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For a
detailed street map of how to find Tonbridge School
use this link


How to find Tonbridge School for the fair and lit fest:
From M25:
Follow the A21 South towards Hastings, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge; take the
Weald/Sevenoaks/Hildenborough turn off onto the B245 and continue
through Hildenborough and on to Tonbridge. You will see the entrance to
Tonbridge School on the right before you arrive at the main traffic
lights at the junction with Shipbourne Road and the High Street. Drive
in here and park around the back of the School where you'll find plenty
of parking; then walk through the archway and turn right for Old Big
School, there will be signs out to guide you in once you are on the
school grounds. Exhibiting sellers can park at the front by driving through
the High Street entrance; drive in the main gate between the two boars
heads.
From South:
Drive/walk
all the way through Tonbridge High Street, (left out of the railway
station if you are coming by train) over the town bridge, past the
Castle on your left, straight over the traffic lights with the Ivy House
pub on your right, Tonbridge School is less than 100 yards on your left;
through the Boars Heads main gate or, if driving, continue to next traffic lights and
turn left towards Hildenborough and Sevenoaks; soon after turning you'll
see the main gate to the school on your left; drive in and follow road
around the back of the school, where you'll find plenty of parking, then
walk through the archway and turn right for Old Big School, there will
be signs out to guide you in once you are on the school grounds.
More
About the fair
The West Kent Book Fair and Literary Festival is held
in the superb surroundings of Old Big School hall twice a year, usually
in April and October.
There's ample free parking.
You cannot miss the school's impressive facade
as you arrive at the North end of Tonbridge from the Sevenoaks/Hildenborough
direction.
See directions
and map above.
Please contact the organiser, Mark Richardson, on 01732 363000 for
details
Tables and
space for a book stack are £27 for
exhibitors
The fair was formerly
the Tonbridge Book Fair, which
was originally held at the Hilden Manor Hotel until it burnt down in February
2005 (Nothing to do with us!)
We really have landed on our feet though
because you could not hope for a better venue than this one.
The picture
above shows the outside; and the inside, with its oak panelled walls
(see picture on left,) create
just the right atmosphere
the lighting is perfect
there's disabled access
flat loading for
sellers
more than 20 booksellers
children's story time
poetry at the fair
and the literary
festival flavour makes the public want to linger for longer at the
event
You'll usually find about 25 booksellers selling a huge range of
rare and out-of-print books as well as many bargain new and secondhand
books.
The fair has
grown from nothing to this in four years and is
getting more and more popular with the book buyer from a wider and wider
area
believe it or not someone actually came over from
Canada especially to coincide with last April's fair. Now that's keen!
It's common for visitors to the fair to travel
from all over the South East.
The Literary Event is
growing in popularity
Initially it was just a few poems at the book fair; now it has
grown into poetry readings, children's story time, traditional story
tellers, book
binding demonstrations, poetry competitions, book signings by local authors,
children's literary quizzes, creative writing advice, publishing advice,
historical talks and much more....
Other Fairs Mr. Books exhibiting at
in 2010:
DORKING: (Dorking Halls, Reigate Road): March
28th; June 7th; September 26th; November 28th.
FARNHAM (The Maltings): March 21st;
October 3rd; December 5th
Some pics from past Tonbridge fairs

 

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