Charity shops in Stoke-on-Trent
- 29 shops
- 27 charity
- 2 book & second-hand
- 4 walking routes
- within 8 km of the centre
The Bennett Precinct run is the biggest here, 8 shops in about 7 minutes, with Ironmarket adding another 3 shops nearby. Cancer Research, Barnardo's and Salvation Army each have 2 branches around Stoke-on-Trent. Drop City Books anchors a smaller run of 4 shops in about 10 minutes. Stoke-on-Trent has 29 shops in total, including 2 bookshops.
Chains with several branches: Cancer Research (2) · Barnardo's (2) · Salvation Army (2)
Book-hunting routes
4 routesShops a few minutes' walk apart, in walking order. Do a run in one go and the outliers another day.
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Bennett Precinct run8 shops
Dougie Mac Longton → Bethel Longton → Age UK → Mind → 4 more
· ~7 min -
Cancer Research UK and 6 more7 shops
Cancer Research UK → Barnardo's → Sense → Dougie Mac → 3 more
· ~7 min -
Drop City Books and 3 more4 shops
Drop City Books → Ruff & Ruby → Emmaus North Staffs → The Big Charity Shop
· ~10 min -
London Road run3 shops
The Big Charity Shop → British Heart Foundation → Dougie Mac
· ~6 min
Showing 29 shops
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The Big Charity Shop Charity shop
London Road run · stop 1
0.2 km -
0.4 km
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0.5 km
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The Salvation Army Charity shop2.1 km
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Drop City Books Second-hand bookshop
Piccadilly · ST1 1HX
Tue,Thu,Fri 10:00–17:00 · Drop City Books and 3 more · stop 1
2.4 km -
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The Big Charity Shop Charity shop
Mon–Sat 09:00–16:15 · Drop City Books and 3 more · stop 4
2.7 km -
Ruff & Ruby Charity shop
Drop City Books and 3 more · stop 2
2.7 km -
2.8 km
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Douglas Macmillan Hospice Shop Charity shop
Mayne Street · ST4 4RB
3.0 km -
3.2 km
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Dougie Mac Longton Charity shop
Stand Passage · ST3 2TA
Mon–Sat 09:00–16:30 · Bennett Precinct run · stop 1
3.2 km -
Barnardo's Charity shop
Cancer Research UK and 6 more · stop 2
3.2 km -
3.3 km
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Bethel Longton Charity shop
The Strand · ST3 2JN
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:30 · Bennett Precinct run · stop 2
3.3 km -
Dougie Mac Charity shop
High Street · ST5 1QQ
Mon–Sat 09:00–16:30 · Cancer Research UK and 6 more · stop 4
3.3 km -
3.3 km
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3.3 km
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3.3 km
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3.3 km
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Animal Lifeline Charity shop
Bennett Precinct · ST3 2HT
Mon,Wed,Fri,Sat 10:00–16:00 · Bennett Precinct run · stop 5
3.3 km -
3.4 km
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The Little Longton Book Exchange Second-hand bookshop
Bennett Precinct
Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00 · Bennett Precinct run · stop 6
3.4 km -
3.4 km
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3.4 km
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4.6 km
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DougieMac Meir Charity Shop Charity shop
Uttoxeter Road
5.7 km -
6.1 km
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Daisychain Benevolent Fund Charity shop
The Parade · ST5 6LQ
6.1 km -
Barnardo's Children's Store Charity shop6.4 km
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Book hunting in Stoke-on-Trent
Nearest-first is a decent route plan on its own: cluster your visits, start with the shops closest to each other, and save the outliers for days you're passing anyway. Charity shops re-shelve constantly, most put new donations out every day or two, so a shop that was quiet on Saturday can be a different shop by Wednesday. Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons, and it's always worth asking a volunteer when the book trolley comes out.
13 of the shops here have their opening hours on record, and 2 of those open on Sundays. Where no hours are listed, nobody has recorded them yet.
If you want the odds on your side, read our guides to finding good books in charity shops and spotting the books worth grabbing before you set out.
Donating books in Stoke-on-Trent
27 of the shops here are charity-run and take book donations during opening hours. If you pay UK income tax, filling in a Gift Aid form at the till lets the shop claim an extra 25% on whatever your books sell for, at no cost to you. Shops pay to dispose of what they cannot sell, so a bad donation costs the charity money. The test before you pack a bag: would someone buy this today? Recent fiction, classics, cookery and children's books move. Old textbooks, out-of-date travel guides and anything damp or mouldy do not.
Our guide to where to donate books covers which shops suit which books, and what to do with a whole house clear-out.
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