Book-hunting route · London
Quaker Bookshop and 5 more
6 shops · about 26 minutes on foot · 2.1 km
This London walk takes 26 minutes and has 6 stops. It opens at Quaker Bookshop, then Wellcome Book Shop 3 minutes on and British Library Shop a further 10 minutes after that. Hatchard's on Euston Road and Housmans on Caledonian Road follow, and the walk ends at J.J.L. Buy & Sell on Leeke 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
Quaker Bookshop
Second-hand bookshop
Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00
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2
3 min walk
Wellcome Book ShopSecond-hand bookshop
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3
10 min walk
British Library ShopSecond-hand bookshop
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4
4 min walk
Hatchard'sSecond-hand bookshop · Euston Road · N1C 4QP
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5
6 min walk
HousmansSecond-hand bookshop · Caledonian Road
Mon–Sat 11:00–18:30; Sun 12:00–18:00
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6
5 min walk
J.J.L. Buy & SellSecond-hand shop · Leeke Street
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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. 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.
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