Book-hunting route · Guildford
High Street run
9 shops · about 17 minutes on foot · 1.3 km
The High Street run in Guildford covers 9 stops in 17 minutes. It starts at Shooting Star Children's Hospices on High Street, passes Oxfam Bookshop after 2 minutes and Cancer Research UK 2 minutes after that, then reaches Oxfam, which has 2 branches along the route. High Street has 5 of the stops, and the walk continues through Jeffries Passage and White Lion Walk before ending at Phyllis Tuckwell on Quarry 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
Shooting Star Children's Hospices
Charity shop · High Street · GU1 3HE
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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2
2 min walk
Oxfam BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · High Street · GU1 3JD
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:30; Sun 12:00–16:00
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3
2 min walk
Cancer Research UKCharity shop · High Street · GU1 3JJ
Mon–Fri 09:00–17:30; Sat 09:30–18:00; Sun 11:00–17:00
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4
1 min walk
Phyllis TuckwellCharity shop · High Street · GU1 3BJ
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5
1 min walk
OxfamCharity shop · High Street · GU1 3BJ
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 12:00–16:00
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6
6 min walk
Save the ChildrenCharity shop · Jeffries Passage · GU1 4AP
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00
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7
5 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · White Lion Walk · GU1 3DN
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8
1 min walk
Phyllis TuckwellCharity shop · Phoenix Court · GU1 3EG
Mon–Sat 09:30–16:30
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9
3 min walk
Phyllis TuckwellCharity shop · Quarry Street
Mon–Sat 09:30–16:30
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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 Guildford, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Reading· Charity shops in London· Charity shops in Worthing· Charity shops in Winchester
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