Book-hunting route · Edinburgh
Peter Bell Books and 6 more
7 shops · about 12 minutes on foot · 0.8 km
7 stops make up this Edinburgh route, starting at Peter Bell Books on West Port alongside Armchair Books and Edinburgh Books on the same street. From there it continues via Main Point Books on Bread Street and British Heart Foundation on Lothian Road. It ends at Shelter on Home Street, 12 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
Peter Bell Books
Second-hand bookshop · West Port
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2
1 min walk
Armchair BooksSecond-hand bookshop · West Port
Mon–Sun 10:00–18:30
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3
2 min walk
Edinburgh BooksSecond-hand bookshop · West Port
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4
1 min walk
Main Point BooksSecond-hand bookshop · Bread Street
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5
4 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · Lothian Road
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6
2 min walk
The Salvation ArmyCharity shop · Earl Grey Street
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:30
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7
4 min walk
ShelterCharity shop · Home Street
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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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