Countryside
CLA Game Fair
Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire (July 24–26)
www.gamefair.co.uk
Festival of Hunting
East of England Showground, Peterborough (July 22)
www.eastofengland.org.uk/hunting.html
Ramblers’ Festival of Winter Walks
December 26–January 4, 2010
www.ramblers.org.uk/winterwalks
Scotland’s Countryside Festival
Glamis Castle, Angus (September 5–6)
www.scotlandscountrysidefestival.co.uk
Food
Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival
Snape Maltings, Suffolk (September)
www.aldeburghfoodanddrink.co.uk
Clovelly Herring Festival
Clovelly Harbour, Devon (November 15)
www.clovelly.co.uk/events.php
Dales Festival of Food and Drink
Leyburn, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire (May 2–4)
www.tasteofthedales.org.uk
Dorset Seafood Festival
Weymouth Old Harbour, Dorset (July 11–12)
www.dorsetseafood.co.uk
The Exeter Festival of South West England Food and Drink
Northernhay Gardens and Exeter Castle (April 17–19)
www.tasteofthewest.co.uk
Isle of Man Queenie Festival
The Isle of Man (June 29–July 5)
www.queeniefestival.com
The Lakes Chilli Fest
Levens Hall, Cumbria (August 15–16)
www.chillifest.co.uk
Loch Lomond Food and Drink Festival
West Dunbartonshire (September 12–13)
www.lochlomondshores.com
Ludlow Food Festival
Ludlow Castle, Shropshire (September 11–13)
www.foodfestival.co.uk
Nantwich International Cheese Show
Dorfold Hall Park, Cheshire (July 29)
www.nantwichshow.co.uk
Rye Bay Scallops
Rye, East Sussex (February 20–28)
www.ryebayscallops.co.uk
Narberth Food Festival
Narberth, Pembrokeshire (September 26–27)
www.narberthfoodfestival.co.uk
Pennine Lancashire Festival of Food and Culture
Various locations
(August 18–September 18) l www.penninelancashirefood.co.uk
Pershore Plum Festival
Worcestershire (August 1–31)
www.pershoreplumfestival.org.uk
Sussex Food and Farming Fair
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, West Sussex (May 3–4)
www.wealddown.co.uk
The Really Wild Food and Countryside Festival
St Davids, Pembrokeshire (September 5–6)
www.reallywildfestival.co.uk
Wholly Herbs
West Dean Gardens, West Sussex (May 16–17)
www.westdean.org.uk
Trossachs International Mushroom Festival
Aberfoyle, Perthshire (October 22–25)
www.visitaberfoyle.com/festivals.htm
Horses
Borders Festival of the Horse
Various venues, the Scottish Borders (May 15–26)
www.bordersfestivalhorse.org
British Jumping Derby Meeting
Hickstead, West Sussex (June 25–28)
www.hickstead.co.uk
The Festival of British Eventing
Gatcombe Park, Gloucestershire (August 7–9)
www.gatcombe-horse.co.uk
Literary
Hay Festival
Hay-on-Wye, Brecon Beacons National Park (May 21–31)
www.hayfestival.com
Cheltenham Literature Festival
Gloucestershire (October 9–18)
www.cheltenhamfestivals.com
Swindon Festival of Literature
Wiltshire (May 4–17)
www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk
Henley Literary Festival
Oxfordshire (October 2–4)
www.henleyliteraryfestival.co.uk
Wigtown Book Festival
Dumfries and Galloway (September 25– October 4)
www.wigtownbookfestival.com
Miscellaneous
BARK!
Shaftesbury, Dorset (April 13–25)
www.barkfestival.co.uk
Belvoir Castle Steam Festival
Belvoir, Leicestershire (May 16–17)
www.belvoircastle.com
Cambridge Festival of Ideas
Various venues, Cambridge (October 21–November 1)
www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/communications/community/ideasfestival
Festival of Angels
The Quarter, York (December 12–13)
www.festivalofangels.co.uk
Festival of Fools
Muncaster Castle, Cumbria (May 24–28)
www.muncaster.co.uk/festival-fools-2009
The Secret Garden Party
Huntington, Cambridgeshire (July 23–26)
www.secretgardenparty.com Music
Ashburton Blues Festival
Devon (May 29–31)
www.ashburtonbluesfestival.com Glastonbury Festival
Somerset (June 24–28)
www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk Isle of Wight Festival
Newport (June 12–14)
www.isleofwightfestival.com
Wychwood Music Festival
Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire (May 29–31)
www.wychwoodfestival.com y not festival
Matlock, Derbyshire (July 31–August 2)
www.ynotfestivals.co.uk
The Arts
Brighton Fringe Festival
Various venues, Brighton (May 2–25)
www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk
Edinburgh Festival
Various venues, Edinburgh (August 14–September 6)
www.eif.co.uk
Festival of History
Kelmarsh Hall, Northamptonshire (July 25–26)
www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sedbergh Festival of Books and Drama
Sedbergh, Cumbria (September 18–27)
www.sedbergh.org.uk/bookfestival Tartan Heart Belladrum Festival
The Belladrum Estate, Inverness-shire (August 7–8)
www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk
Speed
Cowes Week
Isle of Wight (August 1–8)
www.cowesweek.co.uk
Conwy River Festival
Mouth of the River Conwy (August 8–16)
www.conwyriverfestival.org
Goodwood Festival of Speed
Goodwood House, West Sussex (July 3–5)
www.goodwood.co.uk
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