Book-hunting route · Edinburgh
Bruntsfield Place run
6 shops · about 14 minutes on foot · 0.9 km
It takes 14 minutes to cover the Bruntsfield Place run's 6 stops, beginning at Cancer Research UK on Home Street. From there it is 4 minutes to Thrift Shop, then on past Typewronger Books and Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland, both on Bruntsfield Place. Bruntsfield Place accounts for 5 of the shops, and the walk ends at The Edinburgh Bookshop.
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
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop · Home Street · EH3 9NA
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:30; Sun 11:00–17:00
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2
4 min walk
Thrift ShopCharity shop · Bruntsfield Place · EH10 4HN
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3
1 min walk
Typewronger BooksSecond-hand bookshop · Bruntsfield Place · EH10 4HN
11:00–21:00
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4
2 min walk
Thrift Shop 2Charity shop · Bruntsfield Place · EH10 4HJ
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5
6 min walk
Chest Heart & Stroke ScotlandCharity shop · Bruntsfield Place · EH10 4EB
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6
2 min walk
The Edinburgh BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Bruntsfield Place · EH10 4DF
Mon–Wed 10:00–18:00; Thu–Sat 09:30–18:00; Sun 11:00–17:00
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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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