British Heart Foundation and 8 more

9 shops · about 24 minutes on foot · 1.9 km

Open the route in Google Maps Walking directions, stop by stop. The line above is stop to stop; the streets between are your call.

The stops, in walking order

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

1 British Heart Foundation
Charity shop

Mon–Sat 09:30–18:00; Sun 12:00–18:00
2
3 min walk
Pauline Books & Media
Second-hand bookshop · St Enoch Square

Mon closed, Tue–Sat 10:00–16:00
3
5 min walk

VCity ApartHotel, Glasgow

Second-hand bookshop
4
2 min walk
Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice
Charity shop · Oswald Street · G1 4QR
5
10 min walk
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop · Queen Street
6
1 min walk
The Hospice Shop
Charity shop

Mon–Sat 10:30–17:30; Sun 11:00–16:00
7
2 min walk
Oxfam Bookshop
Second-hand bookshop · Royal Exchange Square

Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 12:00–16:00
8
4 min walk
Bigglestones
Second-hand bookshop

Mon–Sat 11:00–18:00; Sun 12:00–17:00
9
2 min walk
Barnardo's
Charity shop · Wilson Street · G1 1HD

Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00

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Other routes in Glasgow

Sarwar foundation and 8 more 9 shops · ~17 min
Charity Super.Mkt and 8 more 9 shops · ~28 min
Dumbarton Road run 8 shops · ~15 min
The Hospice Shop and 6 more 7 shops · ~3 min
British Heart Foundation and 6 more (part 2) 7 shops · ~16 min
Duke Street run 6 shops · ~3 min
Voltaire and Rousseau and 5 more 6 shops · ~17 min
Main Street run 5 shops · ~4 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 Glasgow, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.

Nearby: Charity shops in Stirling· Charity shops in Edinburgh· Charity shops in Dundee· Charity shops in Carlisle

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