Charity shops in Lancaster
- 40 shops
- 29 charity
- 11 book & second-hand
- 5 walking routes
- within 6 km of the centre
Penny Street leads Lancaster's runs, 7 shops in a 7 minute walk. Oxfam and Salvation Army are the only chains with more than one branch, 2 each. The Regent Road run adds another 6 shops in 5 minutes. Lancaster has 39 shops in total.
Chains with several branches: Oxfam (2) · Salvation Army (2)
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Book-hunting routes
5 routesShops a few minutes' walk apart, in walking order. Do a run in one go and the outliers another day.
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Penny Street run7 shops
Penny Street Collectables → St John's Hospice Pound Shop → Oxfam → Oxfam Books & Music → 3 more
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Animal Care and 6 more7 shops
Animal Care → Defying Dementia → Samaritans → Scope → 3 more
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Regent Road run6 shops
Tots 2 Teens → Man and Van House Clearance → Anna's Charity Shop → Wit Woo → 2 more
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Euston Road run6 shops
The Buywright Store → Lancaster & Morecambe Cat Rescue → Three Dogs → The Salvation Army → 2 more
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St John's Hospice and 4 more5 shops
St John's Hospice → Wolfwood → Bitz 'n' Batz → The Old Pier Bookshop → 1 more
· ~12 min
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Oxfam Books & Music Second-hand bookshop
Penny Street · LA1 1XF
Sun 11:00–15:00 · Penny Street run · stop 4
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Animal Care Charity shop
Market Street · LA1 1JG
Mon–Sat 09:30–16:30 · Animal Care and 6 more · stop 1
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British Heart Foundation Charity shop
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00 · Animal Care and 6 more · stop 5
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Scope Charity shop
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Defying Dementia Charity shop
Church Street · LA1 1LH
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Animal Care and 6 more · stop 2
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First Age Comics Second-hand bookshop
Moor Lane
Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Animal Care and 6 more · stop 7
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Samaritans Charity shop
Damside Street · LA1 1PB
Mon–Wed,Fri,Sat 11:00–15:00 · Animal Care and 6 more · stop 3
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Wolfwood Charity shop
Bowerham Road · LA1 4HT
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St. John's Hospice Charity shop
Princes Crescent
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Living Hope Community Store Charity shop
Marine Road East · LA4 5AJ
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The Salvation Army Charity shop
Euston Road · LA4 5DQ
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · Euston Road run · stop 4
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The Old Pier Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Marine Road Central · LA4 5BY
St John's Hospice and 4 more · stop 4
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Wit Woo Second-hand shop
Yorkshire Street West · LA3 1QE
Mon–Sat 09:00–14:30 · Regent Road run · stop 4
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Book hunting in Lancaster
Nearest-first is a decent route plan on its own: cluster your visits, start with the shops closest to each other, and save the outliers for days you're passing anyway. Charity shops re-shelve constantly, most put new donations out every day or two, so a shop that was quiet on Saturday can be a different shop by Wednesday. Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons, and it's always worth asking a volunteer when the book trolley comes out.
If you want the odds on your side, read our guides to finding good books in charity shops and spotting the books worth grabbing before you set out.
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