by Faith Eckersall
With just a few weeks to go, Wimborne Literary Festival has added a number of talks and walks to its event list for 2023.

From Tales Of A Modern Country Gardener, to the true story behind Rolls Royce’s iconic Silver Lady mascot, to the fascinating story of how Wessex’s own King Alfred became Great (and built the dynasty that created England), there’s something for everyone at the festival, which runs around Wimborne from May 13-25.
Gervase Phinn will be discussing his latest novel, At The Captain’s Table, based around a cruise ship, on Saturday, May 13, at 4pm at Wimborne Community Centre.

Meanwhile, forager John Wright of River Cottage fame will be at the same venue on Saturday, May 20, to discuss his book: The Observant Walker Wild Food, Nature And Hidden Treasures On The Pathways of Britain.
He’ll be discussing how to make a walk ‘ten times more interesting’, discussing eight walks taking in forests, the coastline and cityscapes.

Writer Freya Bromley will be at Wimborne’s Allendale House on May 19, talking about her wild swimming memoir, the tidal year, which tells how she and a friend decided to swim every tidal pool in Britain, as she mourned the loss of her brother.
The venue will also see a writing workshop with Sarah Steele on Monday, May 15, and Sarah Acton discussing her book about the mackerel fishers of Chesil: Seining Along Chesil, a day later, at 3pm.

Information and booking details for these and other Wimborne Literary Festival Events at: ticketsource.co.uk/wimborne-literary-festival.