Book-hunting route · London
Shalimar Books and 7 more
8 shops · about 26 minutes on foot · 1.8 km
This 8 stop walk runs 26 minutes, starting at Shalimar Books on Kennington Lane. It moves on to 56a Infoshop on Crampton Street and The Book Elephant on Sayer Street. Crisis and Sense follow before the route ends at Alex TLC Charity Shop on Walworth 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
Shalimar Books
Second-hand bookshop · Kennington Lane · SE11 4LS
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2
6 min walk
56a InfoshopSecond-hand bookshop · Crampton Street · SE17 3AE
Sat 14:00–18:00
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3
6 min walk
Jumping BeanSecond-hand bookshop
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4
1 min walk
The Book ElephantSecond-hand bookshop · Sayer Street · SE17 1FH
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5
7 min walk
CrisisCharity shop
Mon–Sat 10:30–18:30; Sun 11:30–17:30
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6
5 min walk
SenseCharity shop
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00
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7
1 min walk
The Salvation ArmyCharity shop
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8
3 min walk
Alex TLC Charity ShopCharity shop · Walworth Road · SE17 2NG
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:30; Sun 10:00–16:00
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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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