Book-hunting route · Glasgow
Charity Super.Mkt and 8 more
9 shops · about 28 minutes on foot · 2.2 km
The 28 minute route in Glasgow begins at Charity Super.Mkt and covers 8 stops. It passes Forbidden Planet on Sauchiehall Street 6 minutes in, then Cooper Hay Rare Books, and GmhB after a 12 minute stretch. It ends at The Hospice Shop.
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
Charity Super.Mkt
Charity shop
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2
2 min walk
Glasgow Children's Hospital CharityCharity shop
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3
6 min walk
Forbidden PlanetSecond-hand bookshop · Sauchiehall Street
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4
5 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop
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5
2 min walk
Cancer Research UKCharity shop
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6
2 min walk
Cooper Hay Rare BooksSecond-hand bookshop
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7
12 min walk
GmhBSecond-hand bookshop
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8
2 min walk
The Hospice ShopCharity shop
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:30; Sun 10:00–17:00
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9
The Hospice Shop
Charity shop
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:30; Sun 10:00–17:00
Take Spines with you
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Other routes in Glasgow
- Sarwar foundation and 8 more 9 shops · ~17 min
- British Heart Foundation and 8 more 9 shops · ~24 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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