Book-hunting route · London
Oxfam and 9 more
10 shops · about 21 minutes on foot · 1.6 km
Oxfam is the start of this London walk, one of 6 stops over 10 minutes. From there it passes Cancer Research UK 4 minutes along, then Upper Street Bookshop 1 minute after, and Royal Trinity Hospice 1 minute after that. Oxfam has 2 branches on this route, one of them on Upper Street. It finishes at Oasis, 6 minutes on from the second Oxfam.
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 · Goodge Street
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2
2 min walk
MindCharity shop · Goodge Street · W1T 2PU
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3
5 min walk
Treadwell's BooksSecond-hand bookshop · Store Street · WC1E 7BS
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4
3 min walk
Architectural Association BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Bedford Square · WC1B 3EG
Mon–Fri 10:00–18:00; Sat 11:00–18:00
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5
5 min walk
Oxfam BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Bloomsbury Street · WC1B 3QA
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 12:00–17:00
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6
1 min walk
BookmarksSecond-hand bookshop · Bloomsbury Street · WC1B 3QE
Mon 11:30–18:00; Tue–Sat 10:30–18:00
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7
3 min walk
JarndyceSecond-hand bookshop
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8
2 min walk
The Atlantis BookshopSecond-hand bookshop
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9
3 min walk
Enitharmon EditionsSecond-hand bookshop · Bury Place
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10
1 min walk
London Review BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Bury Place · WC1A 2JL
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Other routes in London
- Cecil Court run 10 shops · ~6 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
- 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. 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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