Book-hunting route · Norwich
City Bookshop and 8 more
9 shops · about 13 minutes on foot · 1.4 km
City Bookshop on Davey Place is the start of this Norwich walk of 9 stops, which takes 13 minutes end to end. It passes British Heart Foundation on Castle Meadow and Bookbugs and DragonTales on Timberhill. The route also takes in Samaritans on Westlegate before reaching St Stephens Street, home to 2 of the stops. It ends at Forbidden Planet.
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
City Bookshop
Second-hand bookshop · Davey Place · NR2 1PQ
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2
2 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · Castle Meadow · NR1 3PY
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3
3 min walk
New USecond-hand shop
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4
1 min walk
Honesty LibrarySecond-hand bookshop · NR1 3DD
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5
3 min walk
Bookbugs and DragonTalesSecond-hand bookshop · Timberhill · NR1 3LA
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:30; Sun 11:00–16:00
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6
1 min walk
Norfolk Big C Cancer CharityCharity shop · Timberhill · NR1 3LA
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7
2 min walk
SamaritansCharity shop · Westlegate · NR1 3LT
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8
3 min walk
Veterans at EaseCharity shop · St Stephens Street · NR1 3QN
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9
3 min walk
Forbidden PlanetSecond-hand bookshop · St Stephens Street · NR1 3QR
Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00; Sun 10:30–16:30
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Other routes in Norwich
- London Street run 9 shops · ~7 min
- RSPCA and 8 more 9 shops · ~29 min
- Magdalen Street run 8 shops · ~16 min
- Aladdins Cave and 4 more 5 shops · ~14 min
- Suffolk Square run 4 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 Norwich, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Ipswich· Charity shops in Colchester· Charity shops in Cambridge· Charity shops in Chelmsford
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