Portswood Road run

8 shops · about 4 minutes on foot · 0.7 km

8 stops in 4 minutes make up the Portswood Road run, all on Portswood Road. It starts at October Books and passes Naomi House Children's Hospice and Mountbatten early on. The run finishes at Age UK, which has 2 branches along the route.

View this area on OpenStreetMap

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 October Books
Second-hand bookshop · Portswood Road · SO17 2WX

Mon–Sat 10:00–17:30; Public holidays closed
2
1 min walk
Naomi House Children's Hospice
Charity shop · Portswood Road · SO17 2NF

Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00
3
1 min walk
Mountbatten
Charity shop · Portswood Road · SO17 2NF
4
1 min walk
Scope
Charity shop · Portswood Road · SO17 2NF
5
1 min walk
The Salvation Army
Charity shop · Portswood Road · SO17 2NF

Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00
6
1 min walk
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop · Portswood Road · SO17 2NF

Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
7
1 min walk
Age UK
Charity shop · Portswood Road · SO17 2NF

Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
8
2 min walk
Age UK
Charity shop · Portswood Road · SO17 2NG

Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00, Sat 10:00–16:00

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Other routes in Southampton

CRY Charity Shop and 7 more 8 shops · ~8 min
Shirley High Street run 6 shops · ~3 min
Naomi House and Jacksplace and 5 more 6 shops · ~5 min
Shirley High Street run (part 2) 6 shops · ~5 min
Above Bar Street run 5 shops · ~4 min
Victoria Road run 4 shops · ~3 min
Cry and 3 more 4 shops · ~4 min
High Street run 3 shops · ~2 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 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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