Charity shops in Dundee
- 34 shops
- 24 charity
- 10 book & second-hand
- 5 walking routes
- within 8 km of the centre
Brook Street run is the one to walk, 8 shops in 7 minutes. Dundee has 34 shops overall, and British Heart Foundation has 4 branches, with Oxfam on 3. Perth Road run and High Street run each add 4 shops nearby, in 7 and 3 minutes respectively. Dundee also has 5 secondhand shops and 5 bookshops alongside the 24 charity shops.
Chains with several branches: British Heart Foundation (4) · Oxfam (3) · Cancer Research (2) · Barnardo's (2)
Book-hunting routes
5 routesShops a few minutes' walk apart, in walking order. Do a run in one go and the outliers another day.
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Brook Street run8 shops
The Salvation Army → Shelter → Cancer Research UK → Oxfam → 4 more
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Murraygate run6 shops
The Academy Emporium → Sense Scotland → British Heart Foundation → TG Jones → 2 more
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Reform Street run6 shops
British Heart Foundation → Barnardo's → Oxfam Books & Music → British Red Cross → 2 more
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High Street run4 shops
Oxfam → British Heart Foundation → PDSA → Cash Converters
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Perth Road run4 shops
Book Attic → Shelter → Diabetes Aide → British Red Cross
· ~7 min
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Oxfam Books & Music Second-hand bookshop
Reform Street · DD1 1SL
Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00 · Reform Street run · stop 3
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Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Second-hand shop
Reform Street
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Reform Street run · stop 5
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Tayside Re-Use Centre Second-hand shop
Douglas Street · DD1 5AN
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Barnardo's Charity shop1.5 km
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Barnabas Christian Bookshop Second-hand bookshop1.8 km
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British Heart Foundation Charity shop
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Cash Converters Second-hand shop
High Street · DD2 3BX
Mon–Fri 09:00–17:15 · High Street run · stop 4
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The Bookhouse Second-hand bookshop
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Book hunting in Dundee
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.
12 of the shops here have their opening hours on record, and 9 of those open on Sundays. Where no hours are listed, nobody has recorded them yet. 5 of the 34 are general second-hand shops.
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.
Donating books in Dundee
24 of the shops here are charity-run and take book donations during opening hours. If you pay UK income tax, filling in a Gift Aid form at the till lets the shop claim an extra 25% on whatever your books sell for, at no cost to you. Shops pay to dispose of what they cannot sell, so a bad donation costs the charity money. The test before you pack a bag: would someone buy this today? Recent fiction, classics, cookery and children's books move. Old textbooks, out-of-date travel guides and anything damp or mouldy do not.
Our guide to where to donate books covers which shops suit which books, and what to do with a whole house clear-out.
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Nearby: Charity shops in Edinburgh· Charity shops in Stirling· Charity shops in Aberdeen· Charity shops in Glasgow· Charity shops in Inverness· Charity shops in Carlisle
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