Book-hunting route · London
Kentish Town Road run
7 shops · about 3 minutes on foot · 0.2 km
The Kentish Town Road run packs 8 stops into just 4 minutes, all on Kentish Town Road itself. It opens at Oxfam and Oxfam Bookshop, Oxfam's 2 branches on the route, then passes Owl Bookshop and British Heart Foundation. Age UK and PDSA follow before the walk ends at Mind.
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
Oxfam
Charity shop · Kentish Town Road
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2
1 min walk
Oxfam BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Kentish Town Road · NW5 2AG
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3
1 min walk
Owl BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Kentish Town Road · NW5 2JU
Mon–Sat 09:00–19:00; Sun 11:00–18:00; Public holidays 11:00–18:00
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4
1 min walk
BlustonsCharity shop · Kentish Town Road
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5
1 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · Kentish Town Road
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 11:00–17:00
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6
1 min walk
Age UKCharity shop · Kentish Town Road · NW5 2JT
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7
1 min walk
PDSACharity shop · Kentish Town Road · NW5 2JT
Mon–Sat 09:30–16:30
Take Spines with you
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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. 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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