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Walking the Wharfe - An ode to a Yorkshire river (Paperback)
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Walking the Wharfe - An ode to a Yorkshire river (Paperback)
Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature)
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List price R315
Loot Price R257
Discovery Miles 2 570
You Save R58 (18%)
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In a world of globetrotting explorers and record-breaking journeys
- of which he has been part himself - Johno Ellison decided to
return to his roots and walk the entire length of the River Wharfe,
the Yorkshire waterway beside which he grew up. In his new book for
Bradt, Walking the Wharfe, Ellison retraces the steps of Victorian
author Edmund Bogg to investigate how the riverscape and its
communities have evolved during the intervening 120 years. While
wild camping, meeting modern-day Vikings, wartime ghosts and the
fearless 'Dales Dippers', and learning how not to deal with a herd
of over-inquisitive cows, Ellison encounters a microcosm of English
history and culture. Starting in the Vale of York, Ellison walks
upstream to explore the region's Viking and Roman heritage, as well
as more modern developments such as Tadcaster's disastrous bridge
collapse in 2015. He examines a profusion of Victorian spa towns,
considers the impact of the Industrial Revolution and enjoys rare
wildlife such as red kites and an otter, creatures that have
returned to the area following successful conservation initiatives.
Traversing the Yorkshire Dales National Park, including along the
Dales Way long-distance footpath, Ellison is first bewitched by
local legends of giants, trolls and witches, then seduced into wild
swimming in a chilly river - albeit not the Strid, a section of the
Wharfe notorious worldwide for reportedly drowning everyone who has
ever tumbled into it - before seeking refuge in a candlelit pub
during a storm that caused a power blackout. During his ascent,
Ellison learns from a family who have farmed the Yorkshire hills
for five generations before reaching the Wharfe's trickling source
amid a vast boggy moorland. This enchanting travelogue is a
must-read for anyone interested in nature, 'the great outdoors', or
English history and culture. Residents and fans of Yorkshire will
love it, as will anyone who has hiked the Dales Way. Above all, by
combining personal connections with journalistic curiosity and a
nose for a story, Walking the Wharfe affirms that even lesser-known
parts of the small island of Britain can hold their own against
renowned tourist sites the world over.
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