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Event 8

Events taking place live 25 May–4 June 2023

Bear Grylls in conversation with Tori James

Mind Fuel

Venue: Baillie Gifford Stage
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Adventurer Grylls recounts some truly hair-raising escapades from his life, and shares the daily tips he’s learned to help you build your mental resilience. Grylls speaks about stories from his memoir Never Give Up, capturing the reality behind some of the hairiest survival missions he's undertaken, gives a rare insight into his family life, and shares with vulnerability his most death-defying and life-defining moments. He also imparts advice from his new book Mind Fuel, a constructive and authentic self-help manual that shares the principles that have helped him overcome fear, develop a positive mindset and break through the obstacles that limit success in everyday life.

Grylls is in conversation with adventurer Tori James, the first Welsh woman to climb Everest.

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Event 13

Events taking place live 25 May–4 June 2023

Wayfaring Walk: Local Ecology

With Rebecca Price and Nicky Davies

Venue: Meeting Place on Site
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Guides from the Brecon Beacons National Park will lead a gentle walk through the beautiful surrounds of Hay-on-Wye. Two of the Park’s leading ecologists share their knowledge of some of the local flora and fauna. You’ll be joined by a guest from the Festival programme.

Hay-on-Wye is based within 520 square miles of beautiful landscape that makes up Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park. The National Park is driving change to bring about a sustainable future, meeting our needs within planetary boundaries. Their Hay Festival series of gentle walks will take you into the town’s local environment while offering the opportunity to learn more about the Park’s work and its treasured landscape.

Please wear appropriate footwear and outdoor gear.

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Event 40

Events taking place live 25 May–4 June 2023

Wayfaring Walk: Exploring Hay Hinterlands

With Jodie Bond and Helen Roderick

Venue: Meeting Place on Site
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Guides from the Brecon Beacons National Park will lead a gentle walk through the beautiful surrounds of Hay-on-Wye, joined by writer and broadcaster Horatio Clare, author of The Light in the Dark.

Hay-on-Wye is based within 520 square miles of beautiful landscape that makes up Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park. The National Park is driving change to bring about a sustainable future, meeting our needs within planetary boundaries. Their Hay Festival series of gentle walks will take you into the town’s local environment while offering the opportunity to learn more about the Park’s work and its treasured landscape.

Please wear appropriate footwear and outdoor gear.

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Event 75

Events taking place live 25 May–4 June 2023

Leon McCarron talks to Tony Robinson

Wounded Tigris

Venue: Wye Stage
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The River Tigris – the birthplace of civilisation – has been the lifeblood of ancient Mesopotamia and modern Iraq, but geopolitics and climate change have left it at risk of becoming uninhabitable. Writer, broadcaster and explorer Leon McCarron shares stories from his incredible, beautiful and occasionally dangerous journey by boat along the full length of the river, recounted in his book Wounded Tigris: A River Journey through the Cradle of Civilisation. Sometimes harassed by militias and relying on the generosity of a network of strangers to reach the Persian Gulf, McCarron explains why it’s crucial to save this extraordinary river, and what its survival, or destruction, could mean for us all.

McCarron talks to actor, author and broadcaster Tony Robinson.

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Event 86

Events taking place live 25 May–4 June 2023

Wayfaring Walk: River Health

With Sophie Jones and Jodie Bond

Venue: Meeting Place on Site
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Guides from the Brecon Beacons National Park will lead a gentle walk through the beautiful surrounds of Hay-on-Wye. Learn more about the challenges facing the River Wye and what must be done to save it with, writer, journalist and River Wye campaigner Oliver Bullough.

Hay-on-Wye is based within 520 square miles of beautiful landscape that makes up Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park. The National Park is driving change to bring about a sustainable future, meeting our needs within planetary boundaries. Their Hay Festival series of gentle walks will take you into the town’s local environment while offering the opportunity to learn more about the Park’s work and its treasured landscape.

Please wear appropriate footwear and outdoor gear.

