Book-hunting route · Newcastle upon Tyne
Durham Road run
4 shops · about 6 minutes on foot · 0.5 km
Durham Road is the spine of this run, home to all 4 stops. It starts at St Oswalds Hospice and moves on to Marie Curie and Envisage before finishing at Lucie's Loft, 5 minutes further along. The whole walk takes 6 minutes.
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
St Oswalds Hospice
Charity shop · Durham Road
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2
1 min walk
Marie CurieCharity shop · Durham Road
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3
1 min walk
EnvisageCharity shop · Durham Road
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4
5 min walk
Lucie's LoftCharity shop · Durham Road · NE9 5HA
Take Spines with you
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Other routes in Newcastle upon Tyne
- Shields Road run 9 shops · ~10 min
- Oxfam and 6 more 7 shops · ~6 min
- Jackson Street run 6 shops · ~3 min
- Community School Clothing Scheme and 5 more 6 shops · ~4 min
- British Heart Foundation and 5 more 6 shops · ~8 min
- PDSA and 4 more 5 shops · ~6 min
- Jackson Street run (part 2) 5 shops · ~7 min
- Station Road run 5 shops · ~9 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 Newcastle upon Tyne, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Sunderland· Charity shops in Durham· Charity shops in Middlesbrough· Charity shops in Carlisle
Shop data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.