Book-hunting route · London
The Wellspring Bookshop and 9 more
10 shops · about 38 minutes on foot · 3.0 km
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
The Wellspring Bookshop
Second-hand bookshop
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2
4 min walk
Toye Kenning & Spencer
Second-hand bookshop
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3
3 min walk
OxfamCharity shop · Drury Lane · WC2B 5RH
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4
3 min walk
MagmaSecond-hand bookshop · Short's Gardens
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5
4 min walk
StanfordsSecond-hand bookshop · Mercer Walk · WC2H 9FA
Mon–Fri 09:00–19:00; Sat 10:00–19:00; Sun 12:00–18:00
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6
10 min walk
αlpha BooksSecond-hand bookshop · Portsmouth Street · WC2A 2ES
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7
5 min walk
Wildy & Sons LtdSecond-hand bookshop · Carey Street · WC2A 2JD
Mon–Fri 08:45–18:00
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8
4 min walk
Wildy & SonsSecond-hand bookshop · Fleet Street · EC4Y 1AU
Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00
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9
2 min walk
Protestant Truth SocietySecond-hand bookshop · Fleet Street
Mon–Fri 10:30–18:00
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10
7 min walk
Reference PointSecond-hand bookshop · Arundel Street
Tue–Thu 11:00–23:00; Mon 11:00–18:30; Fri 11:00–00:00; Sat 12:00–00:00
Take Spines with you
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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
- 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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