Book-hunting route · Inverness
Crossroads and 5 more
6 shops · about 13 minutes on foot · 1.5 km
Crossroads is the start of this Inverness route of 6 stops, which runs 13 minutes in total. It passes PDSA on Queensgate and Ablekids Bookstore on Market Brae Steps along the way. It ends 6 minutes later at Leakey's on Church 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
Crossroads
Charity shop
Mon–Fri 09:30–16:00; Sat 10:00–16:00
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2
1 min walk
PDSACharity shop · Queensgate
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3
3 min walk
Chest Heart & Stroke ScotlandCharity shop · Mealmarket Close
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:30
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4
2 min walk
Ablekids BookstoreSecond-hand bookshop · Market Brae Steps · IV2 3AB
Tue–Sat 10:00–16:00; Sun–Mon closed
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5
3 min walk
Highland HospiceCharity shop · Falcon Square · IV1 1LQ
Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00; Sun 11:00–17:00
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6
6 min walk
Leakey'sSecond-hand bookshop · Church Street · IV1 1EY
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:30
Take Spines with you
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Other routes in Inverness
- Save the Children and 5 more 6 shops · ~5 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. 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 Inverness, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Aberdeen· Charity shops in Dundee· Charity shops in Stirling· Charity shops in Glasgow
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