Book-hunting route · Lancaster
Penny Street run
7 shops · about 7 minutes on foot · 0.5 km
The Penny Street run in Lancaster is 7 stops over 7 minutes. It starts at Penny Street Collectables, passes 2 branches of Oxfam plus St John's Hospice Shop, then heads to Atticus on King Street. It finishes on Market Street at The Salvation Army and Animal Care.
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
Penny Street Collectables
Second-hand shop · Penny Street · LA1 1XN
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2
1 min walk
St John's Hospice Pound Shop
Charity shop
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3
1 min walk
OxfamCharity shop · Penny Street
Mon–Wed,Fri,Sat 09:00–17:00; Thu 09:00–12:00
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4
1 min walk
Oxfam Books & MusicSecond-hand bookshop · Penny Street · LA1 1XF
Sun 11:00–15:00; Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00
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5
1 min walk
St John's Hospice ShopCharity shop · Penny Street · LA1 1XF
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6
3 min walk
AtticusSecond-hand bookshop · King Street · LA1 1JY
Wed–Sat 10:00–17:00
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7
3 min walk
The Salvation ArmyCharity shop · Market Street · LA1 1JG
Take Spines with you
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Other routes in Lancaster
- Animal Care and 6 more 7 shops · ~8 min
- Regent Road run 6 shops · ~5 min
- Euston Road run 6 shops · ~6 min
- St John's Hospice and 4 more 5 shops · ~12 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 Lancaster, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Blackpool· Charity shops in Preston· Charity shops in Wigan· Charity shops in Bolton
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