Book-hunting route · Norwich
Magdalen Street run
8 shops · about 16 minutes on foot · 1.1 km
The Magdalen Street run starts at The Dormouse Bookshop on Elm Hill and covers 8 stops in 16 minutes. It passes The Tombland Bookshop on Tombland before a 6 minute stretch to Oxfam, the first of 6 stops on Magdalen Street itself. Along that street it also takes in Nansa and Secondhand Land. The walk ends at Hallswood Animal Sanctuary.
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
The Dormouse Bookshop
Second-hand bookshop · Elm Hill · NR3 1HG
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2
3 min walk
The Tombland BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Tombland · NR3 1HF
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3
6 min walk
OxfamCharity shop · Magdalen Street · NR3 1HU
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 11:00–15:00
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4
2 min walk
Big CCharity shop · Magdalen Street · NR3 1HU
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5
2 min walk
RSPCACharity shop · Magdalen Street · NR3 1JE
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00
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6
4 min walk
NansaCharity shop · Magdalen Street · NR3 1LN
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7
1 min walk
Secondhand LandSecond-hand shop · Magdalen Street · NR3 1JD
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00
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8
2 min walk
Hallswood Animal SanctuaryCharity shop · Magdalen Street · NR3 1JD
Tue–Fri 09:30–17:30,Sat 09:30–16:30
Take Spines with you
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Other routes in Norwich
- London Street run 9 shops · ~7 min
- City Bookshop and 8 more 9 shops · ~13 min
- RSPCA and 8 more 9 shops · ~29 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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