Book-hunting route · London
Denmark Hill run
5 shops · about 4 minutes on foot · 0.4 km
Denmark Hill gives its name to this run of 5 stops in 4 minutes. It starts at Scope on Denmark Hill, then Crisis 1 minute on, followed by Royal Trinity Hospice and Cancer Research UK, also on Denmark Hill. It ends at Lala Books on Grove Lane, 3 minutes after the last stop.
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
Scope
Charity shop · Denmark Hill · SE5 8RZ
Mon–Fri 09:00–17:30; Sat 10:00–16:00
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2
1 min walk
CrisisCharity shop
Mon–Sat 10:30–18:30; Sun 11:00–17:00
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3
1 min walk
Royal Trinity HospiceCharity shop · Denmark Hill · SE5 8RW
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 11:00–16:00
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4
1 min walk
Cancer Research UKCharity shop · Denmark Hill · SE5 8RW
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:30; Sun 10:00–16:00
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5
3 min walk
Lala BooksSecond-hand bookshop · Grove Lane · SE5 8SY
Mon closed; Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00; Sun 11:00–16:00
Take Spines with you
5 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
- 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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