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Kat Hill – Bothy: In Search Of Simple Shelter

You can find bothies in the mountains or the wilderness, remote huts you can’t reserve, usually without electricity or other mod-cons, running water or even a marker on the map. You might have them to yourself or share them with strangers. And it’s there that you’ll meet Kat Hill – kettle on, feet up and pen out. Leading us on a gorgeous journey around the UK, Kat reveals the history of these wild mountain shelters and the people who visit them. With an historian’s insight and a rambler’s imagination, Kat lends fresh consideration to the concepts of nature, wilderness and escape. 

 

Chaired by Sheilagh Matheson

Tickets £10.50/£8.50

 

“An intelligent and thoughtful book that will have you reaching for your boots.”Cal Flyn 

“A questing, atmospheric collection of meditations of the essential nature of bothy life.”Dan Richards 

 

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Booking Information

  • Priority Booking for Festival Friends opens at 08.00 on Friday 7th of March. Tickets go on general sale from Monday 10th March.
  • Our concession tickets are available to Friends of the Festival, those on benefits and students.
  • Hearing loops are available for Theatre and Library events. Carers qualify for free ‘essential companion’ tickets. Wheelchair spaces are limited. In all cases, please call the Box Office on 01434 652477 to book or email: boxoffice@queenshall.co.uk.
  • Tickets cannot be refunded but can be exchanged for other Book Festival events.

 

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Location

Hexham Library, Queens Hall

Date

11 May 2025

Time

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Cost

£10.50/£8.50 (concs)

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