Chalke Valley History Festival is returning in June and will run over seven days.
The event will run from June 20 to 26 at the Chalke Bottom site in Broad Chalke.
It will be packed full of historical entertainment, discussions, and fun for all ages.
Speakers
Household names like travel writer Colin Thubron will take to the stage in one of the big speaker tents.
New at the festival is a speaker’s corner tent, where visitors of all ages can listen to shorter talks in a more informal atmosphere.
BBC broadcaster Justin Webb and former Home Secretary Alan Johnson will be discussing their experience of growing up in the 1960s and 1970s.
The line-up of speakers already confirmed also include Helena Merriman sharing the incredible story of Tunnel 29, a true story of an extraordinary escape beneath the Berlin Wall in 1962.
Bestselling historian Andrew Roberts presenting his book about George III
BBC World Service’s Lipika Pelham discussing an alternative history of identity from the Middle Ages to the present day
Simon Jenkins on Europe’s 100 best cathedrals
Sarah Churchwell talking about the history and legacy of the epic novel Gone with the Wind.
Festival favourite David Owen will return to give a topical talk about two hundred years of British-Russian relations.
Dan Snow’s ‘History Hit’ returns with a podcast and re-enactment each day for all the family, and a fascinating event with wartime RAF Mosquito veterans is bound to be one of the highlights of the programme this time.
Living history
There will be more living activities than ever before, highlights include a Restoration Pageant on both the Saturday and Sunday, traditional crafts, farming and the role of women during the Second World War.
Gladiators at the festival Picture by Martin Cook
Children's entertainment
There will be a vintage fairground with 1930s dodgems and a big wheel.
Also back for 2022 is the Chalke Valley History Festival for Schools, which will run for two days and will offer a curriculum-based programme of events.
Live music
There will also be a live music programme every day. Revellers will be transported back to the 1920s with Trip For Biscuits, and other bands.
Trip For Biscuits Picture by Martin Cook
How to find out more
Tickets will go on sale to the general public on May 3. Visit: cvhf.org.uk
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