Book-hunting route · Reading
Age UK and 5 more
6 shops · about 14 minutes on foot · 1.6 km
6 stops make up this Reading walk, starting at Age UK and running 14 minutes in total. It moves to Oxford Road for Sue Ryder, then reaches Cancer Research UK, which has a second branch further along on Friar Street. It passes British Heart Foundation on Broad Street before finishing at Grayfriars Christian Bookshop, 7 minutes after the previous stop.
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
Age UK
Charity shop
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2
2 min walk
Sue RyderCharity shop · Oxford Road
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:30
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3
2 min walk
Cancer Research UKCharity shop
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:30; Sun 11:00–17:00
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4
1 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · Broad Street
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5
4 min walk
Cancer Research UKCharity shop · Friar Street · RG1 1HE
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6
7 min walk
Grayfriars Christian BookshopSecond-hand bookshop
Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00, Sat 10:00–13:00
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Other routes in Reading
- Crockhamwell Road run 4 shops · ~3 min
- Age UK and 2 more (part 2) 3 shops · ~5 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 Reading, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Guildford· Charity shops in Oxford· Charity shops in Winchester· Charity shops in St Albans
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