Book-hunting route · Northampton
Mind and 9 more
10 shops · about 30 minutes on foot · 2.2 km
10 stops make up this Northampton walk, starting at Mind. It heads through Gold Street to The Salvation Army, then on to Abington Street, where Salvation Army has 2 branches. The walk covers 30 minutes in total, ending at Close Encounters.
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
Mind
Charity shop
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2
6 min walk
Cancer ResearchCharity shop
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3
5 min walk
The Salvation ArmyCharity shop · Gold Street · NN1 1RA
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4
5 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · Bridge Street
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5
7 min walk
Save the ChildrenCharity shop · St Giles Street · NN1 1JA
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6
1 min walk
Age UKCharity shop · St Giles Street
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7
4 min walk
ScopeCharity shop · Abington Street
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8
2 min walk
The Salvation ArmyCharity shop · Abington Street
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9
1 min walk
DAPP UKCharity shop · Abington Street
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10
4 min walk
Close EncountersSecond-hand bookshop
Take Spines with you
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Other routes in Northampton
- Debra Charity Shop and 4 more 5 shops · ~4 min
- Alexandra Terrace run 3 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 Northampton, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Milton Keynes· Charity shops in Coventry· Charity shops in Leicester· Charity shops in Luton
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