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Event 121

Events taking place live 25 May–4 June 2023

Maesllwch Farm Walk

The Art and Science of Dairy

Venue: Meeting Place on Site
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Come to Andrew and Rachel Giles’ farm with local vet Barney Sampson and agronomist Jonathon Harrington to see how their herd of dairy cows produce most of their milk from grass. You can enter the milking parlour and help to milk some of the cows, as well as see the young calves. Learn how the cows are fed and find out how their four stomachs enable them to digest grass. You can taste samples of the dairy products, and a local cheese maker will explain the art and science beneath the rind.

With thanks to Andrew & Rachel Giles for welcoming us to their farm.

Please wear walking boots or Wellingtons and waterproof clothing in case of inclement weather. These are visits to real working farms and are suitable for anyone interested in learning more about food and farming. Families are welcome but children must be supervised at all times.

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Event 124

Events taking place live 25 May–4 June 2023

Wayfaring Walk: Slow and Steady – Exploring on Foot

With Wayne Lewis and Nick Jones

Venue: Meeting Place on Site
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Guides from the Brecon Beacons National Park will lead a gentle walk through the beautiful surrounds of Hay-on-Wye, joined by the BBNP Writer in Residence Rebecca Thomas.

Hay-on-Wye is based within 520 square miles of beautiful landscape that makes up Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park. The National Park is driving change to bring about a sustainable future, meeting our needs within planetary boundaries. Their Hay Festival series of gentle walks will take you into the town’s local environment while offering the opportunity to learn more about the Park’s work and its treasured landscape.

Please wear appropriate footwear and outdoor gear.

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Event 163

Events taking place live 25 May–4 June 2023

Wayfaring Walk: Our Historic Environment

With Alice Thorne and Cyllene Griffiths

Venue: Meeting Place on Site
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Guides from the Brecon Beacons National Park will lead a gentle walk through the beautiful surrounds of Hay-on-Wye. Experts from the Park will take you on a tour of the local historic environment. You’ll be joined by a guest from the Festival programme.

Hay-on-Wye is based within 520 square miles of beautiful landscape that makes up Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park. The National Park is driving change to bring about a sustainable future, meeting our needs within planetary boundaries. Their Hay Festival series of gentle walks will take you into the town’s local environment while offering the opportunity to learn more about the Park’s work and its treasured landscape.

Please wear appropriate footwear and outdoor gear.

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Event 200

Events taking place live 25 May–4 June 2023

Llwynberried Farm Walk

A Sustainable Future for Food Production

Venue: Meeting Place on Site
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Helen and John Price and the next generation, Rhiannon and Humphrey Wells, open the gates to their farm for a visit led by agronomist Jonathon Harrington and vet Barney Sampson. This traditional family farm is adapting to meet the challenges of a new era to build a sustainable future for food production. Learn about the choices they face relating to soil and the environment, livestock and climate change, and their plans to be carbon negative within the next 3 to 5 years. See cattle and sheep and the crops that are grown to feed them, and taste beef from the farm served in bread rolls at the end of the visit.

With thanks to Helen & John Price and Rhiannon & Humphrey Wells for welcoming us to their farm.

Please wear walking boots or Wellingtons and waterproof clothing in case of inclement weather. These are visits to real working farms and are suitable for anyone interested in learning more about food and farming. Families are welcome but children must be supervised at all times.

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Event 203

Events taking place live 25 May–4 June 2023

Wayfaring Walk: Ancient and Veteran Trees

With Sam Harpur and Heather McDowell

Venue: Meeting Place on Site
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Guides from the Brecon Beacons National Park will lead a gentle walk through the beautiful surrounds of Hay-on-Wye. Learn more about Hay-on-Wye’s iconic ancient and veteran trees. You’ll be joined by Daniel Raven-Ellison and Hannah Engelkamp who are launching the Welsh and Gaelic versions of their Slow Ways Map detailing a network of walking routes that connect all of Great Britain’s towns and cities.

