Book-hunting route · Southend-on-Sea

Hamlet Court Road run

4 shops · about 13 minutes on foot · 0.9 km

4 stops make up the Hamlet Court Road run in Southend-on-Sea, 13 minutes end to end, starting at Sue Ryder. It moves on to Oxfam, 6 minutes along Hamlet Court Road, then Mind. It ends at Samaritans, also on Hamlet Court Road, which carries 3 shops on the route.

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 Sue Ryder

    Charity shop

  2. 2

    6 min walk

    Oxfam

    Charity shop · Hamlet Court Road

  3. 3

    3 min walk

    Mind

    Charity shop · Hamlet Court Road

  4. 4

    5 min walk

    Samaritans

    Charity shop · Hamlet Court Road

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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 Southend-on-Sea, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.

Nearby: Charity shops in Chelmsford· Charity shops in Canterbury· Charity shops in Colchester· Charity shops in London

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