Book-hunting route · Ottawa
The Free Store and 2 more
3 shops · about 9 minutes on foot · 0.7 km
This Ottawa route starts at The Free Store and heads to May Court Bargain Box on Laurier Avenue East, five minutes on. From there it is four minutes to Barely Bruised Books on Wilbrod Street. Three stops in nine minutes altogether.
The stops, in walking order
Starts at the end nearest downtown. Times are sidewalk estimates at an easy pace.
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1
The Free Store
Thrift store
Tue,Thu 10:00–16:00; Wed 10:00–15:00
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2
5 min walk
May Court Bargain BoxThrift store · Laurier Avenue East · K1N 6P2
Tue–Sat 11:30–15:00
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3
4 min walk
Barely Bruised BooksUsed bookstore · Wilbrod Street · K1N 6M3
Mon–Sun 12:00–17:00
Take Spines with you
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Other routes in Ottawa
- Bank Street run 4 shops · ~2 min
- The Salvation Army and 2 more 3 shops · ~2 min
- Merivale Road run 3 shops · ~6 min
How the route is built
Shops within about 400 metres of the next one count as one run, walked from the end nearest downtown. 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 smaller stores before you set out.
See all thrift stores in Ottawa, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Thrift stores in Montreal· Thrift stores in Toronto· Thrift stores in Mississauga· Thrift stores in Quebec City
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