Chalke Valley History Festival – 26th June – 2nd July 2017 – The largest Festival dedicated entirely to History in the UK

See history, hear history, feel history…

#AmazingHistory
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Filmed, Edited and Directed by Yasmin Ullah, Bournemouth University

Speakers

For the entire week we host a large and wide-ranging number of talks, from the time of the ancients to more contemporary subjects. Some very familiar faces can be seen mingling with crowds of eager history enthusiasts, as they join us to give talks, or take part in discussions.

Living History

We will be showcasing a wide variety of historical periods with our living historians will be demonstrating a number of activities, from skills at arms through to historic cookery techniques and recipes.

Air show

There can be few better places to watch wonderful historic aircraft than against the beautiful backdrop of our Festival.

Schools Festival

Running alongside the main Festival, the Schools Festival sees thousands of pupils from primary school to sixth formers visit the festival during the week on special days dedicated to different year groups.