Charity shops in Truro
- 19 shops
- 16 charity
- 3 book & second-hand
- 2 walking routes
- within 6 km of the centre
Truro's biggest run starts at 8 Cathedral Lane and takes in 9 shops over 8 minutes. British Heart Foundation has 3 branches around the city. A second run of 8 shops starts at Bonython Bookshop, a 17 minute walk. Truro has 19 shops in total.
Chains with several branches: British Heart Foundation (3) · Oxfam (2)
Book-hunting routes
2 routesShops a few minutes' walk apart, in walking order. Do a run in one go and the outliers another day.
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8 Cathedral Lane and 8 more9 shops
8 Cathedral Lane → Barnardo's → British Heart Foundation → Cornwall Hospice Care → 5 more
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Bonython Bookshop and 7 more8 shops
Bonython Bookshop → British Heart Foundation → Children's Hospice South West → Cats Protection → 4 more
· ~17 min
Showing 19 shops
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8 Cathedral Lane Charity shop
8 Cathedral Lane and 8 more · stop 1
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Hardwick's Bargain Books Second-hand bookshop
Tinners Court · TR1 2LL
closed · Bonython Bookshop and 7 more · stop 5
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Children's Hospice South West Charity shop
Tinners Court · TR1 2LL
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · Bonython Bookshop and 7 more · stop 6
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British Heart Foundation Charity shop
St Nicholas Street · TR1 2RW
8 Cathedral Lane and 8 more · stop 3
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Cornwall Hospice Care Charity shop
St Nicholas Street · TR1 2RW
8 Cathedral Lane and 8 more · stop 4
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Barnardo's Charity shop
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · 8 Cathedral Lane and 8 more · stop 2
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Children's Hospice South West Charity shop
Bonython Bookshop and 7 more · stop 3
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British Red Cross Charity shop
River Street · TR1 2SQ
Mon–Sat 09:00–16:30 · 8 Cathedral Lane and 8 more · stop 8
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British Heart Foundation Charity shop
Calenick Street · TR1 2SF
Bonython Bookshop and 7 more · stop 2
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Cats Protection Charity shop
Pydar Street · TR1 2AY
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · Bonython Bookshop and 7 more · stop 4
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Bonython Bookshop Second-hand bookshop
Kenwyn Street · TR1 3BU
Bonython Bookshop and 7 more · stop 1
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British Heart Foundation Charity shop
Threemilestone Retail Park · TR4 8GA
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Second Hand Bookshop Second-hand bookshop5.4 km
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Book hunting in Truro
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.
5 of the shops here have their opening hours on record, and 3 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 Truro
16 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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