Chapter One and 8 more

9 shops · about 32 minutes on foot · 2.5 km

Open the route in Google Maps Walking directions, stop by stop. The line above is stop to stop; the streets between are your call.

The stops, in walking order

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

1 Chapter One
Second-hand bookshop · Lever Street · M1 1BY

Mon–Sun 10:00–21:00
2
2 min walk
Oxfam
Charity shop · Oldham Street · M1 1JQ
3
3 min walk
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop · Piccadilly · M1 2AP

Mon–Sat 10:00–19:00; Sun 11:00–18:00
4
2 min walk
Re-Market
Second-hand shop · Piccadilly · M1 3AN
5
4 min walk

Thrift Shop

Second-hand shop
6
6 min walk
Barnardo's
Charity shop · Piccadilly Station Approach

Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 11:00–17:00
7
8 min walk
Unitom
Second-hand bookshop · Stevenson Square · M1 1DN

Mon–Sat 10:00–17:30; Sun 11:00–17:00
8
4 min walk
Queer Lit
Second-hand bookshop · Great Ancoats Street · M4 5AJ

Mon–Wed 09:00–18:00; Thu–Sun 09:00–23:00; Public holidays unknown
9
6 min walk
Mustard Tree
Charity shop · Oldham Road · M4 6AG

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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
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
Barnardo's and 4 more 5 shops · ~13 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 Manchester, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.

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