Book-hunting route · Preston
Cotton Mill Road run
4 shops · about 3 minutes on foot · 0.4 km
The Cotton Mill Road run starts at St Catherine's on Station Road, then it is 2 minutes to Barnardo's on Cotton Mill Road. Age UK and Age Concern follow 1 minute apart, both also on Cotton Mill Road. That is 4 stops in 3 minutes, with 3 of them on Cotton Mill 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
St Catherine's
Charity shop · Station Road · PR5 6LA
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00
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2
2 min walk
Barnardo'sCharity shop · Cotton Mill Road · PR5 6LF
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3
1 min walk
Age UKCharity shop · Cotton Mill Road · PR5 6LF
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4
1 min walk
Age ConcernCharity shop · Cotton Mill Road · PR5 6LF
Take Spines with you
4 shops is a lot of spines to read. Let your phone do it.
Photograph the shelf and Spines flags the books worth grabbing for your taste. Free to try.
Other routes in Preston
- Hough Lane run 9 shops · ~12 min
- The Salvation Army and 8 more 9 shops · ~18 min
- TGJones and 7 more 8 shops · ~23 min
- The Salvation Army and 2 more (part 2) 3 shops · ~3 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 Preston, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Blackpool· Charity shops in Wigan· Charity shops in Bolton· Charity shops in Lancaster
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