Secret York Guide

Where can you find a fully functioning windmill in the middle of a residential road? Or reach the very end of the solar system? Where can you walk in the middle of a 15,000-year-old bog or swim in a pool once powered by fruit pastilles? Discover Britain's last remaining railway nursery, Bettys' underground Dive Bar, the fastest rocket to ever have flown in Earth's atmosphere, the secret ceremony room of the Freemasons, and even York's most prestigious postbox.

Auteur

Isobel Akerman is a writer and researcher who spent her time as a history student at York University exploring the hidden corners of the city. She's worked for small charities and massive companies and has lived in more places than she can remember the names of. At present she's in Cambridge, learning more history and finding more corners.

Résumé

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 road
• Reach the very end of the solar system
• Walk in the middle of a 15,000 year old bog
• Swim in a pool once powered by fruit pastilles
• Discover Britain's last remaining railway nursery
• Enjoy Bettys' underground Dive Bar
• See the fastest rocker to ever have flown in Earth's atmosphere
• Explore the secret ceremony room of the Freemasons
• Spot York's most prestigious postbox
  Far 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.