Book-hunting route · Shrewsbury
Oxfam and 9 more
10 shops · about 14 minutes on foot · 1.3 km
High Street is where this Shrewsbury walk begins, at Oxfam, running to 10 stops over 14 minutes. Pengwern Books on Fish Street comes 1 minute in, and Oxfam Bookshop on Dogpole follows 2 minutes after that, giving Oxfam 2 branches on the route. The walk carries on through Second Chapter Books and The Shrewsbury Ark before finishing at Mind.
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
Oxfam
Charity shop · High Street · SY1 1ST
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2
1 min walk
Pengwern BooksSecond-hand bookshop · Fish Street · SY1 1UR
Tue–Sat 10:30–16:00
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3
2 min walk
Oxfam BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Dogpole · SY1 1EN
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00
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4
2 min walk
Cuan Wildlife Rescue ShopCharity shop
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5
2 min walk
Second Chapter BooksSecond-hand bookshop · St Mary's Place · SY1 1DL
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6
3 min walk
The Shrewsbury ArkCharity shop · Castle Street
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:30
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7
2 min walk
Buttercup BookshopSecond-hand bookshop
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8
2 min walk
Midlands Air Ambulance CharityCharity shop · SY1 1PL
Tue–Sat 10:00–16:00; Public holidays closed
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9
2 min walk
Blue CrossCharity shop · Pride Hill · SY1 1DN
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10
2 min walk
MindCharity shop
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Other routes in Shrewsbury
- British Heart Foundation and 8 more 9 shops · ~14 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 Shrewsbury, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Wrexham· Charity shops in Wolverhampton· Charity shops in Stoke-on-Trent· Charity shops in Chester
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