Book-hunting route · Sheffield
St Lukes and 5 more
6 shops · about 5 minutes on foot · 0.2 km
St Lukes is the starting point for this Sheffield walk of 6 stops. It passes Mind on the way to Middlewood Road, where The Sheffield Cats Shelter is found. The walk finishes 2 minutes later at Hillsborough Bookshop, with the whole route taking 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
St Lukes
Charity shop
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2
1 min walk
The Children's SocietyCharity shop
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3
1 min walk
MindCharity shop
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4
1 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop
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5
1 min walk
The Sheffield Cats ShelterCharity shop · Middlewood Road · S6 4GW
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6
2 min walk
Hillsborough BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Middlewood Road · S6 4GX
Thu–Sat 10:00–16:00; Wed 10:00–18:00
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Other routes in Sheffield
- Fulwood Road run 7 shops · ~4 min
- RSPCA Sheffield and 6 more 7 shops · ~6 min
- ExtraCare and 6 more 7 shops · ~12 min
- TGJones and 6 more 7 shops · ~18 min
- The Savage Sister and 6 more 7 shops · ~20 min
- Ecclesall Road run 6 shops · ~6 min
- Oxfam and 5 more 6 shops · ~17 min
- British Heart Foundation and 3 more 4 shops · ~7 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 Sheffield, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Rotherham· Charity shops in Doncaster· Charity shops in Wakefield· Charity shops in Huddersfield
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