Time to get out of that armchair
An adventure festival, founded virtually in April 2020, is heading to Cornwall later this year for a weekend of inspiring tales, group riding and plenty of food and drink.
The first ‘physical’ Armchair Adventure Festival is planned to take place at Mount Edgcumbe Country Park between September 24-26 and was set up by Reece Gilkes and Matt Bishop, who previously set a world record for the longest journey by scooter and sidecar by riding round the world from 2017 to 2019.
The event will feature an organised tour of the area, plus lessons in foraging, fire lighting and shelter building. What’s more, if you fancy parking the bike up and trying something different, there will be the opportunity to kayak or paddleboard at the nearby coast, take on wild swimming and hit mountain bike trails. “We’re so excited to be putting on an in-person version of the event – we had over 40,000 people tune in to watch the virtual events in 2020,” Gilkes commented.
The virtual festival was devised to help raise money for the NHS Covid-19 appeal and provide entertainment for people stuck at home. Speakers at that event included adventurers Charley Boorman and Elspeth Beard. The full line up for September’s gathering is yet to be released, but work is well under way to deliver a packed programme. Both weekend and day passes are available now from £40 (see armchairadventurefestival. com), with further options for glamping also up for grabs.