Book-hunting route · Edinburgh
Cornerstone Bookshop and 4 more
5 shops · about 13 minutes on foot · 1.2 km
This route strings together 5 stops over 13 minutes, opening at Cornerstone Bookshop on Princes Street. It continues to British Heart Foundation on Shandwick Place, 5 minutes along, then RIAS Bookshop on Rutland Square and The Next Chapter on William Street. The walk closes at Wild Fungarium on Randolph Place, 4 minutes after The Next Chapter.
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
Cornerstone Bookshop
Second-hand bookshop · Princes Street · EH2 4BJ
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2
5 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · Shandwick Place · EH2 4SD
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 11:00–16:00
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3
2 min walk
RIAS BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Rutland Square
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4
4 min walk
The Next ChapterSecond-hand bookshop · William Street · EH3 7NH
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5
4 min walk
Wild FungariumSecond-hand bookshop · Randolph Place · EH3 7TA
Mon closed; Tue–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 10:00–17:00
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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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