Book-hunting route · London
Taschen and 3 more
4 shops · about 10 minutes on foot · 0.9 km
This London walk takes 10 minutes across 4 stops. It opens at Taschen on Duke of York Square, then John Sandoe Ltd on Blacklands Terrace 2 minutes on. YMCA follows 4 minutes after, and the walk ends at Oxfam on King's Road, 5 minutes later.
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
Taschen
Second-hand bookshop · Duke of York Square · SW3 4LY
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2
2 min walk
John Sandoe LtdSecond-hand bookshop · Blacklands Terrace · SW3 2SR
Mon–Sat 09:30–18:30; Sun 11:00–17:00
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3
4 min walk
YMCACharity shop
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4
5 min walk
OxfamCharity shop · King's Road · SW3 4PL
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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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