Book-hunting route · London
Benjamin Spademan and 7 more
8 shops · about 19 minutes on foot · 1.5 km
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
Benjamin Spademan
Second-hand bookshop · Mason's Yard
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2
2 min walk
Thomas Heneage Art BooksSecond-hand bookshop · Duke Street St James's
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3
1 min walk
Sims ReedSecond-hand bookshop · Duke Street St James's
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4
2 min walk
Daniel Crouch Rare BooksSecond-hand bookshop
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5
5 min walk
Sotheran'sSecond-hand bookshop · Sackville Street · W1S 3DN
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6
6 min walk
Peter HarringtonSecond-hand bookshop · Dover Street
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7
6 min walk
G. Heywood Hill Ltd.Second-hand bookshop · Curzon Street · W1J 5HH
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8
1 min walk
Maggs Bros LtdSecond-hand bookshop · Curzon Street · W1J 7UH
Take Spines with you
8 shops is a lot of spines to read. Let your phone do it.
Photograph the shelf and Spines flags the books worth grabbing for your taste. Free to try.
Other routes in London
- Cecil Court run 10 shops · ~6 min
- Oxfam and 9 more 10 shops · ~21 min
- King's Road run 10 shops · ~24 min
- Natalie Galustian Rare Books and 9 more 10 shops · ~28 min
- The Wellspring Bookshop and 9 more 10 shops · ~38 min
- British Heart Foundation and 8 more 9 shops · ~11 min
- Mind and 7 more 8 shops · ~21 min
- Shalimar Books and 7 more 8 shops · ~26 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 London, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in St Albans· Charity shops in Guildford· Charity shops in Luton· Charity shops in Chelmsford
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