Book-hunting route · Manchester
Barnardo's and 4 more
5 shops · about 13 minutes on foot · 1.1 km
5 stops make up this walk, starting at Barnardo's and taking 13 minutes in total. The Children's Society and New Image follow, then Thackeray's. The last stop is Willow Wood.
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
Barnardo's
Charity shop
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2
6 min walk
The Children's SocietyCharity shop
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3
2 min walk
New ImageSecond-hand shop
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4
4 min walk
Thackeray'sSecond-hand bookshop
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5
2 min walk
Willow WoodCharity shop
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Other routes in Manchester
- Wilbraham Road run 10 shops · ~7 min
- Age UK and 8 more 9 shops · ~10 min
- House of Books and Friends and 8 more 9 shops · ~18 min
- Chapter One and 8 more 9 shops · ~32 min
- British Heart Foundation and 6 more 7 shops · ~4 min
- Highway Hope Charity General Store and 5 more 6 shops · ~4 min
- Moya Cole Hospice and 5 more 6 shops · ~15 min
- Beg Steal and Borrow and 4 more 5 shops · ~4 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 Manchester, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Stockport· Charity shops in Bolton· Charity shops in Warrington· Charity shops in Wigan
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