Book-hunting route · Edinburgh
Tills Bookshop and 7 more
8 shops · about 14 minutes on foot · 1.1 km
This Edinburgh route takes 13 minutes across 7 stops, starting at Tills Bookshop on Hope Park Crescent. It passes Cats Protection on South Clerk Street and Book Lovers Bookshop on Melville Terrace. The route ends at Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland.
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
Tills Bookshop
Second-hand bookshop · Hope Park Crescent · EH8 9NA
Mon–Fri 12:00–19:30; Sat 11:00–18:00; Sun 12:00–17:30
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2
2 min walk
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop
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3
2 min walk
Cats ProtectionCharity shop · South Clerk Street · EH8 9PS
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4
1 min walk
Hospices of HopeCharity shop
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5
2 min walk
The Bethany ShopCharity shop · Summerhall Place · EH9 1QE
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00
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6
2 min walk
Book Lovers BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Melville Terrace
Wed–Sun 11:00–18:00
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7
6 min walk
The Salvation ArmyCharity shop · Newington Road
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00
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8
1 min walk
Chest, Heart and Stroke ScotlandCharity shop
Tue,Thu–Sat 10:00–17:00; Mon 11:00–16:00
Take Spines with you
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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
- 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. Distances are straight lines with a pavement allowance, so treat the minutes as a floor. 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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