Book-hunting route · London
Of Books and Love and 4 more
5 shops · about 19 minutes on foot · 1.5 km
Cross Street is where this walk begins, at Of Books and Love, first of 6 stops over 29 minutes in London. Shelter and Crisis both sit on Upper Street, 3 and 2 minutes into the route, with North London Hospice between them. It finishes at Sue Ryder Care on Essex Road, 16 minutes on from Marie Curie on St. Paul's Road.
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
Of Books and Love
Second-hand bookshop · Cross Street · N1 2BA
Tue–Sat 10:30–18:30; Sun 11:00–17:00
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2
3 min walk
ShelterCharity shop · Upper Street · N1 1US
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 11:00–17:00
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3
4 min walk
North London HospiceCharity shop
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4
2 min walk
CrisisCharity shop · Upper Street
Mon–Sat 10:30–18:30; Sun 12:00–17:00
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5
11 min walk
Sue Ryder CareCharity shop · Essex Road
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00
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Other routes in London
- Cecil Court run 10 shops · ~6 min
- Oxfam and 9 more 10 shops · ~21 min
- 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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