Charleston Festival -

What? Charleston was the one time home of the Bloomsbury painters Vanessa Bell (Virginia Woolf’s sister) and Duncan Grant. It nestles under the South Downs between Brighton and Eastbourne.

All events take place in a traditional marquee in the grounds at Charleston Farmhouse. A mixture of author events and workshops.

Who? Alan Bennett, Zadie Smith, David Dimbleby, Bill Bryson, Rose Tremain, Fatima Bhutto and more

When? 2010, 21st - 30th May

Where? Charleston Farmhouse, Firle, East Sussex, England AA Route Planner | multimap

How much? Various

Festival Website: www.charlestonfestival.org.uk

Festival event tickets from the Dome Box Office:
Monday – Saturday 10am – 6pm (Every day, 10am – 7 pm during May)

In Person: 29 New Road, Brighton, BN1 1UG

By Phone: 01273 709709

Who you missed (or maybe didn't) at past festival:

Jeanette Winterson, Michael Morpurgo, Alain de Botton, Kate Atkinson, Patrick Gale, Jeremy Paxman, Markus Zusak, Hilary Mantel, Ann Wroe, Graham Swift, Virginia Nicholson, Vince Cable, Will Hutton, Robert Skidelsky, Jill Dawson, Bethan Roberts, A.S Byatt, Trsram Hunt, Sheila Robotham, Willian Feaver, Deborah Moggach, Julie Neuberger, Colm Toibin, Lynee Truss, William Fiennes, David Lodge, Steve Jones, Ruth Padel, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Chris Stewart, Richard Holmes, Jenny Uglow, , Anne Chisholm, Margaret Drabble, Deborah Devonshire, Charlotte Mosley, Adam Nicholson, Michael Holroyd, Eileen Atkins, Prunella Scales, Sam West, Tim WestMarina Lewycka, Kate Mosse, Gore Vidal, Salmun Rushdie, Antonia Fraser