Book-hunting route · Portsmouth
Debra Charity Shop and 6 more
7 shops · about 14 minutes on foot · 1.0 km
This Portsmouth route runs 7 stops over 14 minutes, starting at Debra Charity Shop on Elm Grove. Browners Independent Trading follows 6 minutes along the same street, then it is 7 minutes on to The Rowans Hospice on Marmion Road. Marmion Road carries 3 of the stops, including The Stubbington Ark. It finishes at Cancer Research UK on Palmerston 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
Debra Charity Shop
Charity shop · Elm Grove · PO5 1JF
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2
6 min walk
Browners Independent TradingSecond-hand shop · Elm Grove · PO5 1LR
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3
7 min walk
The Rowans HospiceCharity shop · Marmion Road
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4
1 min walk
The Stubbington ArkCharity shop · Marmion Road
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5
1 min walk
The Rowans HospiceCharity shop · Marmion Road
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6
1 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop
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7
1 min walk
Cancer Research UKCharity shop · Palmerston Road
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Other routes in Portsmouth
- High Street run 9 shops · ~10 min
- High Street run (part 2) 7 shops · ~7 min
- Sue Ryder and 6 more 7 shops · ~15 min
- London Road run 6 shops · ~4 min
- Portchester Precinct run 4 shops · ~2 min
- Commercial Road run 4 shops · ~7 min
- West Street run 3 shops · ~1 min
- The Precinct run 3 shops · ~2 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 Portsmouth, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Southampton· Charity shops in Winchester· Charity shops in Worthing· Charity shops in Salisbury
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