Book-hunting route · Manchester
Moya Cole Hospice and 5 more
6 shops · about 15 minutes on foot · 1.8 km
Great Underbank is where this walk starts, at Moya Cole Hospice. TGJones comes next, then Rare Mags and New 2 U sit together on Lower Hillgate. The route ends at Age UK on Wellington Street, 6 stops and 15 minutes after the first.
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
Moya Cole Hospice
Charity shop · Great Underbank · SK1 1NE
Tue–Sat 09:30–16:30
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2
2 min walk
TGJonesSecond-hand bookshop
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:30; Sun 11:00–16:00
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3
3 min walk
YMCACharity shop
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4
6 min walk
Rare MagsSecond-hand bookshop · Lower Hillgate · SK1 1JQ
Tue–Sat 09:30–17:30; Sun 11:00–17:00
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5
2 min walk
New 2 USecond-hand shop · Lower Hillgate · SK1 1JE
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6
3 min walk
Age UKCharity shop · Wellington Street · SK1 3AQ
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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
- 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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