Illustration of a charity shop window in Luton

Charity shops in Luton

  • 25 shops
  • 24 charity
  • 1 book & second-hand
  • 3 walking routes
  • within 8 km of the centre

Luton's longest run centres on the Salvation Army, 8 shops over about 29 minutes. British Heart Foundation has 3 branches across the city, and its own run of 5 shops takes about 10 minutes. A smaller cluster around Keech Hospice Care adds 3 shops in just 3 minutes. Luton has 25 shops in total, including 1 bookshop.

Chains with several branches: British Heart Foundation (3) · Barnardo's (2) · Salvation Army (2)

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Showing 25 shops

  1. 0.1 km
  2. George Street · LU1 2BD

    Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00 · The Salvation Army and 7 more · stop 2

    0.2 km
  3. The Salvation Army Charity shop

    Cheapside · LU1 2AX

    The Salvation Army and 7 more · stop 3

    0.3 km
  4. Centre Of Hope Charity shop

    Mill Street

    The Salvation Army and 7 more · stop 8

    0.5 km
  5. British Red Cross Charity shop

    LU1 3EP

    The Salvation Army and 7 more · stop 4

    0.5 km
  6. Keech Hospice Care Charity shop

    LU1 3EP

    The Salvation Army and 7 more · stop 5

    0.5 km
  7. 0.7 km
  8. 0.7 km
  9. Shahaidrashid Charity shop
    1.1 km
  10. Mercy Universal Charity shop
    1.2 km
  11. Keech Hospice Care Charity shop
    3.2 km
  12. Barnardo's Charity shop
    3.3 km
  13. Age Concern Luton Charity shop
    3.5 km
  14. 3.6 km
  15. 3.7 km
  16. Sue Ryder Charity shop

    Keech Hospice Care and 2 more · stop 3

    3.8 km
  17. Keech Hospice Care Charity shop
    3.9 km
  18. Keech Hospice Care Charity shop
    5.3 km
  19. Keech Hospice Care Charity shop
    5.6 km
  20. Barnardo's Charity shop

    White Lion Retail Park · LU5 4XZ

    6.6 km
  21. 7.0 km
  22. 7.0 km
  23. Christian Books Second-hand bookshop

    British Heart Foundation and 4 more · stop 5

    7.1 km
  24. 7.1 km
  25. 7.2 km

Book hunting in Luton

Nearest-first is a decent route plan on its own: cluster your visits, start with the shops closest to each other, and save the outliers for days you're passing anyway. Charity shops re-shelve constantly, most put new donations out every day or two, so a shop that was quiet on Saturday can be a different shop by Wednesday. Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons, and it's always worth asking a volunteer when the book trolley comes out.

If you want the odds on your side, read our guides to finding good books in charity shops and spotting the books worth grabbing before you set out.

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Nearby: Charity shops in St Albans· Charity shops in Milton Keynes· Charity shops in London· Charity shops in Cambridge

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