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Book-hunting route · Newcastle upon Tyne

PDSA and 4 more

5 shops · about 6 minutes on foot · 0.6 km

5 stops make up this route in 6 minutes, beginning at PDSA on Clayton Street and continuing to The Salvation Army, also on Clayton Street. From there it moves to Cats Protection, then Books for Amnesty on Westgate Road, and finishes at Pauline Books & Media. Clayton Street covers 2 of the 5 stops, right at the start.

Open the route in Google Maps Walking directions, stop by stop. The line above follows the streets, routed on OpenStreetMap data.

The stops, in walking order

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

  1. 1 PDSA

    Charity shop · Clayton Street

  2. 2

    1 min walk

    The Salvation Army

    Charity shop · Clayton Street

  3. 3

    1 min walk

    Cats Protection

    Charity shop

  4. 4

    2 min walk

    Books for Amnesty

    Second-hand bookshop · Westgate Road · NE1 4AF

    Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00

  5. 5

    3 min walk

    Pauline Books & Media

    Second-hand bookshop · NE1 5HH

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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

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