Book-hunting route · Sheffield
TGJones and 6 more
7 shops · about 18 minutes on foot · 1.8 km
TGJones on Fargate is where this Sheffield walk of 7 stops begins. It passes Age UK on Norfolk Row 2 minutes on, then continues to La Biblioteka on Cambridge Street. The walk ends at Zoo, 18 minutes after it began.
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
TGJones
Second-hand bookshop · Fargate · S1 2HE
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2
2 min walk
Age UKCharity shop · Norfolk Row · S1 2PA
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3
2 min walk
Juno BooksSecond-hand bookshop · Chapel Walk · S1 2PD
Tue–Fri 09:30–16:00; Sat 10:00–17:00
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4
7 min walk
AhavaCharity shop · Charles Street · S1 1GW
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5
4 min walk
La BibliotekaSecond-hand bookshop · Cambridge Street · S1 4HP
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6
3 min walk
ScopeCharity shop
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00
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7
3 min walk
ZooSecond-hand shop
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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
- The Savage Sister and 6 more 7 shops · ~20 min
- St Lukes and 5 more 6 shops · ~5 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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