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Home > Festival > Rambling on at the Books, Borders & Bikes literary festival

Rambling on at the Books, Borders & Bikes literary festival

By Caroline King - July 11, 2012Posted in : Festival, Literature, Walks

Books, Borders and Bikes literary festival - August 2012 When: 18th & 19th August 2012, 11am – 6pm

Where: Traquair House, Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

£: Prices vary, see website

What is it?

A unique literary festival bringing international writers, thinkers and politicians together for a weekend of inspiring debates, literary walks and storytelling bike rides through the beautiful Borders’ countryside.

Literary walks include a Foraging Walk with local writer Fiona J. Houston and a Woodland Walk where you can wander through the trees around Traquair and hear traditional tales.  For the more energetic there is a Storytelling Cycle Ride with Scottish storyteller John Nichol.

More info: www.traquair.co.uk and www.beyondbordersscotland.com

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