TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE! 

Over ten days, more than 80 events will be taking place in either our marquee at Skern Lodge or at various venues in Appledore village.  Tickets are selling fast and already some events have sold out.

Please note that in the event of having to put in place reduce audiences sizes because of Covid restrictions, we will be giving priority to early bookings. 

We launch our 2021 Festival, on Thursday 16th September, with a VIP champagne and canapé reception for Friends of the Festival, followed by author, presenter, musician and vicar, the Reverend Richard Coles talking about his memoir The Madness of Grief.  Throughout the remaining nine days visitors to the Festival will have an opportunity to see, hear and meet some of the greatest names in the literary world, along with a BAFTA and Golden Globe award winning actress, a BAFTA award winning screenwriter, eminent environmentalists, a celebrity chef, peace advocates, actors, musicians, poets, historians, broadcasters and children's authors - the list goes on.

Visit our events page to see details of our full line-up.  In the meantime, take a look at our 2020 Drive-In Festival that took place at Skern Lodge in Appledore - see below.  As the UK’s first ever drive-in book festival it succeeded against all the odds by creating social bubbles and a Covid-safe environment for its festival goers. In return, the Festival was rewarded with six days of fabulous author events, tooting horns, flashing headlights, and (almost!) wall-to-wall sunshine!