Book-hunting route · London
Queensway run
4 shops · about 7 minutes on foot · 0.5 km
4 stops make up the Queensway run, covering 7 minutes of walking. It starts at Royal Trinity Hospice, then Octavia Foundation 1 minute later, both on Queensway. From there it heads to Agape Arabic Christian Centre on Porchester Road, 2 minutes on, and ends at TRAID on Westbourne Grove, 5 minutes after that.
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
Royal Trinity Hospice
Charity shop · Queensway
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2
1 min walk
Octavia FoundationCharity shop · Queensway
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3
2 min walk
Agape Arabic Christian CentreSecond-hand bookshop · Porchester Road
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4
5 min walk
TRAIDCharity shop · Westbourne Grove · W2 4UA
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 11:00–17:00
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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. 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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