Previously known as the Port Eliot Lit Festival, the event was was founded by Peregrine St Germans and his wife, Catherine St Germans; actor and musician, Rick Worthy; and Simon Prosser, long time friend of Lady St Germans and the publishing director of Hamish Hamilton.
It features an eclectic mix of writers, poets, filmmakers and musicians and claims to be 
"one of GBs most original, magical, bohemian, bookish, colourful, musical and comic festivals". Seems a fair call.
Where? Port Eliot Estate, Saltash, Cornwall -
When? July 28th - 31st, 2016
Who? 2016 TBA
Festival Website: http://www.porteliotfestival.com/ -
Twitter? @PortEliotFest
E-Mail: [email protected] -
Past Festivals?
2015 Ralph Steadman, Sarah Waters, Alan Johnson, Shami Chakrabarti, Patrick Gale, Alexandra Shulman, Iain Sinclair, Nikita Lalwani and Simon Armitage, Alexandra Shulman, Iain Sinclair, Simon Armitage, Tim Dowling, Hannah Rothschild, Cathy Rentzenbrink, Nina Stibbe, Kamila Shamsie, Rachel Holmes, Matt Haig, Nikita Lalwani, Rachel Cooke, Neel Muhkerjee, Owen Sheers, Julian Baggini, Alex Bellos, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Tom Payne, Lisa Armstrong and Louise Carpenter
In 2014 - Literary stream. Looking good...... Adam Thirlwell - Christopher Hampton - Rachel Cooke - Hanif Kureishi - Sean Hughes - Jessica Hynes - William Dalrymple - Seb Emina - Emily Barr - Rose George - Jay Griffiths - Nikki Wyrd - Mark Pilkington - Salena Godden - Ben Moor - Kipper Williams - Joe Dunthorne - Deborah Levy - David Hieatt - Rachel Holmes - Matthew De Abaitua - Vagenda - Jason Goodwin - Joanna Walsh - James Flint - Andy Roberts - Phoenix na Gig - Daveid Phillips - Adele Nozedar - CJ Stone - Julian Vayne - Paul Kingsnorth - Daisy Campbell - Mike Jay - John Higgs - Jon Lee Anderson - John Yorke - Andy Miller - NJ Stevenson - Lauren Elkin - Nikita Lalwani - Luke Wright - Alex Bellos - Rosie Boycott - Craig Taylor - Babette Cole - Kamila Shamsie - Will Hodgkinson - Louise Carpenter - Simon Garfield - Brian Selznick - Raffaella Barker - Ben Watt - Richard Benson - Joe Mordaunt Crook - Sir Richard Carew Pole - Tom Payne - Martin Parr - Murray Lachlan Young - Shami Chakrabarti - Viv Albertine
Previously
Mohsin Hamid, Alain de Botton, William Dalrymple, Hanif Kureishi, Patrick McCabe, Marcel Theroux , Susie Boyt , Tahmima Anam, Mike Jay, Will Hodgkinson, Tim Richardson, Mark Crick, Sarah Waters, Henry Hemming, Kate Summerscale, Justine Picardie , Mick Brown, Hardeep Singh Kohli, Hadley Freeman, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Alexander Waugh, Rick Stroud, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Barbara Hulanicki, Rachael Rose Reid, Toby Young, Tim Smit , Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Paul Murray, Philippa Perry, Bill Drummond, Geoff Dyer, Michèle Roberts, Margaret Drabble, Ian Jack, Ross Sutherland, Luke Wright, Luke Haines, Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, Hari Kunzru, Jason Goodwin, Ale x Bellos, Angie Sage, Ferdinand Mount, Edmund de Waal, Alexander Masters, Sam Leith, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Anna Pavord, We Are Camping, Jamie Brisick, Persephone Books, Hugo Williams, Mick Brown
- With every type of attraction that you could think of, you'll never be short of interesting and exciting places to visit in Cornwall.
The unique and inspiring Minack Theatre on the cliff edge at Porthcurno in Cornwall has won the TravelMail award for the Best Day Out in the national Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2009.
There are stunning historical sites maintained by the National Trust and English Heritage, such as Lanhydrock House and Pendennis Castle. Or if you're looking for somewhere for children to let off steam try Crealy Great Advenutre Park or Dairyland Farm World, which both have a wealth of outdoor attractions plus big indoor play areas should the weather take a turn for the worst.
- Cornwall has some of the best to visit anywhere on the British mainland due to Cornwall's mild climate, plus the internationally renowned Eden Project.
- We have national galleries and museums such as The Tate St Ives and the National Maritime Museum Cornwall at Falmouth. And with our coastal location, marine attractions such as the National Seal Sanctuary at Gweek and Blue Reef Aquarium at Newquay are well worth a visit.
- Whatever your age and interests, you can find plenty of suitable places to visit in Cornwall.
If you are involved in this festival you can update or change details via the organisers page . Authors can list here.