Book-hunting route · Plymouth
Mutley Plain run
5 shops · about 9 minutes on foot · 0.6 km
The Mutley Plain run in Plymouth covers 5 stops over 9 minutes. It starts at Oxfam on Mutley Plain, which holds 4 of the shops, including Dame Hannah Rogers Trust 2 minutes along and Children's Hospice South West 2 minutes after that. Shekhinah follows on the same street before a 6 minute stretch to Plymouth and Cornwall Cancer Fund at the end.
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 · Mutley Plain · PL4 6LL
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 11:00–16:00
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2
2 min walk
Dame Hannah Rogers TrustCharity shop · Mutley Plain · PL4 6JJ
Mon–Sat 09:30–16:30
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3
2 min walk
Children's Hospice South WestCharity shop · Mutley Plain · PL4 6JJ
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4
2 min walk
ShekhinahCharity shop · Mutley Plain · PL4 6LF
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5
6 min walk
Plymouth and Cornwall Cancer FundCharity shop
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Other routes in Plymouth
- Cornwall Street run 8 shops · ~9 min
- British Red Cross and 7 more 8 shops · ~27 min
- The Broadway run 7 shops · ~6 min
- The Attic and 4 more 5 shops · ~3 min
- Fore Street run 4 shops · ~5 min
- Any Old Iron and 2 more 3 shops · ~9 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 Plymouth, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Exeter· Charity shops in Truro· Charity shops in Swansea· Charity shops in Cardiff
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