Book-hunting route · Edinburgh
Fruitmarket Bookshop and 8 more
9 shops · about 36 minutes on foot · 3.2 km
Fruitmarket Bookshop on Market Street starts this Edinburgh route. It runs through 3 shops on South Bridge, including Marie Curie and PDSA. From there it continues via Transreal on Candlemaker Row and John Kay's on Victoria Street, ending at Lighthouse Bookshop on West Nicolson Street after a 36 minute walk across 9 stops.
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
Fruitmarket Bookshop
Second-hand bookshop · Market Street · EH1 1DF
09:00–18:00
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2
4 min walk
Marie CurieCharity shop · South Bridge · EH1 1LL
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3
2 min walk
PDSACharity shop · South Bridge · EH1 1HN
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4
1 min walk
Forbidden PlanetSecond-hand bookshop · South Bridge · EH1 1LL
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5
6 min walk
TransrealSecond-hand bookshop · Candlemaker Row · EH1 2QE
Wed–Fri 12:00–17:00; Sat 11:00–17:00; Sun–Tue closed
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6
3 min walk
ShelterCharity shop · Forrest Road · EH1 2QP
Mon,Thu–Sat 10:30–17:45; Tue,Wed 10:00–17:45; Sun 12:00–16:00
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7
6 min walk
John Kay'sSecond-hand bookshop · Victoria Street · EH1 2HG
Mon–Sat 11:00–19:00; Sun 11:00–18:00
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8
3 min walk
Evangelical BooksSecond-hand bookshop · North Bank Street
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9
13 min walk
Lighthouse Bookshop - Edinburgh's Radical BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · West Nicolson Street
Mon–Sat 10:00–20:00; Sun 11:30–17:00
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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
- 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. 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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