House of Books and Friends and 8 more

9 shops · about 18 minutes on foot · 1.4 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 House of Books and Friends
Second-hand bookshop · King Street · M2 4LQ

Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00; Sun 11:00–17:00
2
6 min walk

Manchester Bookbuyers

Second-hand bookshop
3
3 min walk
Paramount Books
Second-hand bookshop · Shudehill · M4 2AF

Sat–Sun 10:00–17:00
4
1 min walk
Arndale Book Exchange
Second-hand bookshop · Shudehill · M4 2AF
5
5 min walk
St Denys Bookshop
Second-hand bookshop
6
1 min walk
RSPCA
Charity shop · Oak Street · M4 5JD

Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00; Sun 11:00–17:00
7
3 min walk
Oxfam
Charity shop · Oldham Street · M1 1JR

Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 12:00–17:00
8
1 min walk
Magma
Second-hand bookshop · Oldham Street · M1 1JN
9
1 min walk
Travelling Man Comics
Second-hand bookshop · Dale Street · M1 1JW

Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 11:00–17:00

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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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