Book-hunting route · Southampton

CRY Charity Shop and 7 more

8 shops · about 8 minutes on foot · 0.5 km

This route starts at CRY Charity Shop on High Street and covers 8 stops in 8 minutes. It passes The Salvation Army a minute along, then swings onto Market Street for Mountbatten Eastleigh and Sue Ryder. Market Street carries 3 of the shops on this run. It finishes at Emmaus Hampshire on Leigh Road, 3 minutes past Naomi House Children's Hospice.

Open the route in Google Maps Walking directions, stop by stop. The line above follows the streets, routed on OpenStreetMap data.

The stops, in walking order

Starts at the end nearest the city centre. Times are pavement estimates at an easy pace.

  1. 1 CRY Charity Shop

    Charity shop · High Street

    Mon–Sat 09:30–16:00; Sun 10:00–16:00

  2. 2

    1 min walk

    The Salvation Army

    Charity shop · High Street · SO50 5LD

    Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00

  3. 3

    1 min walk

    British Heart Foundation

    Charity shop

    Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00

  4. 4

    2 min walk

    Shaw Trust

    Charity shop

    Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00

  5. 5

    1 min walk

    Mountbatten Eastleigh

    Charity shop · Market Street · SO50 5RB

  6. 6

    1 min walk

    Sue Ryder

    Charity shop · Market Street · SO50 5RB

  7. 7

    2 min walk

    Naomi House Children's Hospice

    Charity shop · Market Street

  8. 8

    3 min walk

    Emmaus Hampshire

    Charity shop · Leigh Road · SO50 9FF

    Mon–Sat

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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 Southampton, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.

Nearby: Charity shops in Winchester· Charity shops in Portsmouth· Charity shops in Salisbury· Charity shops in Bournemouth

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