Mike Parker is a British travel writer, currently living in mid Wales. He was the co-author of the Rough Guide to Wales, and has also written books on four British cities, and on the gay scenes of Scotland, Ireland and Northern England. In addition, Parker has worked as a stand-up comedian.

After moving to Wales in spring 2000, he became involved in television, writing and presenting a one-off Saint David's Day special for HTV Wales in 2002. This led to him being commissioned to write and present two series of Coast to Coast, where Parker took twelve journeys in different boats around the Welsh coast. He made three series of Great Welsh Roads for HTV Wales, which saw Parker and his dog tour the country in a camper van.

Among his publications are Map Addict: A tale of obsession, fudge and the Ordnance Survey (Collins, 2009), The Wild Rover: A blistering journey along Britain's footpaths (Collins, 2011), Neighbours from Hell?: English Attitudes to the Welsh (y Lolfa, 2014) and The Greasy Poll: Diary of a controversial election (y Lolfa, 2016).

He was the Plaid Cymru candidate for Ceredigion constituency in the 2015 General Election, where he came second to the Liberal Democrats.

His latest book, On The Red Hill (William Heinemann, 2019), won Wales Book of the Year award in the non-fiction category in 2020.

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