Book-hunting route · Oxford
Barker & Co. Booksellers and 6 more
7 shops · about 13 minutes on foot · 1.1 km
Barker & Co. Booksellers on Golden Cross opens this Oxford route of 7 stops and 13 minutes. It passes Gulp Fiction on Avenue 1 and Oxfam Bookshop on Turl Street, with Oxfam turning up 3 times along the way including a branch on Broad Street. TGJones sits on Cornmarket Street further on. The walk ends at Oxfam Bookshop on Saint Giles'.
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
Barker & Co. Booksellers
Second-hand bookshop · Golden Cross · OX1 3EU
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2
1 min walk
Gulp FictionSecond-hand bookshop · Avenue 1 · OX1 3DX
Mon–Wed 10:30–17:30; Thu–Sat 10:30–22:00; Sun 10:30–17:00; Public holidays 10:30–17:00
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3
2 min walk
Oxfam BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Turl Street · OX1 3DQ
Mon–Sun 09:30–17:30
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4
3 min walk
OxfamCharity shop · Broad Street · OX1 3AS
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 11:00–16:00
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5
2 min walk
TGJonesSecond-hand bookshop · Cornmarket Street
Mon–Sat 08:30–18:30; Sun 11:00–17:00
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6
4 min walk
Last BookshopSecond-hand bookshop
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7
4 min walk
Oxfam BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Saint Giles' · OX1 3LU
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:30; Sun 11:00–16:00
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Other routes in Oxford
- London Road run 9 shops · ~15 min
- Sue Ryder and 6 more 7 shops · ~5 min
- Walton Street run 6 shops · ~33 min
- Banbury Road run 4 shops · ~5 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.
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