Magical Britain - 650 Enchanted and Mystical Sites - From healing wells and secret shrines to giants’ strongholds and fairy glens

This richly illustrated guide to 650 places will appeal to those who want to explore Britain's lost animist landscape of fairies, folklore, myth and paganism. Discover pre-Christian healing shrines and Norse mythology. Learn where rock, water and hill spirits come alive, and their meaning - Where to find sites associated with fairies, mermaids, dragons, giants and other mythological beings
- Places featured in the stories of King Arthur, Merlin and the Celtic Saints
- Creation stories, spirits in the stone and entrances to the Otherworld
- Places of healing, divination and wish-making
- Secret shrines, sacred sites and ancient rituals
- The Goddess in the land
- Norse gods and mythology

About the author

Rob Wildwood is a folklore researcher from the North of England. He has spent over 10 years travelling Britain documenting and photographing its hidden places of magic. He is the author of four books.

Product details

• Authors: Rob Wildwood
• Publisher: WILD THINGS
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.04.2022
• EAN: 9781910636305
• ISBN: 978-1-910636-30-5
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 210 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 816 g
• Illustrations: 400 photos, 20 maps
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, Adventure holidays, TRAVEL / Europe / Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Baltic States, TRAVEL / Special Interest / General, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Reference, British & Irish history, Folklore, myths & legends, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Travel guides: adventure holidays, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)