Book-hunting route · York
Topping & Company and 7 more
8 shops · about 14 minutes on foot · 1.1 km
Topping & Company on Museum Street starts this York walk. Little Apple Bookshop on High Petergate comes 3 minutes on, and Janette Ray on Bootham follows another 3 minutes after. The walk ends at Sue Ryder on Goodramgate, the street carrying 3 of its 8 stops over 16 minutes.
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
Topping & Company
Second-hand bookshop · Museum Street · YO1 7DT
Mon–Sat 09:00–21:00; Sun 10:00–17:00
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2
3 min walk
Little Apple BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · High Petergate · YO1 7EN
Mon–Fri 09:30–17:30; Sat 09:30–18:00; Sun 11:00–17:00
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3
3 min walk
Janette RaySecond-hand bookshop · Bootham · YO30 7BL
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4
1 min walk
Blue House Bookshop
Second-hand bookshop
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5
6 min walk
Minster Gate BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Minster Gates · YO1 7HL
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6
2 min walk
Oxfam BookshopSecond-hand bookshop · Low Petergate · YO1 7HY
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7
2 min walk
Travelling ManSecond-hand bookshop · Goodramgate · YO1 7LF
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 11:00–17:00
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8
1 min walk
MindCharity shop · Goodramgate · YO1 7LS
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Other routes in York
- St Leonards Hospice and 7 more 8 shops · ~8 min
- Goodramgate run 8 shops · ~10 min
- St Leonards Hospice Shop and 7 more 8 shops · ~35 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. Distances are straight lines with a pavement allowance, so treat the minutes as a floor. Opening hours are whatever OpenStreetMap has on record: check the volunteer-run ones before you set out.
See all charity shops in York, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Charity shops in Leeds· Charity shops in Wakefield· Charity shops in Bradford· Charity shops in Doncaster
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