Book-hunting route · Glasgow

Byres Road run

5 shops · about 4 minutes on foot · 0.3 km

The Byres Road run in Glasgow fits 5 stops into 4 minutes, all of them on Byres Road. It starts at Oxfam, which has 2 branches on this stretch, and also passes British Heart Foundation and Shelter. It ends at Save the Children.

Open the route in Google Maps Walking directions, stop by stop. The line above follows the streets, routed on OpenStreetMap data.

The stops, in walking order

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

  1. 1 Oxfam

    Charity shop · Byres Road · G12 8UD

  2. 2

    1 min walk

    British Heart Foundation

    Charity shop · Byres Road · G12 8UD

  3. 3

    1 min walk

    Oxfam

    Charity shop · Byres Road · G12 8SW

  4. 4

    3 min walk

    Shelter

    Charity shop · Byres Road · G12 8TS

  5. 5

    1 min walk

    Save the Children

    Charity shop · Byres Road · G12 8TS

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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 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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