Illustration of a charity shop window in Sunderland

Charity shops in Sunderland

  • 19 shops
  • 18 charity
  • 1 book & second-hand
  • 3 walking routes
  • within 8 km of the centre

Sunderland's biggest run starts at Shelter and takes in 6 shops over 8 minutes. British Heart Foundation has 2 branches in the city. A shorter run on Prince Edward Road covers 3 shops in 10 minutes. Sunderland has 19 shops in total.

Chains with several branches: British Heart Foundation (2) · Barnardo's (2) · Salvation Army (2)

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Showing 19 shops

  1. Shelter Charity shop

    Shelter and 5 more · stop 1

    0.0 km
  2. YMCA Charity shop

    Shelter and 5 more · stop 2

    0.1 km
  3. YMCA Charity shop

    High Street West · SR1 3DH

    Shelter and 5 more · stop 3

    0.1 km
  4. St Oswald’s Hospice Charity shop

    Mon–Fri 10:00–16:00 · Shelter and 5 more · stop 4

    0.1 km
  5. Fawcett Street

    British Heart Foundation and 4 more · stop 4

    0.2 km
  6. Age UK Charity shop

    Blandford Street · SR1 3JP

    Shelter and 5 more · stop 5

    0.2 km
  7. The Salvation Army Charity shop

    Blandford Street

    British Heart Foundation and 4 more · stop 3

    0.2 km
  8. 0.2 km
  9. The Children's Society Charity shop

    Blandford Street · SR1 3JH

    Shelter and 5 more · stop 6

    0.2 km
  10. British Red Cross Charity shop

    Blandford Street · SR1 3JH

    British Heart Foundation and 4 more · stop 2

    0.3 km
  11. Barnardo's Charity shop

    Mary Street

    British Heart Foundation and 4 more · stop 5

    0.5 km
  12. RNLI Shop Charity shop
    2.0 km
  13. Cancer Research UK Charity shop
    2.3 km
  14. The Salvation Army Charity shop
    3.3 km
  15. Barnardo's Charity shop
    3.7 km
  16. Secondhand Bookshop Second-hand bookshop

    Sat–Wed 11:00–15:00

    7.2 km
  17. Save The Children Charity shop

    Prince Edward Road

    Mon–Sat 09:00–16:00 · Prince Edward Road run · stop 1

    7.4 km
  18. The Childrens Society Charity shop

    Prince Edward Road

    Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · Prince Edward Road run · stop 2

    7.4 km
  19. St Clare's Hospice Charity shop

    Prince Edward Road

    Prince Edward Road run · stop 3

    7.5 km

Book hunting in Sunderland

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.

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.

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Nearby: Charity shops in Newcastle upon Tyne· Charity shops in Durham· Charity shops in Middlesbrough· Charity shops in Carlisle

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