A special celebration for families to wake up the Teddy Bears who slept over in the Abbey on Saturday night! You can bring any Teddy Bears who were too shy or too little to sleep over to enjoy the service as well. Featuring the amazing Puppet Pedlar and her friends with fun, songs and prayers [...]
Dorchester Duck Race Ducks £5 (£12 for 3) The Dorchester Duck Race is now an essential village event for all ages. Buy a duck, customise it and launch it down the river from the Hurst Water Meadow to a nail biting finish next to the Abbey. Prizes for the first ducks home! Ducks available to [...]
May Morning Singing from 9am Free May Morning Breakfast from 8.30am £5 (must be booked in advance) Two a Part Continuing the annual tradition, Dorchester’s a cappella group will welcome May by singing from the Abbey tower and then in the Abbey. Proceeds from this event go to this year’s charity Daybreak and to The Pride [...]
Live History tickets £23 family, £10 individual Completing this event takes 1 hour - buy a ticket for a start time between 10am & 4pm. Welcome to one of the most exciting events of the Festival! You have been given time with key characters from Dorchester’s history who live and work around the village. Your [...]
Take part in the hugely popular 5k Fun Run (or walk). Enjoy the amazing scenery of a run through the historic water meadow and alongside the river. Bring the whole family – you can even bring the dog! A range of prizes! Pay for your fun run entry, complete a registration form online and get [...]
Tickets £7 (£12 for both shows) This show is followed by The Science of Flight Show at 2.30pm Discover the science behind magic with Bright Sparks Science with exciting chemistry tricks and physics demonstrations. Is it really magic or is it science? Watch as we try out magic tricks and use science to discover the [...]
Throughout this Bank Holiday afternoon there will be FREE hands on science experiments and environmental tables for all ages! There are 2 shows by Bright Sparks Science, for which you'll need tickets: Science of Magic (1-1.45pm) and the Science of Flight (2.30-3.15pm) These are brilliant shows which capture the excitement of science with the unbeatable [...]
This trail will also take place on Sunday 1st May at 3.30pm. This chilling trail tells of ghosts from Dorchester’s past Prepare to be chilled to the bone as your mysterious guide recounts tales and tells of newly discovered apparitions in the village of Dorchester on Thames. Every story part of Dorchester’s record but do [...]
Have prosecco with your Mad Hatter's afternoon cream tea for an extra £3 1 hour teas starting at 2pm / 3.15pm / 4.30pm Tumble down the rabbit hole to enter the world of Alice in Wonderland and eat a delicious cream tea with incredible cakes and surprising sandwiches in the Rectory Garden. An hour full [...]
Food & Gift Fair Saturday 7th May 10am – 5pm Food & Gift Fair Sunday 8th May 12noon – 5pm Entry £1 Whether you're looking for locally sourced food, a special gift or unique craft decorations for your home, you'll be spoiled for choice. Dorchester Food & Gift Fair makes a perfect day out for [...]
Organised by The Hurst Water Meadow Trust Take a tour around the Hurst Water Meadows with education trustee Louise Aukland and her guests, including Tim Read from the Earth Trust. Find out more about local activities to create new wetland habitats on the Hurst and River of Life Projects. Bring your binoculars and species identification [...]
Quintessential children's concert tickets £7 adults / £5 children A fun family concert! Would you like to take your children to a concert but you’re worried in case they make a noise during the performance? Would you like to know more about wind instruments and ask the players questions? This is the children's concert for [...]
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