Book-hunting route · Preston
Hough Lane run
9 shops · about 12 minutes on foot · 1.0 km
The Hough Lane run in Preston starts at Number One on Chapel Brow and covers 9 stops over 12 minutes. F.A.B. arrives 5 minutes later on Hough Lane, followed by Mind and Age UK. 7 of the shops sit on Hough Lane itself. The walk finishes at St Catherine's Hospice on Sumner Street.
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
Number One
Charity shop · Chapel Brow
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2
5 min walk
F.A.B.Charity shop · Hough Lane
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3
3 min walk
MindCharity shop · Hough Lane
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4
1 min walk
Age UKCharity shop · Hough Lane
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5
2 min walk
Good RockCharity shop · Hough Lane
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6
1 min walk
FusionCharity shop · Hough Lane
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7
1 min walk
International Aid TrustCharity shop · Hough Lane
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8
1 min walk
The Children's SocietyCharity shop · Hough Lane
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9
2 min walk
St Catherine's HospiceCharity shop · Sumner Street
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Other routes in Preston
- The Salvation Army and 8 more 9 shops · ~18 min
- TGJones and 7 more 8 shops · ~23 min
- Cotton Mill Road run 4 shops · ~3 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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