Book-hunting route · Leeds
Otley Road run
7 shops · about 12 minutes on foot · 1.4 km
The Otley Road run in Leeds starts at Mind and picks up 4 shops along Otley Road itself, including Oxfam Bookshop 2 minutes in and Cats Protection just after. Oxfam appears twice along this stretch, with 2 branches on the route. It's 7 stops in total, finishing at Samaritans after 12 minutes of walking.
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
Mind
Charity shop · LS6 3AW
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2
2 min walk
Oxfam BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Otley Road · LS6 3AA
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3
1 min walk
Yorkshire's Brain Tumour CharityCharity shop · Otley Road · LS6 3AA
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4
1 min walk
Cats ProtectionCharity shop · Otley Road · LS6 3AA
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5
1 min walk
OxfamCharity shop · Otley Road · LS6 3AB
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 12:00–16:00
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6
4 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop
Mon–Sat 09:30–19:00; Sun 11:00–16:00
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7
6 min walk
SamaritansCharity shop
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Other routes in Leeds
- Leeds Hospitals Charity Shop and 7 more 8 shops · ~17 min
- St. Vincents De Paul and 6 more 7 shops · ~4 min
- Personal Bridge and 6 more 7 shops · ~9 min
- Harrogate Road run 5 shops · ~2 min
- Street Lane run 4 shops · ~1 min
- Town Street run 4 shops · ~2 min
- Sense and 3 more 4 shops · ~4 min
- Barnardo's and 3 more 4 shops · ~4 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 Leeds, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Wakefield· Charity shops in Bradford· Charity shops in Halifax· Charity shops in Huddersfield
Shop data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.