Butser Book Festival

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sun, 19 Oct, 2025 at 04:00 pm UTC+01:00

Butser Ancient Farm | Waterlooville

Butser Ancient Farm
Publisher/HostButser Ancient Farm
Butser Book Festival
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📚 Join us for our autumnal book festival weekend celebrating words, worldbuilding and the wilderness that inspires us!
📖Full programme coming soon!
✍️ Enjoy talks covering a range of writing genres, live poetry readings and folk music, storytelling and fun activities for all the family.
🍂Inspire your creativity with in-depth writing workshops and book signings, all set against the ancient backdrop of Butser Ancient Farm.
📜Browse craftsfolk's wares and try out medieval illuminated calligraphy, or get hands-on with activities for all the family.
🏺Explore our one-of-a-kind site and beautiful, ancient buildings, or join a workshop finding inspiration from the nature surrounding us on this weekend of historical fiction, nature writing and folklore.
🍁Immersive yourself in Saxon lyre and poetry with our visiting skald, or listen to fascinating talks on writing and researching historical fiction and more by bestselling authors including Samantha Shannon, Amy Jeffs, Conn Iggulden, Lucy Holland, Angela McAllister, Elodie Harper, Shauna Lawless and many more.

📅 Dates: October 18th & 19th 🕡 Time: 10am - 4pm 🏛️ Location: Butser Ancient Farm
🎟️ Tickets: £15.50 for adults, £8.50 for children.
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