Book-hunting route · Dundee
Murraygate run
6 shops · about 6 minutes on foot · 0.6 km
The Murraygate run in Dundee covers 6 stops in 6 minutes, beginning at The Academy Emporium on Commercial Street. It moves onto Murraygate itself, which holds 3 of the shops including Sense Scotland and TG Jones. The walk ends at Dundee Community Grants.
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 Academy Emporium
Charity shop · Commercial Street
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2
2 min walk
Sense ScotlandCharity shop · Murraygate · DD1 2AZ
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 11:00–16:00
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3
2 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · Murraygate · DD1 2AZ
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4
1 min walk
TG JonesSecond-hand bookshop · Murraygate · DD1 2EA
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5
2 min walk
Tayside Deaf HubCharity shop
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6
1 min walk
Dundee Community GrantsCharity shop
Take Spines with you
6 shops is a lot of spines to read. Let your phone do it.
Photograph the shelf and Spines flags the books worth grabbing for your taste. Free to try.
Other routes in Dundee
- Brook Street run 8 shops · ~7 min
- Reform Street run 6 shops · ~12 min
- High Street run 4 shops · ~3 min
- Perth Road run 4 shops · ~7 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 Dundee, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Edinburgh· Charity shops in Stirling· Charity shops in Aberdeen· Charity shops in Glasgow
Shop data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.