A Walk on the Wild Side: The Wolds Way

When Paul set out to walk the Wolds Way, he had no idea of the wealth of interesting stories, people, and amazing landscapes he would encounter in what is essentially his own back yard. Following this little gem of a national trail from the shores of the Humber estuary in the middle of winter, up through the dales and valleys of the beautiful Wolds, Paul encounters an ancient land with more history than you can imagine.

From the riddle of an unsolved archaeological mystery to the many ancient railways all long since gone, Paul finds a lot more than he bargained for.Joined as he goes along by Rob and Chris, they discover abandoned tunnels, stately homes, and deserted medieval villages. Find out where they all are, and follow in their footsteps yourself.

But there's more. Find out the rich connections that this area has with airships, or more accurately airship disasters, as well as another couple of intriguing connections to submarines, and how they are linked.

All of this, and more, set against a backdrop of one of the most beautiful and accessible parts of the country, just waiting to be discovered.

Finishing at Filey on the dramatic Yorkshire Coast, come with Paul on one of the most amazing little walks in England. Find out what ancient barrows have to do with Victorian archaeologists plundering them, and what have zombies got to do with anything too? There's the world's oldest horse race, possibly the worst arctic explorer ever, and probably the most reckless character in British naval history. All this, and more.

This is Paul's fifth book, following up on the success of 54 Degrees North, Rambling On, Coast to Coast, and Hadrian's Wall, all part of his History Walks which can be read in any order.Paul Amess was born and bred in Yorkshire and spent many years travelling the world to exotic places until it finally dawned on him that the best place in the world was right on his own doorstep. He now spends as much of his time as possible walking around England learning about its fascinating history and meeting often interesting and usually strange people.