Secret York Guide

Isobel Akerman

ISBN 10: 2361957671 / ISBN 13: 9782361957674

Published by Jonglez, FR, 2025

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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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Secret York Guide
• Publisher: Jonglez, FR
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 2361957671
• ISBN 13: 9782361957674
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 10.7W x 1.8H x 19.2D centimeters 10.7 centimeters width by 1.8 centimeters height by 19.2 centimeters depth
• Weight: 284 grams

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Synopsis

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.

Far from the crowds and the usual clichés, York has plenty of undiscovered hidden treasures for people who know how to wander off the beaten track.

This is an indispensable guide for those who want to really get to know York ... and especially for those who think they know it already.

About the Author

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.