Charity shops in Edinburgh
- 139 shops
- 94 charity
- 45 book & second-hand
- 19 walking routes
- within 10 km of the centre
The Nicolson Street run is the quickest way into Edinburgh's shops, 9 shops in 3 minutes. British Heart Foundation has 13 branches, ahead of Cancer Research on 9 and Shelter on 8. The Portobello High Street run also holds 9 shops, spread over a longer 12 minute stretch, and the city has 134 shops in total.
Chains with several branches: British Heart Foundation (13) · Cancer Research (11) · Shelter (8) · Oxfam (7)
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Book-hunting routes
19 routesShops a few minutes' walk apart, in walking order. Do a run in one go and the outliers another day.
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St Pauls Bookshop and 9 more10 shops
St Pauls Bookshop → Topping & Company Booksellers → McNaughtan's Bookshop → Typewronger Books → 6 more
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Nicolson Street run9 shops
PDSA → British Heart Foundation → Barnardo's → Save the Children → 5 more
· ~3 min -
Portobello High Street run9 shops
The Portobello Bookshop → Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland → Marie Curie → PortaLibri → 5 more
· ~12 min -
Elvis Shakespeare and 8 more9 shops
Elvis Shakespeare → La Belle Adventure → The Salvation Army → All Together → 5 more
· ~24 min -
Fruitmarket Bookshop and 8 more9 shops
Fruitmarket Bookshop → Marie Curie → PDSA → Forbidden Planet → 5 more
· ~36 min -
Raeburn Place run8 shops
Cancer Research UK → Mary's Living & Giving Shop → British Red Cross → British Heart Foundation → 4 more
· ~4 min
Showing 139 shops
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Fruitmarket Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Market Street · EH1 1DF
09:00–18:00 · Fruitmarket Bookshop and 8 more · stop 1
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St Pauls Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Mon closed · St Pauls Bookshop and 9 more · stop 1
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Forbidden Planet Second-hand bookshop
South Bridge · EH1 1LL
Fruitmarket Bookshop and 8 more · stop 4
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Topping & Company Booksellers Second-hand bookshop
Blenheim Place · EH7 5JH
09:00–21:00 · St Pauls Bookshop and 9 more · stop 2
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0.6 km
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John Kay's Second-hand bookshop
Victoria Street · EH1 2HG
Mon–Sat 11:00–19:00 · Fruitmarket Bookshop and 8 more · stop 7
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Transreal Second-hand bookshop
Candlemaker Row · EH1 2QE
Wed–Fri 12:00–17:00 · Fruitmarket Bookshop and 8 more · stop 5
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McNaughtan's Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Haddington Place · EH7 4AE
Tue–Sat 11:00–17:00 · St Pauls Bookshop and 9 more · stop 3
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Typewronger Books Second-hand bookshop
4A, Haddington Place, Edinburgh
St Pauls Bookshop and 9 more · stop 4
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Shelter Charity shop
Forrest Road · EH1 2QP
Mon,Thu–Sat 10:30–17:45 · Fruitmarket Bookshop and 8 more · stop 6
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The Bethany Shop Charity shop
Haddington Place
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00 · St Pauls Bookshop and 9 more · stop 5
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The Bethany Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Haddington Place
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00 · St Pauls Bookshop and 9 more · stop 6
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Lighthouse Bookshop - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
West Nicolson Street
Mon–Sat 10:00–20:00 · Fruitmarket Bookshop and 8 more · stop 9
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Armchair Books Second-hand bookshop
West Port
Mon–Sun 10:00–18:30 · Peter Bell Books and 6 more · stop 2
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Cornerstone Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Princes Street · EH2 4BJ
Cornerstone Bookshop and 4 more · stop 1
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St Columba's Hospice Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Brandon Terrace · EH3 5EA
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00 · Chattitude and 2 more · stop 2
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Golden Hare Books Second-hand bookshop
St Stephen Street · EH3 5AQ
Mon–Sun 10:00–18:00 · Golden Hare Books and 7 more · stop 1
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Ginger and Pickles Second-hand bookshop
St Stephen Street · EH3 5AH
Golden Hare Books and 7 more · stop 2
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PWC Charity Shop Charity shop
Easter Road
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Lothian Cat Rescue Charity shop
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00
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Bethany Charity shop
Hamilton Place · EH3 5AX
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Golden Hare Books and 7 more · stop 3
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St. Columba’s Hospice Care Charity shop
Hamilton Place
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00 · Golden Hare Books and 7 more · stop 4
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Wild Fungarium Second-hand bookshop
Randolph Place · EH3 7TA
Mon closed · Cornerstone Bookshop and 4 more · stop 5
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Tills Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Hope Park Crescent · EH8 9NA
