Charity shops in Northampton
- 28 shops
- 26 charity
- 2 book & second-hand
- 3 walking routes
- within 8 km of the centre
There's a long run near Mind, 10 shops in about 30 minutes. Barnardo's, Mind and Salvation Army are among the chains with 2 branches each around Northampton. Alexandra Terrace has a quicker run of 3 shops in just 2 minutes. Northampton has 28 shops in total, including 2 bookshops.
Chains with several branches: Barnardo's (2) · Mind (2) · Salvation Army (2) · Age UK (2)
Book-hunting routes
3 routesShops a few minutes' walk apart, in walking order. Do a run in one go and the outliers another day.
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Mind and 9 more10 shops
Mind → Cancer Research → The Salvation Army → British Heart Foundation → 6 more
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Debra Charity Shop and 4 more5 shops
Debra Charity Shop → Barnardo's → Barnardo's → Cynthia Spencer → 1 more
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Alexandra Terrace run3 shops
Oxfam → Mind → British Red Cross
· ~2 min
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Mind Charity shop
Mind and 9 more · stop 1
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Cancer Research Charity shop
Mind and 9 more · stop 2
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Close Encounters Second-hand bookshop
Mind and 9 more · stop 10
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Compassion Worldwide Charity shop1.4 km
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Age UK Charity shop1.4 km
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Samaritans Charity shop1.4 km
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Air Ambulance Charity shop2.0 km
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RSPCA Charity shop2.0 km
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British Red Cross Charity shop
Kingsley Park Terrace · NN2 7HG
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Extra Care Charity shop2.1 km
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British Red Cross Charity shop
Alexandra Terrace run · stop 3
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ExtraCare Charity shop
Main Road · NN5 6JF
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RSPCA Charity shop
Main Road · NN5 6JF
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Soi Dog Foundation Charity shop
Limehurst Square · NN5 6LP
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Debra Charity Shop Charity shop
Debra Charity Shop and 4 more · stop 1
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Barnardo's Charity shop
Debra Charity Shop and 4 more · stop 2
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Barnardo's Charity shop
Debra Charity Shop and 4 more · stop 3
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Cynthia Spencer Charity shop
Debra Charity Shop and 4 more · stop 4
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Book hunting in Northampton
Nearest-first is a decent route plan on its own: cluster your visits, start with the shops closest to each other, and save the outliers for days you're passing anyway. Charity shops re-shelve constantly, most put new donations out every day or two, so a shop that was quiet on Saturday can be a different shop by Wednesday. Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons, and it's always worth asking a volunteer when the book trolley comes out.
If you want the odds on your side, read our guides to finding good books in charity shops and spotting the books worth grabbing before you set out.
Donating books in Northampton
26 of the shops here are charity-run and take book donations during opening hours. If you pay UK income tax, filling in a Gift Aid form at the till lets the shop claim an extra 25% on whatever your books sell for, at no cost to you. Shops pay to dispose of what they cannot sell, so a bad donation costs the charity money. The test before you pack a bag: would someone buy this today? Recent fiction, classics, cookery and children's books move. Old textbooks, out-of-date travel guides and anything damp or mouldy do not.
Our guide to where to donate books covers which shops suit which books, and what to do with a whole house clear-out.
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