Book-hunting route · Exeter
Cancer Research UK and 7 more
8 shops · about 31 minutes on foot · 2.3 km
Cancer Research UK and 7 more starts at Cancer Research UK on Sidwell Street, then it is 1 minute to Children's Hospice South West, also on Sidwell Street. A 24 minute stretch leads to The Salvation Army on Haven Road, then 5 minutes on to Sue Ryder on Cowick Street. The route finishes at Mind after Little Valley Animal Shelter, Hospiscare and Devon Air Ambulance Trust. In total that is 8 stops over 31 minutes.
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
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop · Sidwell Street · EX4 6RT
Mon–Fri 09:00–17:30; Sat 10:00–18:00
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2
1 min walk
Children's Hospice South WestCharity shop · Sidwell Street · EX4 6NS
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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3
24 min walk
The Salvation ArmyCharity shop · Haven Road · EX2 8BT
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4
5 min walk
Sue RyderCharity shop · Cowick Street
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5
2 min walk
Little Valley Animal ShelterCharity shop · Cowick Street
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6
1 min walk
HospiscareCharity shop
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7
1 min walk
Devon Air Ambulance TrustCharity shop
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8
1 min walk
MindCharity shop
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Other routes in Exeter
- Fore Street run 9 shops · ~13 min
- Oxfam and 8 more 9 shops · ~24 min
- Fore Street run (part 2) 5 shops · ~3 min
- Estuary League Of Friends and 3 more 4 shops · ~6 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 Exeter, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Plymouth· Charity shops in Cardiff· Charity shops in Newport· Charity shops in Swansea
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