Book-hunting route · Hastings

British Heart Foundation and 5 more

6 shops · about 14 minutes on foot · 1.3 km

This 14-minute Hastings walk starts at British Heart Foundation, which has 2 branches on the route. Oxfam follows after 7 minutes, then another British Heart Foundation 1 minute later, with Barnardo's and Shelter both on Queens Road. The walk covers 6 stops in total.

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 British Heart Foundation

    Charity shop

  2. 2

    7 min walk

    Oxfam

    Charity shop

    Mon–Fri 08:30–17:15; Sat 08:30–17:30; Sun 10:00–16:00

  3. 3

    1 min walk

    British Heart Foundation

    Charity shop

    Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00

  4. 4

    3 min walk

    Barnardo's

    Charity shop · Queens Road

  5. 5

    1 min walk

    Age UK

    Charity shop

  6. 6

    5 min walk

    Shelter

    Charity shop · Queens Road

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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 Hastings, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.

Nearby: Charity shops in Eastbourne· Charity shops in Brighton· Charity shops in Canterbury· Charity shops in Worthing

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