Book-hunting route · Oxford
London Road run
9 shops · about 15 minutes on foot · 1.2 km
The London Road run in Oxford covers 9 stops over 15 minutes, starting at British Heart Foundation on London Road. It passes Headington Fairtrade and Children's Air Ambulance before reaching Helen & Douglas House on Windmill Road. Cancer Research UK has 2 branches along the way, and 7 of the 9 stops sit on London Road itself. The walk ends at Richard Ford's on Windmill Road.
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
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop · London Road · OX3 9AJ
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2
1 min walk
Headington FairtradeCharity shop · London Road · OX3 9AJ
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3
1 min walk
Children's Air AmbulanceCharity shop · London Road · OX3 9AW
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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4
1 min walk
Cancer Research UKCharity shop · London Road · OX3 9AX
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5
2 min walk
Helen & Douglas HouseCharity shop · Windmill Road · OX3 7BX
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00
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6
3 min walk
Sobell House Hospice ShopCharity shop · London Road · OX3 9HZ
Tue,Wed,Fri,Sat 10:00–16:30
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7
3 min walk
OxfamCharity shop · London Road · OX3 9AA
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8
1 min walk
Cancer Research UKCharity shop · London Road · OX3 9AA
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:30; Sun 10:00–16:00
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9
7 min walk
Richard Ford'sSecond-hand shop · Windmill Road · OX3 7BZ
Take Spines with you
9 shops is a lot of spines to read. Let your phone do it.
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Other routes in Oxford
- 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
- 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.
Nearby: Charity shops in Reading· Charity shops in Swindon· Charity shops in Milton Keynes· Charity shops in Cheltenham
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