The Idler Academy

Saturday 21 March, 2015

We are very excited to bring you the second major Port Eliot 2015 line-up announcement. This time, it's the turn of the Idler Academy.

Each year, their stage takes root on the riverbanks to present the ultimate free school - a place for learning, merriment and gentle inebriation.

This year's incredible line up includes: QI's John Lloyd, Tristan Gooley, Gavin Pretor-Pinney and Tom Hodgkinson on the story of the ukulele, Lucy Cooke,  Chris Difford, Eddie Argos, Harry Mount, Will Hodgkinson, Laura Barton, James Wallman,  James Mallinson’s film about Kumbh Mela, Alys Fowler, Mick Houghton on Sandy Denny, Clare Pollard, Dominic Frisby on Bitcoin, Andrew Simms, Crispin Hunt,  Jules Evans, David Bramwell, James Dowdeswell, Katharine Hibbert and Julian Mash as well as regular ancient philosophy classes, drawing lessons, ukulele classes, dancing lessons with the Mudflappers, Charlotte Hobson's Russian swearing lesson and the return of Frisbee Tree Golf with Ben Moor.  

You can buy tickets for the festival online here. There are several luxury on-site accomodation options available as well as very limited electric hook ups for campervans if you're quick.