Book-hunting route · Sunderland

British Heart Foundation and 4 more

5 shops · about 14 minutes on foot · 1.3 km

This Sunderland route has 5 stops over 14 minutes, starting at British Heart Foundation. It passes British Red Cross and The Salvation Army, both on Blandford Street, then another British Heart Foundation on Fawcett Street, a chain with 2 branches on this run. It ends at Barnardo's on Mary Street, 8 minutes after the previous stop.

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 British Heart Foundation

    Charity shop

  2. 2

    1 min walk

    British Red Cross

    Charity shop · Blandford Street · SR1 3JH

  3. 3

    2 min walk

    The Salvation Army

    Charity shop · Blandford Street

  4. 4

    3 min walk

    British Heart Foundation

    Charity shop · Fawcett Street

  5. 5

    8 min walk

    Barnardo's

    Charity shop · Mary Street

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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 Sunderland, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.

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

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