A STREET market of food stalls will be the feature of the Festival of the Fells next month.

The event will be held over four days from September 21-24 in Ambleside, and will include a series of film highlights from the Kendal Mountain Festival at Zeffirellis Cinema.

Speakers include the internationally acclaimed photographer Ashley Cooper who will present an evening to talk about his book Images from a Warming Planet .

Also lined up is writer Mark Richards, well-known for his various walking guides, and fell-running legend Wendy Dodds will talk about her exploits during an evening at the Golden Rule.

In the water, Ambleside is taking the plunge with a series of wild swimming adventures at the festival. Open water specialists Swim the Lakes will take swimmers out in the lakes and rivers, including a night swim in Windermere.

Full details can be found at www.festivalofthefells.uk.