Book-hunting route · Edinburgh
Golden Hare Books and 7 more
8 shops · about 7 minutes on foot · 0.6 km
St Stephen Street opens this Edinburgh route at Golden Hare Books, with Ginger and Pickles 1 minute along the same street. From there it passes through Hamilton Place and Deanhaugh Street. The route ends at Oxfam Bookshop on Raeburn Place, 8 stops in all across 7 minutes.
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
Golden Hare Books
Second-hand bookshop · St Stephen Street · EH3 5AQ
Mon–Sun 10:00–18:00
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2
1 min walk
Ginger and PicklesSecond-hand bookshop · St Stephen Street · EH3 5AH
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3
2 min walk
BethanyCharity shop · Hamilton Place · EH3 5AX
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00
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4
2 min walk
St. Columba’s Hospice CareCharity shop · Hamilton Place
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00; Sun 11:00–16:00
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5
2 min walk
Debra Charity ShopCharity shop · Deanhaugh Street · EH4 1LU
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6
1 min walk
Barnardo'sCharity shop · Deanhaugh Street · EH4 1LR
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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7
2 min walk
Rare Birds Book ShopSecond-hand bookshop · Raeburn Place
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:30; Sun 10:00–17:00
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8
1 min walk
Oxfam BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Raeburn Place
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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
- 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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