Elvis Shakespeare and 8 more

9 shops · about 24 minutes on foot · 1.9 km

Open the route in Google Maps Walking directions, stop by stop. The line above is stop to stop; the streets between are your call.

The stops, in walking order

Starts at the end nearest the city centre. Times are pavement estimates at an easy pace.

1
Elvis Shakespeare

Second-hand bookshop
2
5 min walk
La Belle Adventure
Second-hand bookshop · Leith Walk
3
4 min walk
The Salvation Army
Charity shop · Leith Walk · EH6 8NP
4
1 min walk
All Together
Charity shop · Leith Walk · EH6 8LX

Mon–Fri 09:30–17:30; Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 11:00–16:00; Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun closed
5
2 min walk
Argonaut Books
Second-hand bookshop · Leith Walk · EH6 8LN

Mon–Sun 10:00–18:00; Fri,Sat 10:00–20:00
6
2 min walk
Bethany Shop
Charity shop · Duke Street · EH6 8HG

Mon–Sat 09:30–16:45; Sun closed
7
3 min walk
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop · Great Junction Street

Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 11:00–16:00
8
2 min walk
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop · Newkirkgate

Mon–Sat 09:30–16:30; Sun 11:00–16:00
9
7 min walk
Edinburgh Community Bookshop
Second-hand bookshop · Great Junction Street · EH6 5LQ

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
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
Peter Bell Books and 6 more 7 shops · ~12 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 Edinburgh, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.

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