Secret York Guide

Let Secret York guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar.

Step off the beaten track with this fascinating York guide book. Let our local expert, Isobel Akerman show you the well-hidden treasures and hidden places of this beautiful city. Featuring over 150 unusual and unfamiliar places, this second edition of Secret York guide is ideal for local inhabitants, curious visitors and armchair travellers alike.

Find a fully functioning windmill in the middle of a residential roadReach the very end of the solar systemWalk in the middle of a 15,000 year old bogSwim in a pool once powered by fruit pastillesDiscover Britain's last remaining railway nurseryEnjoy Bettys' underground Dive BarSee the fastest rocker to ever have flown in Earth's atmosphereExplore the secret ceremony room of the FreemasonsSpot York's most prestigious postboxFar from the crowds and the usual cliches, York offers many off-beat experiences and is home to plenty of well-hidden treasures that are revealed only to residents and travellers who find their way off the beaten track. An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew York well or would like to discover another side of the city.

From the publishers of the best-selling Secret London:an unusual guide comes this brand new edition of Secret York guide. Author Isobel Akerman has prowled the city streets, seeking out the hidden, eccentric and overlooked to create this definitive insider's guide to York.