Book-hunting route · Derby
Shardlow Road run
7 shops · about 7 minutes on foot · 0.5 km
The Shardlow Road run has 7 stops and takes 7 minutes, starting at YMCA on London Road. It continues to Lighthouse 3 minutes on, then reaches Shardlow Road for Abbey Street and Age UK. Shardlow Road accounts for 5 of the stops, and the walk ends at The Children's Society.
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
YMCA
Charity shop · London Road · DE24 8QH
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2
3 min walk
LighthouseCharity shop
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3
2 min walk
Abbey StreetCharity shop · Shardlow Road · DE24 0JH
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4
1 min walk
Age UKCharity shop · Shardlow Road · DE24 0JH
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5
1 min walk
MindCharity shop · Shardlow Road · DE24 0JH
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6
1 min walk
Cancer Research UKCharity shop · Shardlow Road · DE24 0JG
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7
1 min walk
The Children's SocietyCharity shop · Shardlow Road · DE24 0JG
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Other routes in Derby
- The Thoughtful Shop and 7 more 8 shops · ~8 min
- Save the Children and 7 more 8 shops · ~19 min
- Normanton Road run 7 shops · ~12 min
- Sue Ryder and 3 more 4 shops · ~2 min
- Nottingham Road 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 Derby, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Nottingham· Charity shops in Leicester· Charity shops in Stoke-on-Trent· Charity shops in Sheffield
Shop data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.