Book-hunting route · Worcester

Barnardo's and 5 more

6 shops · about 10 minutes on foot · 1.5 km

10 minutes covers this 6-stop walk in Worcester, which starts at Barnardo's. It passes St. Richard's Hospice and The Salvation Army, then British Heart Foundation on Pump Street. The walk ends at Script Haven on High Street, after Bored and Bookless.

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 Barnardo's

    Charity shop

  2. 2

    1 min walk

    St. Richard's Hospice

    Charity shop

  3. 3

    3 min walk

    The Salvation Army

    Charity shop

  4. 4

    5 min walk

    British Heart Foundation

    Charity shop · Pump Street · WR1 2QX

    Mon–Sat 09:30–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00

  5. 5

    2 min walk

    Bored and Bookless

    Second-hand bookshop

  6. 6

    2 min walk

    Script Haven

    Second-hand bookshop · High Street · WR1 2HW

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

Nearby: Charity shops in Cheltenham· Charity shops in Gloucester· Charity shops in Birmingham· Charity shops in Wolverhampton

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