Book-hunting route · Exeter
Fore Street run
9 shops · about 13 minutes on foot · 1.1 km
The Fore Street run starts at Book-Cycle on West Street, then it is 2 minutes to Chandi Chowk on Fore Street. The walk continues along Fore Street past Jelly and Bookbag, then out to Exeter Peace Shop on New Bridge Street before returning to Fore Street for Hospiscare and British Heart Foundation. It finishes at Oxfam Books & Music on South Street. In total that is 9 stops over 13 minutes, 6 of them on Fore Street.
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
Book-Cycle
Second-hand bookshop · West Street · EX1 1BB
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2
2 min walk
Chandi ChowkCharity shop · Fore Street · EX4 3JQ
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00; Sun,Public holidays closed
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3
1 min walk
JellyCharity shop · Fore Street · EX4 3AN
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4
1 min walk
BookbagSecond-hand bookshop · Fore Street
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5
1 min walk
The Real McCoySecond-hand shop · Fore Street
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6
3 min walk
Exeter Peace ShopCharity shop · New Bridge Street · EX4 3AH
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7
5 min walk
HospiscareCharity shop · Fore Street · EX4 3HX
Mon–Sat 09:30–16:45
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8
1 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · Fore Street · EX4 3HR
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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9
1 min walk
Oxfam Books & MusicSecond-hand bookshop · South Street · EX1 1EN
Mon–Fri 09:00–17:30; Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 11:00–15:00
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Other routes in Exeter
- Oxfam and 8 more 9 shops · ~24 min
- Cancer Research UK and 7 more 8 shops · ~31 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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