Richmond Walking & Book Festival

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Richmond Walking & Book Festival Books and boots, walks and words… come and join us for 10 days of book events and guided walks in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales.

The Richmond Walking & Book Festival is packed with opportunities to inspire and invigorate you, literally from head to toe! Be inspired: meet celebrated authors and discover new ones – engage in a full programme of evening and weekend book events. Be invigorated: explore the beautiful Yorkshire Dales in autumn - enjoy daily walks for amblers, ramblers and serious walkers led by friendly, local guides.

🌍 The festival begins this week!And looking ahead to Sunday 27 September, we’re bringing together two authors whose book...
20/09/2026

🌍 The festival begins this week!

And looking ahead to Sunday 27 September, we’re bringing together two authors whose books explore migration and belonging from very different perspectives.

Mir Rahimi shares his own story in Across Mountains, Land and Sea — from leaving Afghanistan for Britain at 14, with very limited English, to graduating from the London School of Economics.

Tawseef Khan, an immigration solicitor and writer, explores the immigrant experience through fiction in Determination, following solicitor Jamila Shah and her clients as they navigate the realities of the UK immigration and asylum system.

Two different perspectives. One afternoon of conversation about identity and belonging.

☕ £15 includes tea and scones

📍 Richmond Town Hall, DL10 4QL
📅 Sunday 27 September
🕓 4:00pm
🎟 £15

Weekend tickets are also available for £20

🎫 Book your tickets: https://www.ticketsource.com/booking/init/GEEHDHJ

Met Office forecast shows it set fine for the Festival walks. A chance to get out and enjoy our beautiful countryside.S...
19/09/2026

Met Office forecast shows it set fine for the Festival walks.
A chance to get out and enjoy our beautiful countryside.
Still some places available on a number of the walks.

Aske Hall & Gillingwood Hall Walk (8 miles) : Tuesday 22nd SeptemberThree historic buildings, woodland, an old racecours...
17/09/2026

Aske Hall & Gillingwood Hall Walk (8 miles) : Tuesday 22nd September

Three historic buildings, woodland, an old racecourse and a beautiful, peaceful valley. A walk with so much to offer and best of all the chance to treat yourself at Mocha’s chocolate making studio, shop and cafe at the finish.

For more details and to book visit the festival website https://www.booksandboots.org/Programme/Whole-Programme

Ivelet Wood Seed Walk (4.5 miles) : Friday 25th SeptemberNot just a walk along the beautiful section of the Swale Valley...
10/09/2026

Ivelet Wood Seed Walk (4.5 miles) : Friday 25th September

Not just a walk along the beautiful section of the Swale Valley from Muker to Swinner Gill, but also a chance to explore one of the few remaining areas of ancient woodland in Swaledale and to help to create woodland for the future. Ivelet wood was coppiced for fuel and timber from the Middle Ages and was also used by lead smelting industry. There is evidence of some sites of charcoal burning platforms and wood kilns dating back to the 16th century. Rob Macdonald of Sustainable Swaledale will accompany the walk and as you pass through the wood there will be an opportunity to collect seeds yourself, some of which you will be able to plant towards the end of the walk. We’ll also visit the entrance to Adelaide Level and the lovely waterfall of Arn Gill, before continuing up the valley for a lunch stop at Swinner Gill. On the return to Muker walkers will be able to sow some of the nuts collected, see some intermediate saplings from the group’s nursery and then visit a small area of recent planting.

For more details and to book visit the festival website https://www.booksandboots.org/Programme/Whole-Programme

🔍🚂 A co**se arrives at Sunderland station… and the killer has vanished without a trace.Join Terry Deary, creator of the ...
06/09/2026

🔍🚂 A co**se arrives at Sunderland station… and the killer has vanished without a trace.

Join Terry Deary, creator of the beloved Horrible Histories, for a thrilling and darkly comic evening celebrating his latest murder mystery, Actually, I’m a Co**se.

Set in 1973, the novel begins with a baffling discovery: a strangled body on a train, no witnesses and no clue who the victim is. Newly promoted Police Sergeant Aline James is determined to crack the case, but as the investigation spirals into chaos she finds herself relying on an unlikely pair of allies — an unassuming assassin and a disastrously incompetent actor.

Packed with humour, mystery and wonderfully eccentric characters.

📍 The Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond, DL10 4DW
📅 Sunday 27 September 2026
🕢 7:30pm
🎟 £15

Bar • Bookstall • Disabled access
🎫 Book your tickets here: https://georgiantheatreroyal.savoysystems.co.uk/GeorgianTheatreRoyal.dll/WhatsOn?f=2051457

⚖️ An evening with Lady Brenda HaleJoin Lady Brenda Hale, former President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, f...
05/09/2026

⚖️ An evening with Lady Brenda Hale

Join Lady Brenda Hale, former President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, for a fascinating conversation about law, justice and her extraordinary career.

From academic lawyer and barrister to the first woman appointed to the Law Commission, and later the UK’s most senior judge, Lady Hale has shaped some of the most significant legal debates of modern times, including the landmark 2019 prorogation ruling.

In conversation with journalist and author Chris Lloyd, she will discuss her recent books, including Spider Woman: A Life, With the Law on Our Side and Do We Have a Right to Die, reflecting on the law’s impact on society, equality and some of the most challenging ethical questions of our time.

📍 The Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond
📅 Friday 25 September 2026
🕢 7:30pm
🎟 £15

🎫 Book your tickets here:https://georgiantheatreroyal.savoysystems.co.uk/GeorgianTheatreRoyal.dll/WhatsOn?f=2051450

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