Book-hunting route · St Albans
Rennie Grove Hospice Care and 8 more
9 shops · about 16 minutes on foot · 1.3 km
16 minutes covers this 9-stop route in St Albans. It starts at Rennie Grove Hospice Care on Victoria Street, passes Books on the Hill on Holywell Hill and Cancer Research UK on High Street, then continues to Oxfam on St Peter's Street, one of 2 branches on the route. It ends at Oxfam Bookshop on Catherine Street.
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
Rennie Grove Hospice Care
Charity shop · Victoria Street
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2
2 min walk
ScopeCharity shop · The Maltings · AL1 3HL
Sun 11:00–17:00; Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00
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3
2 min walk
Books on the HillSecond-hand bookshop · Holywell Hill · AL1 1ER
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:30; Sun 11:00–16:00
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4
2 min walk
Cancer Research UKCharity shop · High Street · AL3 4ED
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5
1 min walk
Keech HospiceCharity shop · High Street · AL3 4EH
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00
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6
1 min walk
Choas City ComicsSecond-hand bookshop · Heritage Close · AL3 4EB
Mon–Fri 11:00–17:30; Sat 10:00–17:30; Sun 12:00–16:00
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7
6 min walk
OxfamCharity shop · St Peter's Street · AL1 3LH
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8
5 min walk
Rennie Grove PeaceCharity shop · St Peter's Street · AL1 3EG
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9
1 min walk
Oxfam BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Catherine Street
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 12:00–16:00
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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 St Albans, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
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