street
Magdalen Street run · stop 3
0.7 km -
0.8 km
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As New Second-hand shop
Military Road · CO1 2AT
1.2 km -
RSPCA Essex North East Branch Charity shop
Harwich Road · CO4 3BZ
1.4 km -
Colchester Childrens' Charity Appeal Charity shop2.2 km
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Colchester Cat Rescue Charity shop
The Commons · CO3 4NW
2.8 km -
RSPCA Charity shop
Prettygate Road · CO3 4EQ
2.9 km -
St Helena Hospice Charity shop4.3 km
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Barnardo's Charity shop
Peartree Road · CO3 0LX
4.3 km -
Colne Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
High Street · CO7 9AZ
5.3 km -
Wivenhoe Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
High Street · CO7 9BE
5.3 km
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Book hunting in Colchester
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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