Gordon Road run

5 shops · about 6 minutes on foot · 0.4 km

This 6 minute walk in Nottingham runs from Central Avenue onto Gordon Road, 5 shops in total. It starts at Oxfam Books and Music and reaches The Children's Air Ambulance 3 minutes later on Gordon Road. The run ends at Age UK after Save the Children.

View this area on OpenStreetMap

Open the route in Google Maps Walking directions, stop by stop. The line above follows the streets, routed on OpenStreetMap data.

The stops, in walking order

Starts at the end nearest the city centre. Times are pavement estimates at an easy pace.

1 Oxfam Books and Music
Second-hand bookshop · Central Avenue · NG2 5GR

Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 11:00–15:00
2
2 min walk
Barnardo's Children's Store
Charity shop · Central Avenue

Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
3
3 min walk
The Children's Air Ambulance
Charity shop · Gordon Road

Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
4
1 min walk
Save the Children
Charity shop · Gordon Road · NG2 5LN
5
1 min walk
Age UK
Charity shop · Gordon Road · NG2 5LN

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Other routes in Nottingham

Front Street run 10 shops · ~6 min
Mansfield Road run 9 shops · ~4 min
High Road run 7 shops · ~3 min
Main Street run 7 shops · ~8 min
Eric Rose's Music Inn and 6 more 7 shops · ~13 min
Bookwise and 6 more 7 shops · ~14 min
High Road run (part 2) 6 shops · ~4 min
Woodborough Road run 5 shops · ~3 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 Nottingham, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.

Nearby: Charity shops in Derby· Charity shops in Leicester· Charity shops in Lincoln· Charity shops in Sheffield

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