Festival lineup

11th May 2025

Today

Guided Walk – Strands of Time

Par Beach Car Park, Par, PL24 2AS

Join Chrissie Le Marchant on this fascinating circular walk, exploring two historic villages and how they were treated in du Maurier's writing.

£12.00

Dr Patrick Newberry – Vanishing Cornwall

Fowey Town Hall Market Street, Fowey, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Join Dr Patrick Newberry as he explores, Vanishing Cornwall du Maurier's relationship with this enchanted place, making the case that it deserves to be recognised as one of the best twentieth–century studies of Cornwall.

£12.00

David Parker – The Enigma of Tony Benn

Fowey Town Hall Market Street, Fowey, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Marking the centenary of the birth of Tony Benn in 1925, David Parker talks about his long relationship with Benn and shows the film he made Tony Benn’s Defining Moments.

£12.00

Julie Summers – British Vogue: The Biography of an Icon

Fowey Town Hall Market Street, Fowey, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Curator and acclaimed author, Julie Summers, tells the story of British Vogue magazine from its first issue in 1916 to the present day.

£12.00

Dr Tessa Dunlop – Lest We Forget: War and Peace in 100 British Monuments

Fowey Town Hall Market Street, Fowey, Cornwall, United Kingdom

For the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, Dr Tessa Dunlop's poignant book examines the inspirations and individuals behind our statue-studded country to rediscover war-torn Britain in 100 monuments.

£12.00

Peter Knight’s Gigspanner Trio in Concert

Fowey Parish Church 5 Church Ave, Fowey, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Since his inaugural performance with Steeleye Span in 1970, Peter Knight has been a mainstay of the British folk scene. In the wake of Steeleye Span, Peter turned his attention […]

£22.00