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Book-hunting route · Manchester

Beg Steal and Borrow and 4 more

5 shops · about 4 minutes on foot · 0.4 km

Beg Steal and Borrow is the start of this walk, which runs to 5 stops in 4 minutes. It passes Oxfam and RSPCA before Francis House Children's Hospice. Cancer Research UK is the last stop.

Open the route in Google Maps Walking directions, stop by stop. The line above follows the streets, routed on OpenStreetMap data.

The stops, in walking order

Starts at the end nearest the city centre. Times are pavement estimates at an easy pace.

  1. 1 Beg Steal and Borrow

    Second-hand shop

    Wed,Sat 11:00–18:00; Thu,Fri,Sun 12:00–17:00; Mon,Tue closed

  2. 2

    3 min walk

    Oxfam

    Charity shop

    Mon–Fri 09:15–17:00; Sat 10:00–17:00; Sun,Public holidays closed

  3. 3

    1 min walk

    RSPCA

    Charity shop

    Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00; Sun,Mon closed

  4. 4

    1 min walk

    Francis House Children's Hospice

    Charity shop

    Tue–Sat 10:00–16:00; Sun,Mon closed

  5. 5

    1 min walk

    Cancer Research UK

    Charity shop

    Mon–Sat 09:00–17:30; Sun 10:00–14:00

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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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