Raeburn Place run

8 shops · about 4 minutes on foot · 0.2 km

The Raeburn Place run in Edinburgh packs 8 stops onto Raeburn Place. It starts at Cancer Research UK and passes British Heart Foundation and Oxfam, each 1 minute from the last. Shelter has 2 branches on the street, and the walk ends at Shelter Scotland Bookshop after 4 minutes.

View this area on OpenStreetMap

Open the route in Google Maps Walking directions, stop by stop. The line above follows the streets, routed on OpenStreetMap data.

The stops, in walking order

Starts at the end nearest the city centre. Times are pavement estimates at an easy pace.

1 Cancer Research UK
Charity shop · Raeburn Place · EH4 1HN
2
1 min walk
Mary's Living & Giving Shop
Charity shop · Raeburn Place · EH4 1HN

Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 12:00–16:00
3
1 min walk
British Red Cross
Charity shop · Raeburn Place · EH4 1HL

Mon–Sat 09:30–17:30; Sun 10:00–16:00
4
1 min walk
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop · Raeburn Place

Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 11:00–16:00
5
1 min walk
Oxfam
Charity shop · Raeburn Place

Mon–Wed, Fri–Sat 10:00–17:00; Thu 10:00–19:30; Sun 13:00–17:00
6
1 min walk
Chest, Heart & Stroke
Charity shop · Raeburn Place
7
1 min walk
Shelter
Charity shop · Raeburn Place · EH4 1HH

Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 11:00–17:00
8
1 min walk
Shelter Scotland Bookshop
Second-hand bookshop · Raeburn Place · EH4 1HH

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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
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.

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