Book-hunting route · Manchester
Highway Hope Charity General Store and 5 more
6 shops · about 4 minutes on foot · 0.4 km
4 minutes covers the 6 stops on this route, from Highway Hope Charity General Store to British Heart Foundation. In between, Cancer Research UK has 2 branches, either side of Serenity Booksellers on Warren Street. The A World also sits along the walk.
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
Highway Hope Charity General Store
Charity shop
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2
1 min walk
Cancer Research UKCharity shop
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3
2 min walk
The A WorldCharity shop
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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4
2 min walk
Serenity BooksellersSecond-hand bookshop · Warren Street · SK1 1UD
Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00; Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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5
1 min walk
Cancer Research UKCharity shop
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6
1 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity 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
- 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. 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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