Hay-on-Wye is based within 520 square miles of beautiful landscape that makes up Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park. The National Park is driving change to bring about a sustainable future, meeting our needs within planetary boundaries. Their Hay Festival series of gentle walks will take you into the town’s local environment while offering the opportunity to learn more about the Park’s work and its treasured landscape.

Please wear appropriate footwear and outdoor gear.

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Event 237

Events taking place live 25 May–4 June 2023

Wayfaring Walk: Fforest Fawr UNESCO Geopark

With Alan Bowring and Ben Geeson-Brown

Venue: Meeting Place on Site
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Guides from the Brecon Beacons National Park will lead a gentle walk through the beautiful surrounds of Hay-on-Wye. The National Park is also home to a UNESCO geopark. During this walk, the Park’s Geopark Officer will offer a journey through deep time, exploring the geology of the hills. You’ll be joined by a guest from the Festival programme.

Hay-on-Wye is based within 520 square miles of beautiful landscape that makes up Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park. The National Park is driving change to bring about a sustainable future, meeting our needs within planetary boundaries. Their Hay Festival series of gentle walks will take you into the town’s local environment while offering the opportunity to learn more about the Park’s work and its treasured landscape.

Please wear appropriate footwear and outdoor gear.

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Event 276

Events taking place live 25 May–4 June 2023

Wayfaring Walk: Hay and its Surrounding Landscape

With Helen Lucocq and Maria Golightly

Venue: Meeting Place on Site
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Guides from the Brecon Beacons National Park will lead a gentle walk through the beautiful surrounds of Hay-on-Wye. You’ll be joined by artist and writer James Roberts, author of Two Lights: Walking Through Landscapes of Loss and Life.

Hay-on-Wye is based within 520 square miles of beautiful landscape that makes up Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park. The National Park is driving change to bring about a sustainable future, meeting our needs within planetary boundaries. Their Hay Festival series of gentle walks will take you into the town’s local environment while offering the opportunity to learn more about the Park’s work and its treasured landscape.

Please wear appropriate footwear and outdoor gear.

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Event 314

Events taking place live 25 May–4 June 2023

Wayfaring Walk: The Landscape of Hay

With Jodie Bond and Tom Johnstone

Venue: Meeting Place on Site
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Guides from the Brecon Beacons National Park will lead a gentle walk through the beautiful surrounds of Hay-on-Wye, joined by the BBNP Writer in Residence Owen Thomas.

Hay-on-Wye is based within 520 square miles of beautiful landscape that makes up Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park. The National Park is driving change to bring about a sustainable future, meeting our needs within planetary boundaries. Their Hay Festival series of gentle walks will take you into the town’s local environment while offering the opportunity to learn more about the Park’s work and its treasured landscape.

Please wear appropriate footwear and outdoor gear.

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Event 331

Events taking place live 25 May–4 June 2023

Ranulph Fiennes

Climb Your Mountain

Venue: Baillie Gifford Stage
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Named by the Guinness Book of Records as ‘the world’s greatest living explorer’, Ranulph Fiennes has spent his life in pursuit of extreme adventure, risking life and limb in some of the most ambitious expeditions ever undertaken. Join him to hear about some of the everyday lessons you can draw from his extraordinary life. Among Fiennes’ achievements are crossing both Polar ice caps on foot, climbing Everest and the Eiger, and circumnavigating the world along its polar axis – a 53,000-mile odyssey that has never been repeated.

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Event 359

Events taking place live 25 May–4 June 2023

Wayfaring Walk: National Parks and the Climate Emergency

With Liz Hutchins and Jodie Bond

Venue: Meeting Place on Site
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Guides from the Brecon Beacons National Park will lead a gentle walk through the beautiful surrounds of Hay-on-Wye. You’ll be joined by a guest from the Festival programme.

Hay-on-Wye is based within 520 square miles of beautiful landscape that makes up Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park. The National Park is driving change to bring about a sustainable future, meeting our needs within planetary boundaries. Their Hay Festival series of gentle walks will take you into the town’s local environment while offering the opportunity to learn more about the Park’s work and its treasured landscape.

Please wear appropriate footwear and outdoor gear.

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