Book-hunting route · Southend-on-Sea
High Street run
7 shops · about 12 minutes on foot · 1.0 km
The High Street run in Southend-on-Sea covers 7 stops in 12 minutes, starting at Cancer Research UK on Southchurch Road. It passes The Salvation Army and Havens Hospices before Books-on-Sea on Alexandra Street, then Barnardo's and British Heart Foundation back on High Street, which carries 5 shops on this route. It finishes at Havens Hospices.
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
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop · Southchurch Road
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2
7 min walk
The Salvation ArmyCharity shop · High Street
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3
2 min walk
Havens HospicesCharity shop · High Street
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4
3 min walk
Books-on-SeaSecond-hand bookshop · Alexandra Street · SS1 1BX
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5
2 min walk
Barnardo'sCharity shop · High Street
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6
1 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · High Street
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7
1 min walk
Havens HospicesCharity shop · High Street
Take Spines with you
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Other routes in Southend-on-Sea
- Hamlet Court Road run 4 shops · ~13 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 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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