Book-hunting route · Exeter
Oxfam and 8 more
9 shops · about 24 minutes on foot · 1.9 km
Oxfam and 8 more starts at Oxfam on South Street, then it is 4 minutes to Final Frontier, still on South Street. From there it is 9 minutes to Flamingos Vintage on Gandy Street and 7 minutes on to British Red Cross on Paris Street. The route finishes on Sidwell Street at Little Valley, 2 minutes after British Heart Foundation. In total that is 9 stops over 24 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
Oxfam
Charity shop · South Street · EX1 1EN
Mon–Tue,Thu–Sat 09:00–17:00; Wed 10:00–17:00; Sun 11:00–13:00
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2
1 min walk
Marie CurieCharity shop · South Street · EX1 1EN
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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3
1 min walk
HospiscareCharity shop · South Street · EX1 1EQ
Mon–Sat 09:30–16:45
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4
4 min walk
Final FrontierSecond-hand bookshop · South Street · EX1 1EE
Tue–Sat 10:30–17:30; Mon,Sun closed
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5
9 min walk
Flamingos VintageSecond-hand shop · Gandy Street
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6
7 min walk
British Red CrossCharity shop · Paris Street · EX1 2JB
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7
1 min walk
HospicecareCharity shop · Sidwell Street · EX4 6RD
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8
3 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · Sidwell Street
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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9
2 min walk
Little ValleyCharity shop · Sidwell Street
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Other routes in Exeter
- Fore Street run 9 shops · ~13 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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