Planning is now underway for the 2021 Richmond Walking & Book Festival

Following the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 event earlier in the year, planning has started for the 2021 event which will run from 18th to 26th September 2021.

Things have changed on the organisational side.  After a number of successful years, The Swaledale Outdoor Club and Castle Hill Bookshop have decided to stand down from organising the event and we have formed a new charity to take over the running of the event. Most of those involved in the past few years will be continuing to organise the event in the future.

2021 is the 950th anniversary of Richmond Castle and our thoughts at the moment are that, as part of our usual eclectic mix of walks and book events, we will be able to introduce a Castles and Abbeys strand to form part of the celebrations.

We look forward to seeing you in 2021.

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