Short Walks to Curious Places: Exploring 50 of Britain’s Ancient Sites, Myths and Legends

Satisfy your curiosity for mysterious sites, ancient history, legends and folklore with this book of walks through and to gems of the British countryside.

Roly Smith is a freelance writer, editor and media consultant, and the author of over 90 books on walking and the countryside. He is vice president and an honorary life member of the Outdoor Writers’ and Photographers’ Guild, a member of the British Guild of Travel Writers and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Dubbed ’Mr Peak District’ by the local media, he regularly features on national and local TV and radio, including BBC1 Breakfast, Countryfile, Flog it, Great British Train Journeys, Walking through History, Channel 5, ITV Central and Look North, and he regularly contributes to Derbyshire Life, BBC Countryfile and various outdoor magazines.