Book-hunting route · Truro
Bonython Bookshop and 7 more
8 shops · about 17 minutes on foot · 2.2 km
This Truro walk starts at Bonython Bookshop on Kenwyn Street and runs 17 minutes across 8 stops. British Heart Foundation on Calenick Street and Children's Hospice South West come early on, before Cats Protection on Pydar Street and Hardwick's Bargain Books on Tinners Court. It ends along New Bridge Street, where Oxfam has 2 branches on the route.
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
Bonython Bookshop
Second-hand bookshop · Kenwyn Street · TR1 3BU
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2
2 min walk
British Heart FoundationCharity shop · Calenick Street · TR1 2SF
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3
2 min walk
Children's Hospice South WestCharity shop
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4
4 min walk
Cats ProtectionCharity shop · Pydar Street · TR1 2AY
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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5
7 min walk
Hardwick's Bargain BooksSecond-hand bookshop · Tinners Court · TR1 2LL
closed
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6
1 min walk
Children's Hospice South WestCharity shop · Tinners Court · TR1 2LL
Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00
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7
3 min walk
OxfamCharity shop · New Bridge Street · TR1 2AA
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8
1 min walk
OxfamCharity shop · New Bridge Street · TR1 2AA
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Other routes in Truro
- 8 Cathedral Lane and 8 more 9 shops · ~8 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 Truro, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Plymouth· Charity shops in Exeter· Charity shops in Swansea· Charity shops in Cardiff
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