Book-hunting route · Southampton
Shirley High Street run
6 shops · about 3 minutes on foot · 0.2 km
The Shirley High Street run strings together 6 shops in just 3 minutes of walking. It starts at Mountbatten and moves through Cry Shop and The Children's Society before Sue Ryder and Scope. Every stop on this route sits on Shirley High Street. It ends at Oxfam.
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
Mountbatten
Charity shop · Shirley High Street · SO15 3NL
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2
1 min walk
Cry ShopCharity shop · Shirley High Street
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3
1 min walk
The Children's SocietyCharity shop · Shirley High Street · SO15 3NF
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4
1 min walk
Sue RyderCharity shop · Shirley High Street · SO15 3NF
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5
2 min walk
ScopeCharity shop · Shirley High Street · SO15 3NE
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6
1 min walk
OxfamCharity shop · Shirley High Street · SO15 3NE
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Other routes in Southampton
- Portswood Road run 8 shops · ~4 min
- CRY Charity Shop and 7 more 8 shops · ~8 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
Shop data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.