Book-hunting route · Swansea
Newton Road run
5 shops · about 9 minutes on foot · 0.7 km
The Newton Road run in Swansea covers 5 stops in 9 minutes. It starts at Wales Air Ambulance Charity on Newton Road, passing Tenovus and RSPCA before reaching Cats Protection on Mumbles Road. The walk ends 6 minutes later at Cover to Cover, back on Newton Road, which carries 3 of the 5 stops.
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
Wales Air Ambulance Charity
Charity shop · Newton Road · SA3 4AR
Mon–Sat 09:30–16:30
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2
1 min walk
TenovusCharity shop
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3
1 min walk
RSPCACharity shop · Newton Road
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4
3 min walk
Cats ProtectionCharity shop · Mumbles Road · SA3 4DN
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5
6 min walk
Cover to CoverSecond-hand bookshop · Newton Road
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Other routes in Swansea
- Wales Air Ambulance and 5 more 6 shops · ~7 min
- YMCA and 5 more 6 shops · ~21 min
- CiSS and 2 more 3 shops · ~3 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 Swansea, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Cardiff· Charity shops in Newport· Charity shops in Aberystwyth· Charity shops in Bristol
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