Book-hunting route · London
Mind and 7 more
8 shops · about 21 minutes on foot · 1.8 km
Mind opens this route on Parkway and appears again on Camden Road, its 2 branches along the way. The walk runs 8 stops over 21 minutes, taking in Forbidden Planet Camden on Inverness Street and Books Iconica and Black Gull Books on Camden Lock Place. Chalk Farm Road carries Spread a Smile and Camden Thrift Store. It finishes at Walden Books on Harmood 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
Mind
Charity shop · Parkway · NW1 7AH
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2
3 min walk
Forbidden Planet CamdenSecond-hand bookshop · Inverness Street · NW1 7HJ
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3
4 min walk
MindCharity shop · Camden Road
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4
7 min walk
Books IconicaSecond-hand bookshop · Camden Lock Place · NW1 8AL
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5
1 min walk
Black Gull BooksSecond-hand bookshop · Camden Lock Place · NW1 8AF
Mon–Sun 10:00–18:00
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6
5 min walk
Spread a SmileCharity shop · Chalk Farm Road
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7
1 min walk
Camden Thrift StoreSecond-hand shop · Chalk Farm Road
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8
4 min walk
Walden BooksSecond-hand bookshop · Harmood Street · NW1 8DP
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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
- 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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