1st – 3rd August 2025
The Holt Bookshop is hosting a weekend of events in St Andrew’s Church and the Holt Community Centre to celebrate our fifth birthday. Individual event tickets – including a weekend pass for just £95 for all the events – are on sale online at buytickets.at/theholtbookshop – or you can buy multiple or single tickets or a Weekend Pass in the Bookshop or just email us to reserve tickets, or if you have any queries.
Friday 1st August
Ian Collins in conversation with Nick Acheson discussing his fascinating biography Blythe Spirit about writer Ronald Blythe
11am St Andrew’s Church £8 – Book a ticket
Antiquarian book dealer Simon Finch talking to Keith Britten about his unique Arts and Crafts style house Voewood and its literary legacy
1.30pm St Andrew’s Church £8 – Book a ticket
Join leading romantic novelist Erica James for Afternoon Tea at Café Number 10 in Bakers & Larners (If you purchase a Weekend Pass entry to the tea is included, but you still need to book a space for this event)
3.30pm £22 – Book a ticket
Dowland & Donne – lutenist Matthew Wadsworth will be performing John Dowland’s music alongside Alex Jennings reading the poetry of the metaphysical poet John Donne.
7pm St Andrew’s Church £20 – Book a ticket
Saturday 2nd August
Journalist and art historian Nick Trend talking about his art books, and the 250th anniversary of JMW Turner’s birth
11am St Andrew’s Church £8 – Book a ticket
Pen Vogler food historian and author will be talking about her work with Simon Kinder, particularly Dinner with Mr Darcy, helping to celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th Anniversary
1.30pm St Andrew’s Church £8 – Book a ticket
Columnist, features writer and TV critic Lucy Mangan talking about her latest book Bookish with Keith Britten
4pm St Andrew’s Church £8 – Book a ticket
Leading Irish writer Marian Keyes will be talking about her best-selling novels with Holly Ainley
7pm St Andrew’s Church £8 – Book a ticket
Sunday 3rd August
Professor Ben Garrod talking about dinosaurs & dogs in his children’s books
11am Holt Community Centre FREE – Book a ticket
Nick Acheson, Ben Garrod & Simon Barnes in conversation discussing the growth in popularity of nature writing over the last decade
1pm Holt Community Centre £8 – Book a ticket
Andrew Martin talking about his new book To the Sea By Train: The Golden Age of Railway Travel, a charming tour through Britain’s most beloved pastime
3pm Holt Community Centre £8 – Book a ticket
Sunday night is party night at the Community Centre with covers band NightTrain, an eight-piece party band playing classics from the 60’s right through to modern day chart toppers
7pm Holt Community Centre £12 – Book a ticket
sales@holtbookshop.co.uk | 01263 715858
Lion House Court, 26a High Street, Holt, Norfolk NR25 6BH
You can reserve tickets through the shop, and all tickets will go on sale on 1st June. You can also buy a weekend pass for just £95 for all the events.