Mon–Fri 12:00–19:30 · Tills Bookshop and 7 more · stop 1
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St Columba's Hospice Care Charity shop
Leith Walk · EH6 5BR
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00 · St Pauls Bookshop and 9 more · stop 10
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Cancer Research UK Charity shop
11, South Clerk Street, Edinburgh
Tills Bookshop and 7 more · stop 2
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1.4 km
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Elvis Shakespeare Second-hand bookshop
347, Leith Walk, Edinburgh
Elvis Shakespeare and 8 more · stop 1
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The Salvation Army Charity shop
Earl Grey Street
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:30 · Peter Bell Books and 6 more · stop 6
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Barnardo's Charity shop
Deanhaugh Street · EH4 1LR
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00 · Golden Hare Books and 7 more · stop 6
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British Heart Foundation Charity shop
Shandwick Place · EH2 4SD
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00 · Cornerstone Bookshop and 4 more · stop 2
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The Gently Mad Book Shop & Bookbinder Second-hand bookshop
Summer Place · EH3 5NR
Mon–Sun 11:00–17:30 · Chattitude and 2 more · stop 3
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The Next Chapter Second-hand bookshop
William Street · EH3 7NH
Cornerstone Bookshop and 4 more · stop 4
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Rare Birds Book Shop Second-hand bookshop
Raeburn Place
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:30 · Golden Hare Books and 7 more · stop 7
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Hospices of Hope Charity shop
Tills Bookshop and 7 more · stop 4
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Book Lovers Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Melville Terrace
Wed–Sun 11:00–18:00 · Tills Bookshop and 7 more · stop 6
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Cancer Research UK Charity shop
Home Street · EH3 9NA
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:30 · Bruntsfield Place run · stop 1
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Mary's Living & Giving Shop Charity shop
Raeburn Place · EH4 1HN
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00 · Raeburn Place run · stop 2
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The Bethany Shop Charity shop
Summerhall Place · EH9 1QE
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Tills Bookshop and 7 more · stop 5
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British Heart Foundation Charity shop
Raeburn Place
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00 · Raeburn Place run · stop 4
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British Red Cross Charity shop
Raeburn Place · EH4 1HL
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:30 · Raeburn Place run · stop 3
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The Salvation Army Charity shop
Newington Road
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · Tills Bookshop and 7 more · stop 7
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Typewronger Books Second-hand bookshop
Bruntsfield Place · EH10 4HN
11:00–21:00 · Bruntsfield Place run · stop 3
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Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland Charity shop
Tue,Thu–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Tills Bookshop and 7 more · stop 8
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All Together Charity shop
Leith Walk · EH6 8LX
Mon–Fri 09:30–17:30 · Elvis Shakespeare and 8 more · stop 4
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2.1 km
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Save the Children Charity shop
Marchmont Road · EH9 1AQ
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Marchmont Road run · stop 3
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Argonaut Books Second-hand bookshop
Leith Walk · EH6 8LN
Mon–Sun 10:00–18:00 · Elvis Shakespeare and 8 more · stop 5
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British Heart Foundation Charity shop
Great Junction Street
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00 · Elvis Shakespeare and 8 more · stop 7
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Bethany Shop Charity shop
Duke Street · EH6 8HG
Mon–Sat 09:30–16:45 · Elvis Shakespeare and 8 more · stop 6
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Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Charity shop
Bruntsfield Place · EH10 4EB
Bruntsfield Place run · stop 5
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2.3 km
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Choose Books Second-hand bookshop
Newhaven Road · EH6 4BR
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Cancer Research UK Charity shop
Newkirkgate
Mon–Sat 09:30–16:30 · Elvis Shakespeare and 8 more · stop 8
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Cats Protection Charity shop
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · Dalry Road run · stop 3
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The Edinburgh Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Bruntsfield Place · EH10 4DF
Mon–Wed 10:00–18:00 · Bruntsfield Place run · stop 6
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Edinburgh Community Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Great Junction Street · EH6 5LQ
10:00–16:00 · Elvis Shakespeare and 8 more · stop 9
