Book-hunting route · Edinburgh
British Heart Foundation and 4 more
5 shops · about 4 minutes on foot · 0.2 km
British Heart Foundation is the first of 5 stops on this run, which takes 4 minutes in total. It moves on to Barnardo's and PDSA before reaching The Salvation Army. The route finishes at Cancer Research UK, 1 minute after The Salvation Army.
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
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00
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2
2 min walk
Barnardo'sCharity shop
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3
1 min walk
PDSACharity shop
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4
1 min walk
The Salvation ArmyCharity shop
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00
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5
1 min walk
Cancer Research UKCharity shop
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00
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Other routes in Edinburgh
- St Pauls Bookshop and 9 more 10 shops · ~19 min
- Nicolson Street run 9 shops · ~3 min
- Portobello High Street run 9 shops · ~12 min
- Elvis Shakespeare and 8 more 9 shops · ~24 min
- Fruitmarket Bookshop and 8 more 9 shops · ~36 min
- Raeburn Place run 8 shops · ~4 min
- Golden Hare Books and 7 more 8 shops · ~7 min
- Tills Bookshop and 7 more 8 shops · ~14 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 Edinburgh, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Stirling· Charity shops in Dundee· Charity shops in Glasgow· Charity shops in Carlisle
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