Watling Street - the road to Britain's history; Buxton Book Weekend
John Higgs takes a journey along one of Britain’s oldest roads, from Dover to Anglesey, in search of the hidden history that makes us who we are today. Long ago a path was created by the passage of feet tramping through endless forests. Gradually that path became a track, and the track became a road. It connected the White Cliffs of Dover to the Druid groves of the Welsh island of Anglesey. Armies from Rome arrived and straightened this 444 kilometres of meandering track, which in the Dark Ages
2 to 3pm; £10.50.
Pavilion Arts Centre, 22 St Johns Road, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6XN
Fri 24 Nov 2017