Book-hunting route · Plymouth
The Broadway run
7 shops · about 6 minutes on foot · 0.5 km
The Broadway run in Plymouth starts at Plymouth Drake Foundation and takes 6 minutes to cover its 7 stops. The Broadway itself accounts for 6 of them, opening with Sam's Place and passing St Lukes Hospice Bookshop along the way. It ends at PDSA, also on The Broadway.
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
Plymouth Drake Foundation
Charity shop · PL9 9DJ
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2
3 min walk
Sam's PlaceCharity shop · The Broadway · PL9 7AX
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3
1 min walk
HugsCharity shop · The Broadway · PL9 7AX
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4
1 min walk
British Red CrossCharity shop · The Broadway · PL9 7AX
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5
1 min walk
St Lukes Hospice BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · The Broadway · PL9 7AX
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6
1 min walk
St Luke's HospiceCharity shop · The Broadway · PL9 7AX
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7
1 min walk
PDSACharity shop · The Broadway · PL9 7AS
Mon–Sat 09:30–16:30
Take Spines with you
7 shops is a lot of spines to read. Let your phone do it.
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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 Attic and 4 more 5 shops · ~3 min
- Mutley Plain run 5 shops · ~9 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
Shop data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.