It took David forty-eight years to walk Offa’s Dyke. It took Offa thirteen centuries to join him.

Along Britain’s greatest earthwork, a modern walker finds himself accompanied by the formidable eighth-century King who built it. From Sedbury Cliffs to Prestatyn, they trade stories, arguments and sharp observations about borders, belonging and the enduring pull of the past.

Blending memoir, travel and history with wit and imagination, The Dyke, The King and I is a walk across the landscape — and a conversation across time.

A journey across the land. A conversation across time.

The Dyke, The King and I is available as:

• A download which is guaranteed to add zero weight to your rucksack

• Paperback, which will flex enough to survive your rucksack

• Hardback, best left at home on the coffee table.

The book contains links to additional online content, some of which you need to be actively engaged with the book and the Dyke to access, or be a personal friend of King Offa.