Holmlands Adventure Film Festival brings six films and five UK premieres to Wreay Village Hall near Carlisle on Friday 18 September 2026. Doors open at 6.30pm, films begin at 7pm and the Eventbrite listing gives a 2 hour 30 minute duration, putting the expected finish around 9.30pm.
The programme moves from a 1,350km gravel race to a Montenegrin canyon, blind sailing, melting glaciers and Canadian trail running. Its most unusual live element is mental-health campaigner Stu Skinner and the 26kg cast-iron Royal Mail postbox he carried to the highest point of every UK National Park.
Event details
- Date: Friday 18 September 2026
- Venue: Wreay Village Hall, Chapel Hill, Wreay, Carlisle, CA4 0RL
- Doors: 6.30pm
- Films: 7pm
- Expected finish: around 9.30pm, based on the advertised 2 hour 30 minute duration
- Tickets: £10 plus booking fee
- Age: Eventbrite lists all ages
- Parking: Eventbrite lists free parking
See the Holmlands Cumbria Event listing or check live tickets on Eventbrite.
The six-film programme
Desert Lilies: UK premiere, 1 hour 7 minutes 26 seconds
Raphael Beisel and Alice Segre follow Alice through Desertus Bikus, a 1,350km self-supported ultra-gravel race from the French Basque Country to Portugal. The film combines cinematic footage, action-camera clips and voice notes, with particular attention to women in ultra-endurance cycling.
Postcards from the Peaks: UK premiere, 25 minutes 32 seconds
Stu Skinner carries a 26kg cast-iron postbox to the highest point in all 15 UK National Parks, inviting people to walk, talk about loneliness and write postcards. Stu and the postbox are due in Wreay, with a Q&A after the film and an opportunity for the audience to leave a postcard.
Komarnica: The Wild That Remains: UK premiere, 22 minutes
Roman Willi follows researchers and conservationists documenting the hidden biodiversity of Montenegro's Komarnica canyon, a landscape threatened by a proposed hydropower dam.
Windward: UK premiere, 5 minutes 53 seconds
Luna Barreiro, Renn Smith, Flynn Rossington and Alex Powell tell the story of Walt Raineri, a blind sailor who uses sailing, nature and a community of other blind sailors to adapt to changing sight.
El Llanto del Glaciar: UK premiere, 5 minutes 37 seconds
Jordi Mestre Lopez and Camila Hernandez Rousseau combine music, dance and mountain imagery to explore glacier retreat and the climate crisis.
Clean Miles: 5 minutes 4 seconds
Stefan Rath profiles trail runner Colin McCormick in Kitimat, British Columbia, in a short film about movement, resilience and community.
The six films total approximately two hours and twelve minutes. The remaining advertised event time allows for introductions, transitions and the Stu Skinner Q&A, but Holmlands has not published a minute-by-minute running order. Do not arrive late assuming the films will play in the order listed above.
Getting to Wreay
Wreay is a village around five miles south of Carlisle, close to the A6 and M6 rather than in the city centre. Wreay Village Hall is on Chapel Hill, CA4 0RL. A car, lift or pre-arranged taxi is likely to be the simplest evening option for many visitors.
If travelling into Carlisle by train, arrange the final connection and return in advance. Do not assume a frequent late-evening village bus will match the 9.30pm finish.
Parking
The Eventbrite listing states that parking is free. Space at a village venue is finite, so arrive in good time, follow event signs and steward instructions, and keep homes, junctions and emergency access clear. Do not use the wider village as overflow parking without permission.
Accessibility
A local community-venue directory lists accessible parking, full access and an accessible toilet at Wreay Village Hall. Screening layouts can still affect wheelchair spaces, sightlines and seating, so contact Holmlands before booking if any adjustment is essential.
Make more of Wreay
For a daytime visit, Wreay is known for St Mary's Church and the Sarah Losh Heritage Centre. The centre is normally open daily from 10am to 4pm and is free to visit, but check current information before building it into your festival day. The evening screening itself should be planned separately because facilities and opening hours elsewhere in the village will be limited.
Before setting off
- Check ticket availability and any booking fee.
- Save the CA4 0RL venue location.
- Plan the return journey before leaving Carlisle.
- Arrive before 6.30pm if you need a particular accessible space or seat.
- Allow for rural roads and September evening weather.
Programme, times and ticket information checked 6 September 2026.
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