June 29th – 30th 2019 – Boldshaves Garden, Woodchurch, Kent

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More authors announced…

We are thrilled to announce a number of new speakers who will be joining us on 29 & 30 June for Wealden Festival 2019 at Boldshaves Garden. Isabella Tree, author of Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm, will be part of a panel debating vital questions about the relationship between people, the…

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Happy New Year

Happy New Year! Plans are afoot for Wealden 2019 with an exciting programme beginning to take shape. Adam Nicolson, winner of the 2018 Wainwright Prize, and Raynor Winn, whose wonderful book The Salt Path has been one of the publishing highlights of the past year, will both be speaking at the 2019 Festival. Stay tuned…

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Wealden Weekend

Find out more about woodland camping, campfire feast & outdoor yoga…

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“The Wealden Festival is a beautiful experience: convivial, generous, and profoundly hospitable to ideas and words and all who love them.”

Jay Griffiths, author of Kith and Wild

Writer in residence
Writer in residence

Our 2019 writer in residence will be announced shortly

Artist in residence
Artist in residence

Details of the Festival’s 2019 artist in residence will be announced shortly

About
About

A celebration of nature and place through literature, arts/crafts and food

Programme
Programme

The full 2019 programme will be announced shortly

Speakers
Speakers

The line-up for Wealden 2019 will be announced shortly

Children
Children

Talks, activities and events for children and families

Nature activities
Nature activities

Explore the natural world and our sense of place

Bookshop
Bookshop

Stocking our speakers’ books and hosting book-signings throughout the festival

Eating & Drinking
Eating & Drinking

Featuring the best of local, seasonal produce

Makers
Makers
Makers

Demonstrations, displays and workshops from highly skilled craftspeople

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