“You should expect the unexpected. That's what everyone needs to expect. Come with open minds - and to hear stuff that you've never heard before and you're never going to hear again!”
Ilkley is set to come alive with literary fervor as it kicks off its 17-day-long Ilkley Literature Festival on October 6th, featuring the renowned TV star and naturalist, Ray Mears. In its 50th anniversary year, the festival promises to be a captivating celebration of literature, welcoming a diverse array of journalists, TV personalities, philosophers, and poets