Book-hunting route · Edinburgh
Nicolson Street run
9 shops · about 3 minutes on foot · 0.2 km
The Nicolson Street run in Edinburgh strings together 9 stops along Nicolson Street. It starts at PDSA, passes British Heart Foundation 2 minutes on and Barnardo's 1 minute after that. Oxfam has 2 branches along the way, and the run finishes at Samaritans in 3 minutes total.
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
PDSA
Charity shop · Nicolson Street · EH8 9BZ
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2
2 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · Nicolson Street
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3
1 min walk
Barnardo'sCharity shop · Nicolson Street
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4
1 min walk
Save the ChildrenCharity shop · Nicolson Street · EH8 9EJ
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5
1 min walk
Oxfam BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Nicolson Street
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6
1 min walk
OxfamCharity shop · Nicolson Street
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7
1 min walk
Cancer Research UKCharity shop · Nicolson Street · EH8 9EH
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8
1 min walk
ShelterCharity shop · Nicolson Street
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9
1 min walk
SamaritansCharity shop · Nicolson Street
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Other routes in Edinburgh
- St Pauls Bookshop and 9 more 10 shops · ~19 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
- 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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