Box Office Ludlow History Festival
21 – 30 August 2026
Ludlow History Festival is here!
Most events are listed below but pick up a timetable from Box Office to see all of the walks, walks, tours and more and plan your week.
Events are happening in venues across the town including; Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Ludlow Brewery, St.Laurence’s Church, Castle Bookshop, Ludlow Library and of course in Ludlow Castle. Ludlow Musuem have confirmed it will be open every day during the festival too. Our festival will bring history to life, for all.
We are grateful to Ludlow Chamber of Trade and the The Arts Society – Teme Valley for their generous support of the festival.
28 August 2026, 10:30am
Join us for life drawing with a historical twist. Dressed in beautiful vintage clothes from Nina & Co, Gabrielle will
28 August 2026, 11:30am
A Walk Through Ludlow’s Past – Join one of Ludlow’s enthusiastic town guides on a themed walk through our historic
28 August 2026, 2:00pm
Historian Matt Lewis and novelist Annie Garthwaite reveal the lives and Ludlow connections of Richard Duke of York and Cecily
28 August 2026, 2:30pm
This workshop is about the power of using zines, a kind of handmade pamphlet, to tell the local or personal
28 August 2026, 7:30pm
We welcome Michael Heseltine to Ludlow Assembly Rooms, where he will be delving into the defining moments of his remarkable
28 August 2026, 8:30pm
The Dirty Rockin Scoundrels are a UK-based retro Rock 'n' Roll band, bringing you the best hits of the 50's and 60's with
29 August 2026, 11:00am
Join award-winning storyteller Jason Buck for an hour of stories. Magical tales of lumbering trolls and hilarious mishaps make Jason
29 August 2026, 2:00pm
How to be a Landscape Detective Have you ever stared out of a car or train window at a lumpy field
29 August 2026, 6:00pm
Emily Howes is a writer and existential psychotherapist. Her first novel, The Painter’s Daughters, won the Mslexia Novel Prize judged
29 August 2026, 7:30pm
Ludlow History Festival presents 4 Medieval-Mystery plays: The Ludlow Mystery Cycle. A sequence of four Biblical stories, dramatised and updated for
29 August 2026, 7:30pm
TV presenter Mary-Ann Ochota and award-winning storyteller Jason Buck bring a unique show of archaeology-inspired live storytelling to Ludlow History
30 August 2026, 11:00am
Martin Hackett is a local author and historian living on the Shropshire-Welsh border, best known for his books on lost
30 August 2026, 11:00am
A walking tour of the geology of Ludlow seen through the Town’s Building Stones Ludlow is an internationally important geological location
