Book-hunting route · Colchester
The Lawrence Walker Gallery and 9 more
10 shops · about 7 minutes on foot · 1.0 km
Priory Walk is the start of this walk, at The Lawrence Walker Gallery, running 7 minutes across 10 stops. It runs along Long Wyre Street past British Heart Foundation and PDSA, then on to Culver Street East for Friends Of St Helena Hospice. It ends on High Street at Red Lion Books.
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
The Lawrence Walker Gallery
Charity shop · Priory Walk · CO1 1LG
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2
1 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · Long Wyre Street · CO1 1LJ
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3
1 min walk
PDSACharity shop · Long Wyre Street · CO1 1LJ
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4
1 min walk
SenseCharity shop · Long Wyre Street · CO1 1LJ
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5
1 min walk
Millie & MarbelsSecond-hand shop · Long Wyre Street
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6
2 min walk
Bridge Way CharityCharity shop · Priory Walk · CO1 1LG
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7
2 min walk
Friends Of St Helena HospiceCharity shop · Culver Street East
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8
2 min walk
The Salvation ArmyCharity shop · High Street · CO1 1SZ
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9
1 min walk
East Anglia's Children's HospicesCharity shop · High Street · CO1 1SZ
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00
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10
1 min walk
Red Lion BooksSecond-hand bookshop · High Street · CO1 1SZ
Take Spines with you
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Other routes in Colchester
- Dogs Trust and 8 more 9 shops · ~21 min
- Magdalen Street 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 Colchester, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Ipswich· Charity shops in Chelmsford· Charity shops in Southend-on-Sea· Charity shops in Cambridge
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