Our main Festival Programme this year will run from 16th to 25th September 2022

Provisional details of the programme are now on the website

We had a great 2021 Festival. 100% of the people who responded to our questionnaire said they would recommend the Festival to a friend - customer satisfaction doesn't get any better. The weather was kind for our great variety of beautiful and informative walks. Thank you to everyone who attended and a big thank you to all our sponsors, donors, advertisers, venues, accommodation providers, and last but certainly not least our wonderful volunteers.

Our plans are nearly complete for the 17th Festival which will start with a book event on the evening of the 16th September and run until the 25th September. Some details are still being confirmed before we open bookings, but we hope the programme will encourage you to put dates in the diary. Booking will open for Friends on Monday 13th June, and for general sale on Friday 24th June. We hope to see you in Richmond this September. 

Authors who will be speaking at The Festival include: Christy Lefteri (Beekeeper of Aleppo); Nicholas Crane; Sally Coulthard; Toby Wilkinson; Oliver Condy in conversation with James Naughtie; and many more covering a wide variety of topics.