Kendal Mountain Literature Festival forms part of the award-winning Kendal Mountain Festival, which takes place here in Kendal each November.
Expect a diverse programme of events featuring some of the UK’s foremost authors of nature, landscape and mountain literature. You’ll be entertained and inspired by the mix of authors gathering to share their work, which ranges from non-fiction to fiction and includes poetry as well as art from the ‘Outdoor’ genre.
Robert Macfarlane is Patron of the Festival, and states:
“I am so proud to be a patron of the new Kendal Mountain Literature Festival – a celebration and exploration of our stories of place. I love the Lake District, the mountains – and all that this Festival stands. Its great theme is that of imagination’s relationship with landscape — and its great vision is to bring about participation by means of inspiration. So please come and join us here in Kendal, to launch this Festival in its first year.”
Kendal has a packed calendar of events and festivals taking place across the year. Here’s just a few more ideas to plan your next visit around or see our Events & Festivals page for a full events, exhibitions and performances listing. There’s always something going on in Kendal!
