Martín Espada
Martín Espada has published more than twenty books as a poet, editor, essayist, and translator. His latest book of poems is called Jailbreak of Sparrows (2025). His previous...
David Herd
David Herd is a poet, critic and co-organiser of the project Refugee Tales. His critical history, Writing Against Expulsion was shortlisted for the 2024 MSA Book Prize and is now out in paperback...
Talks For Ukraine
Maria Romanenko is a Ukrainian journalist and co-founder of All For Ukraine. Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Hromadske International, she is the only Ukrainian recipient of the Prime Minister's...
Patrick Gale
Patrick Gale is the author of eighteen novels and many short stories. He is a keen cellist, gardener, beekeeper and patron of the Charles Causley Trust, and the Penzance LitFest, a trustee of the...
Greenbelt Takes A Breather in 2027
Since announcing that we'll be leaving Boughton after our one final Greenbelt there this summer, we've been scouring the land for a new home for the festival we love. That search over the last...
Jo In The Water
Jo in the Water follows a passionate sea swimmer turned reluctant activist, Exmouth-based Jo Bateman, as she takes on one of the UK's biggest water companies in a David-and-Goliath battle to...
Tom Crowther
Thomas Ward Crowther is a British ecologist, focussed on understanding the forces that shape biodiversity at a global scale. He is the Founding Scientific Chair of the BRANCH institute, an...
Handmade Future by Kirsten and Brandon Dickerson
HANDMADE FUTURE follows artisans in six countries preserving heritage, navigating the complex role of middlemen, and advancing responsible trade—pushing back against fast, cheap production to...
With a little help from our friends
It's that time of year when we can share which wonderful organisations we're partnering with for our final festival at Boughton House. We're grateful to each and every one of our partners for...
2026 Poster
Michael Malay
Michael Malay is a teacher and writer based in Bristol. He spent his early years in Jakarta, Indonesia, before moving to Australia with his family at the age of ten. He is the author of Late Light,...
Maddie Thorp
Maddie Thorp is a singer-songwriter from the South Coast. She started writing her own songs as a child and performing as a teenager, going on to release several EPs including Home Village and A Long...
Matt Green
Matt has been performing stand-up comedy since 2003, and has appeared at venues all across the UK and the world, including gigs in Australia, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Norway, Romania,...
Yoga with Jenny and Atim
Jenny and Atim have taught yoga for many years in the Kettering area. They have offered yoga together at Greenbelt for several years and love to see new and familiar faces while we enjoy moments of...
Wilderthorn
Come ‘soak in the sound' at IMMERSE, a meditative, candle-lit experience of atmospheric textures and etherial sounds, led by the emotive voice of singer-composer, Wilderthorn. Wilderthorn (AKA...