Book-hunting route · Edinburgh
Portobello High Street run
9 shops · about 12 minutes on foot · 0.9 km
Portobello High Street carries all 9 stops on this Edinburgh run. It starts at The Portobello Bookshop and reaches Marie Curie 3 minutes later, with PortaLibri and Cancer Research UK further along. The walk ends at Fab 288, 4 minutes on from the stop before it, after 12 minutes in 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
The Portobello Bookshop
Second-hand bookshop · Portobello High Street · EH15 1DA
Mon–Sun 10:00–18:00
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2
3 min walk
Chest Heart & Stroke ScotlandCharity shop · Portobello High Street · EH15 1AR
Mon–Sun 10:00–17:00
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3
3 min walk
Marie CurieCharity shop · Portobello High Street · EH15 1AH
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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4
1 min walk
PortaLibriSecond-hand bookshop · Portobello High Street · EH15 1EU
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5
1 min walk
St Columba's HospiceCharity shop · Portobello High Street
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6
1 min walk
Live Care GiveCharity shop · Portobello High Street
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7
1 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · Portobello High Street
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8
1 min walk
Cancer Research UKCharity shop · Portobello High Street
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9
4 min walk
Fab 288Second-hand bookshop · Portobello High 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
- 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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