{"product_id":"coast-to-coast-finding-wainwrights-england-paperback","title":"Coast to Coast: Finding Wainwright's England - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Amess\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwelve days. Two hundred miles. One bear costume. Zero common sense.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a group of stubborn, middle-aged blokes decide to walk coast-to-coast across England, what could possibly go wrong? (Spoiler: everything.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed with questionable knees, excessive amounts of pork pie, and a heroic lack of planning, we set off from the Irish Sea with nothing but a pebble in our pocket and the foolish belief that \"it'll be fine.\" Through monsoon-level rain, endless hills, and several near-death experiences (one involving a flowerpot), we somehow bumbled our way all the way to Robin Hood's Bay - friendships intact, dignity... less so.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpect: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpic scenery and even more epic moaning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eRidiculous misadventures and questionable survival strategies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eCampsites that made us question our life choices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeroic snack-eating efforts that deserve a medal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnough weird history to make you unstoppable at pub quizzes (including how smugglers used buckets of wee as weapons, and how a bloke from Hull helped shape the world's movies)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd, just for good measure, a man dressed as a bear terrorising small children at the finish line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you love travel writing with heart, humour, and a healthy dose of chaos - plus the occasional fascinating (and completely useless) historical fact - this is your next favourite read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Bill Bryson, Michael Palin, or anyone who's ever looked at a map and thought, \"How hard can it be?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLace up your boots (or just put your feet up) - it's time to walk across England. Badly.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is Paul's third book, following up on the success of \u003cb\u003e54 Degrees North\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eRambling On\u003c\/b\u003e. Paul Amess 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 usually strange people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis series of books, \u003cb\u003eHistory Walks\u003c\/b\u003e, can be read in any order.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409062629613,"sku":"9798563177840","price":17.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/coast-to-coast-finding-wainwrights-england-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}