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.
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
Beacon Christian Books
Second-hand bookshop
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2
2 min walk
Tŷ HafanCharity shop · General Rees Square
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3
2 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · Gwent Square
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4
1 min walk
St David’s FoundationCharity shop · Gwent Square
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Other routes in Newport
- Commercial Street run 6 shops · ~5 min
- British Heart Foundation and 4 more 5 shops · ~6 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 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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