Shields Road run

9 shops · about 10 minutes on foot · 0.8 km

This one takes 10 minutes across 9 stops, starting at Under The Bridge Charity Store on Heaton Terrace. It moves onto Shields Road for St. Oswald's Hospice, Marie Curie and British Heart Foundation before a detour to The Salvation Army on Brinkburn Street. Shields Road accounts for 7 of the 9 stops, and the route finishes there at Barnardo's and RSPCA.

View this area on OpenStreetMap

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 Under The Bridge Charity Store
Charity shop · Heaton Terrace
2
3 min walk
St. Oswald's Hospice
Charity shop · Shields Road · NE6 1DR
3
1 min walk
Marie Curie
Charity shop · Shields Road · NE6 1DR

Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
4
1 min walk
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop · Shields Road · NE6 1DJ

Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
5
3 min walk
The Salvation Army
Charity shop · Brinkburn Street
6
2 min walk
St Oswald's Hospice
Charity shop · Shields Road · NE6 1DN
7
2 min walk
Veterans At Ease
Charity shop · Shields Road · NE6 1DT
8
1 min walk
Barnardo's
Charity shop · Shields Road · NE6 1DT

Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
9
1 min walk
RSPCA
Charity shop · Shields Road · NE6 1DU

Mon–Sat 09:30–16:30

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Other routes in Newcastle upon Tyne

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
The Salvation Army and 3 more 4 shops · ~2 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

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