Book-hunting route · London
Octavia Foundation and 6 more
7 shops · about 15 minutes on foot · 1.1 km
Octavia Foundation on Brompton Road opens this London walk, one of 6 stops covering 15 minutes. It passes Robert Frew on Thurloe Place 4 minutes in, then South Kensington Books on Thurloe Street 5 minutes later, and Librairie La Page on Harrington Road 3 minutes after that. It ends back at Octavia Foundation, this time on Bute 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
Octavia Foundation
Charity shop · Brompton Road
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2
4 min walk
Robert FrewSecond-hand bookshop · Thurloe Place
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3
3 min walk
V&A BookstoreSecond-hand bookshop
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4
5 min walk
South Kensington BooksSecond-hand bookshop · Thurloe Street
Mon–Fri 10:00–20:00; Sat 11:00–19:00; Sun 12:00–19:00
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5
3 min walk
Librairie La PageSecond-hand bookshop · Harrington Road
Mon–Fri 08:15–18:30; Sat 09:00–18:30
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6
2 min walk
Octavia FoundationCharity shop · Bute Street · SW7 3EY
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00, Sun 11:00–17:00
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7
1 min walk
Octavia Foundation
Charity shop
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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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