Walks in Mysterious Wiltshire Book

Mysterious Wiltshire--the land of so many places which represent such great store of legend, magic and mystery! Travellers from London perhaps see Wiltshire as the first untamed, magical territory through which they pass on their way to the delights of Devon and Cornwall. But Wiltshire is much more than the gateway to the West Country--as you will discover when you read the notes of Laurence Main at the start of each of the route directions. Laurence Main lived in Wiltshire for seven years when he was teaching in Swindon--he has always had a great interest in ancient monuments and the legends and myths surrounding them--and is now a full-time writer on walking and earth mysteries. So what better land to write about and walk in than Wiltshire? The 27 walks in this book, from and to so many places of historic and prehistoric interest, are mostly in the easy to moderate range, with a few more serious walks included too. There are visits to Avebury and Stonehenge, so significant as secular monuments or ancient observatories. The White Horse--honouring the horse goddess Epona--appears on many hillsides in Wiltshire--Marlborough, Pewsey, Westbury, to name but a few. King Alfred the Great fought his most vital battle on Wiltshire soil and, perhaps even before then, King Arthur may well have fought Baydon. There is so much information in this book on such magical mysteries that it makes for quite compulsive reading. The route directions are comprehensive and easy to understand and information is also provided on which Ordnance Survey map to use, along with details on access using public transport. The book exercises your mind, as well as your body! --Ben NaylorRead More