Book-hunting route · Salisbury
Catherine Street run
7 shops · about 5 minutes on foot · 0.3 km
Catherine Street is where this Salisbury run starts, at Shaw Trust. It passes The Hospice Shop and Oxfam, both also on Catherine Street, before Sarum Books breaks the run just ahead of British Heart Foundation on New Canal. Catherine Street holds 5 of the walk's 7 stops, and the whole run takes 5 minutes.
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
Shaw Trust
Charity shop · Catherine Street · SP1 2DQ
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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2
1 min walk
The Hospice ShopCharity shop · Catherine Street · SP1 2DQ
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun closed
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3
1 min walk
OxfamCharity shop · Catherine Street
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–14:00
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4
1 min walk
South Wilts MencapCharity shop · Catherine Street
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5
1 min walk
Sarum BooksSecond-hand bookshop
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6
1 min walk
Wiltshire SightCharity shop · Catherine Street · SP1 2AJ
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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7
3 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · New Canal · SP1 2AQ
Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
Take Spines with you
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Other routes in Salisbury
- The Trussell Trust and 6 more 7 shops · ~12 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 Salisbury, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Southampton· Charity shops in Winchester· Charity shops in Bournemouth· Charity shops in Poole
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