Book-hunting route · Portsmouth
High Street run
9 shops · about 10 minutes on foot · 0.8 km
The High Street run in Portsmouth has 9 stops in 10 minutes, starting at Help 4 Special Children. It passes New To You Books 2 minutes on and Rowans Hospice further along. High Street carries 8 of the 9 shops on this route. It finishes at The Rowans Hospice on Northern Road, 4 minutes past British Heart Foundation.
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
Help 4 Special Children
Charity shop · High Street · PO6 3BB
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2
2 min walk
New To You BooksSecond-hand bookshop · High Street
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3
1 min walk
Naomi HouseCharity shop · High Street
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4
1 min walk
Friends Fighting CancerCharity shop · High Street · PO6 3AG
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 10:00–13:00
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5
1 min walk
Stella's VoiceCharity shop · High Street
Mon–Fri 09:30–16:30; Sat 10:00–14:00
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6
2 min walk
Rowans HospiceCharity shop · High Street · PO6 3BT
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7
1 min walk
The Salvation ArmyCharity shop · High Street
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8
1 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · High Street
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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9
4 min walk
The Rowans HospiceCharity shop · Northern Road
Mon–Sat 09:30–16:30
Take Spines with you
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Other routes in Portsmouth
- High Street run (part 2) 7 shops · ~7 min
- Debra Charity Shop and 6 more 7 shops · ~14 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
Shop data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.