Book-hunting route · Southampton
Shirley High Street run (part 2)
6 shops · about 5 minutes on foot · 0.4 km
5 stops make up this run along Shirley High Street, taking 5 minutes in total. It starts at British Heart Foundation and reaches Help the Aged 2 minutes on, then Cancer Research UK a minute after that. It crosses to Barnardo's on Shirley Precinct before ending 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
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop · Shirley High Street · SO15 3NE
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2
1 min walk
CLIC Sargent
Charity shop
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3
1 min walk
Help the AgedCharity shop · Shirley High Street · SO16 4FB
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4
1 min walk
Cancer Research UKCharity shop · Shirley High Street
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5
2 min walk
Barnardo'sCharity shop · Shirley Precinct · SO16 4EY
Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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6
2 min walk
OxfamCharity shop
Take Spines with you
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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
- Shirley High Street run 6 shops · ~3 min
- Naomi House and Jacksplace and 5 more 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. Distances are straight lines with a pavement allowance, so treat the minutes as a floor. 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.