Book-hunting route · Newport

Gwent Square run

4 shops · about 4 minutes on foot · 0.4 km

Beacon Christian Books opens the Gwent Square run in Newport, a short walk of 4 stops and 4 minutes. Tŷ Hafan on General Rees Square follows 2 minutes on. The walk ends on Gwent Square, which carries 2 shops on this route, British Heart Foundation and St David’s Foundation.

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 Beacon Christian Books

    Second-hand bookshop

  2. 2

    2 min walk

    Tŷ Hafan

    Charity shop · General Rees Square

  3. 3

    2 min walk

    British Heart Foundation

    Charity shop · Gwent Square

  4. 4

    1 min walk

    St David’s Foundation

    Charity shop · Gwent Square

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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 Newport, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.

Nearby: Charity shops in Cardiff· Charity shops in Bristol· Charity shops in Bath· Charity shops in Gloucester

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