54 Degrees North: A Walk Across England

Drawing a straight line across England at a latitude of exactly 54 degrees and walking along it as close as he can, join Paul as he sets out to learn about this tiny strip of the country and its rich history including events, people and places. Starting on the east coast in Yorkshire, and somehow ending up in Lancashire, he encounters murderers, film stars, witches and more, all linked in more ways than you might imagine. Discover what links York with Lancaster, and what an alien has to do with Victorian bridges. Learn about the blind man that built many of our roads and the boffins at Aldermaston that wanted to drop a nuclear bomb on them. This is a ramble across our beloved little island that unearths all sorts of unexpected tales and weaves them together in a narrative like no other.Paul was born and bred in Hull, 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 sometimes strange people.Paul has written several books about his hiking adventure, including Coast to Finding Wainwright's England, Hadrians Wall Walk, Rambling Lost on the Cleveland Way, and Northbound on the West Highland Way.