Book-hunting route · Leeds
Town Street run
4 shops · about 2 minutes on foot · 0.1 km
Town Street is where this whole Leeds walk happens, all 4 stops along it. Shelter is first, then Leeds Hospitals Charity a minute on and St. Gemma's Hospice a minute after that. Cancer Research UK finishes the run, with 2 minutes of walking in total.
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
Shelter
Charity shop · Town Street · LS18 4RJ
Sun 10:00–16:00; Mon–Fri 09:00–16:00; Sat 09:00–17:00
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2
1 min walk
Leeds Hospitals CharityCharity shop · Town Street · LS18 4RJ
Mon–Sat 09:00–16:30; Sun 11:00–16:00
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3
1 min walk
St. Gemma's HospiceCharity shop · Town Street · LS18 5LJ
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00
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4
1 min walk
Cancer Research UKCharity shop · Town Street · LS18 4RJ
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:30; Sun 10:30–16:30
Take Spines with you
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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
- Otley Road run 7 shops · ~12 min
- Harrogate Road run 5 shops · ~2 min
- Street Lane run 4 shops · ~1 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.