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Robert Murray Stamp Shop Second-hand bookshop
Inverleith Gardens
"variable hours given at www.stamp-shop.com"
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Bookworm Second-hand bookshop
210, Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh
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Shelter Charity shop
Mon–Fri 09:30–17:00 · Morningside Road run (part 2) · stop 1
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Cancer Research UK Charity shop
Morningside Road · EH10 4AY
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00 · Morningside Road run (part 2) · stop 2
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The Bethany Shop Charity shop
Morningside Road · EH10 4AY
Mon 09:30–17:00 · Morningside Road run (part 2) · stop 3
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British Red Cross Charity shop
Morningside Road · EH10 4AY
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · Morningside Road run (part 2) · stop 4
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Bookspeed Wholesalers Second-hand bookshop
Salamander Yards
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Hospices of Hope Charity shop
Morningside Road · EH10 4AX
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00 · Morningside Road run (part 2) · stop 5
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St. Columba's Hospice Care Charity shop
Morningside Road · EH10 4QP
Mon–Sat 11:00–16:00 · Morningside Road run (part 2) · stop 6
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British Heart Foundation Charity shop
Morningside Road · EH10 4QQ
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00 · Morningside Road run · stop 1
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Oxfam Charity shop
Mon–Fri 09:30–17:30 · Morningside Road run · stop 2
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Oxfam Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Morningside Road · EH10 4QQ
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:30 · Morningside Road run · stop 3
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Sense Scotland Charity shop
Ocean Drive · EH6 6JJ
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St Columba's Hospice Charity shop3.1 km
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Marie Curie Charity shop
Morningside Road · EH10 4QL
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00 · Morningside Road run · stop 4
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Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Charity shop
Morningside Road · EH10 4QL
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Morningside Road run · stop 5
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British Heart Foundation Charity shop
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00
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The Salvation Army Charity shop3.4 km
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Hospices of Hope Charity shop
Gorgie Road
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British Heart Foundation Charity shop
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00
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The Portobello Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Portobello High Street · EH15 1DA
Mon–Sun 10:00–18:00 · Portobello High Street run · stop 1
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Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Charity shop
Portobello High Street · EH15 1AR
Mon–Sun 10:00–17:00 · Portobello High Street run · stop 2
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Marie Curie Charity shop
Portobello High Street · EH15 1AH
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00 · Portobello High Street run · stop 3
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PortaLibri Second-hand bookshop
Portobello High Street · EH15 1EU
Portobello High Street run · stop 4
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Cancer Research UK Charity shop
Corstorphine Retail Park · EH12 7UF
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British Heart Foundation Charity shop
Westside Plaza · EH14 2SW
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Debra Charity Shop Charity shop8.0 km
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British Heart Foundation Charity shop
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00 · British Heart Foundation and 4 more · stop 1
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Barnardo's Charity shop
British Heart Foundation and 4 more · stop 2
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PDSA Charity shop
British Heart Foundation and 4 more · stop 3
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The Salvation Army Charity shop
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · British Heart Foundation and 4 more · stop 4
8.7 km -
Cancer Research UK Charity shop
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00 · British Heart Foundation and 4 more · stop 5
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The Salvation Army Charity shop
The Salvation Army and 3 more · stop 1
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Cancer Research UK Charity shop
The Salvation Army and 3 more · stop 2
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Oxfam Charity shop
The Salvation Army and 3 more · stop 4
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British Heart Foundation Charity shop
The Salvation Army and 3 more · stop 3
9.9 km
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Book hunting in Edinburgh
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.
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.
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