Book-hunting route · Durham
Oxfam and 5 more
6 shops · about 6 minutes on foot · 0.5 km
On Elvet Bridge, Oxfam starts a 6-stop walk through Durham that takes 6 minutes. It passes People's Bookshop and St. Cuthbert's Pop Up Shop on High Street, then St Cuthbert's Hospice on Claypath. The route ends on Market Place, at BookWyrm, 1 minute after Book Emporium.
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
Oxfam
Charity shop · Elvet Bridge · DH1 3AA
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2
1 min walk
People's BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · High Street · DH1 3UJ
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3
1 min walk
Oak Tree Animals' Charity
Charity shop
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4
1 min walk
St. Cuthbert's Pop Up ShopCharity shop · High Street · DH1 3UL
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5
2 min walk
St Cuthbert's HospiceCharity shop · Claypath · DH1 1RG
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6
3 min walk
Book EmporiumSecond-hand bookshop · Market Place · DH1 3NJ
Take Spines with you
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Other routes in Durham
- BookWyrm and 5 more 6 shops · ~7 min
- High Street South run 4 shops · ~2 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. Distances are straight lines with a pavement allowance, so treat the minutes as a floor. Opening hours are whatever OpenStreetMap has on record: check the volunteer-run ones before you set out.
See all charity shops in Durham, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Sunderland· Charity shops in Newcastle upon Tyne· Charity shops in Middlesbrough· Charity shops in Carlisle
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