Book-hunting route · London
King's Road run
10 shops · about 24 minutes on foot · 1.7 km
Peter Harrington opens the King's Road run on Fulham Road, and the whole walk covers 10 stops in 24 minutes. A minute on it reaches Sokol Books, then the route shifts onto King's Road itself, which holds 5 of the shops including Worlds End Bookshop. It ends at British Red Cross on Old Church Street.
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
Peter Harrington
Second-hand bookshop · Fulham Road · SW3 6HS
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00
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2
1 min walk
Sokol BooksSecond-hand bookshop · Fulham Road
Tue–Sat 11:00–19:00
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3
6 min walk
Octavia FoundationCharity shop · Fulham Road
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 11:00–17:00
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4
5 min walk
Mary's Living & GivingCharity shop · Fulham Road
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5
7 min walk
OxfamCharity shop · King's Road · SW10 0LJ
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6
1 min walk
Cancer Research UKCharity shop · King's Road · SW10 0LR
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7
1 min walk
Royal Trinity Hospice-Chelsea BranchCharity shop · King's Road
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8
2 min walk
Worlds End BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · King's Road
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9
3 min walk
Octavia FoundationCharity shop · King's Road
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10
3 min walk
British Red CrossCharity shop · Old Church Street · SW3 5BS
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 12:00–17:00
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Other routes in London
- Cecil Court run 10 shops · ~6 min
- Oxfam and 9 more 10 shops · ~21 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
- 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. 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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