Book-hunting route · London
Catholic Truth Society and 5 more
6 shops · about 9 minutes on foot · 0.8 km
Catholic Truth Society on Ashley Place opens this 6 stop walk, which takes 9 minutes in total. It passes St Pauls Books and Gifts and Octavia Foundation on Wilton Road. Warwick Way carries the last 2 stops, Sue Ryder and Hospices of Hope.
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
Catholic Truth Society
Second-hand bookshop · Ashley Place · SW1P 1LT
Mon–Fri 09:30–17:30; Sat 10:00–17:00
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2
1 min walk
St Pauls Books and GiftsSecond-hand bookshop
Mon–Sat 09:30–18:00
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3
5 min walk
Octavia FoundationCharity shop · Wilton Road
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 11:00–17:00
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4
2 min walk
Trinity HospiceCharity shop
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5
1 min walk
Sue RyderCharity shop · Warwick Way
Mon–Sat 09:30–16:30
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6
1 min walk
Hospices of HopeCharity shop · Warwick Way · SW1V 1RY
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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
- Benjamin Spademan and 7 more 8 shops · ~19 min
- Mind and 7 more 8 shops · ~21 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 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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