Book-hunting route · Oxford
Banbury Road run
4 shops · about 5 minutes on foot · 0.4 km
Oxfam on Banbury Road opens this Oxford walk of 4 stops in 5 minutes. Scope follows 2 minutes along the same road, then Helen & Douglas House. The route ends at Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary on South Parade.
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
Oxfam
Charity shop · Banbury Road · OX2 7HQ
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2
2 min walk
ScopeCharity shop · Banbury Road · OX2 7DX
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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3
1 min walk
Helen & Douglas HouseCharity shop
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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4
4 min walk
Oxfordshire Animal SanctuaryCharity shop · South Parade · OX2 7JN
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:30; Public holidays closed
Take Spines with you
4 shops is a lot of spines to read. Let your phone do it.
Photograph the shelf and Spines flags the books worth grabbing for your taste. Free to try.
Other routes in Oxford
- London Road run 9 shops · ~15 min
- Sue Ryder and 6 more 7 shops · ~5 min
- Barker & Co. Booksellers and 6 more 7 shops · ~13 min
- Walton Street run 6 shops · ~33 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 Oxford, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Reading· Charity shops in Swindon· Charity shops in Milton Keynes· Charity shops in Cheltenham
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