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 [...]
Roll your sleeves up for an afternoon of baking delicious Scandi goods including the ultimate perfect cinnamon bun or the Nordic favourite cardamom bun! Expert Scandi chef, Claire Andersson, chef owner of Skogen Kitchen, will guide you through the process of bun making and other Scandi baking treats in the delightful surroundings of a Dorchester [...]
Come and learn from the experts in Dorchester's Gardeners' Potting Shed afternoon and walk away inspired! Plants for free How to get plants for your garden completely free! Discover the secrets of propagation from experienced horticulturalist Stuart Poole. In this 90 min session Stuart will demonstrate the key types of propagation, answer all your questions [...]
Monteverdi Vespers Tickets £20 / £15 (children under 16 £5) Thames Consort Soloists: Soprano: Angela Hicks and Hannah Ely Tenor: Paul Bentley-Angell and Chris Fitzgerald-Lombard Bass: David Le Prevost and Ben Rowarth A towering masterpiece of the early Baroque — at once intimate and grand, prayerful and dramatic, exalted and sensual. Monteverdi’s rarely performed 1610 Vespers [...]
Come to this special Dorchester Abbey Festival service with guest speaker Patrick Watt, CEO of Christian Aid. Patrick has vast experience within the third sector. He previously worked for Oxfam, Action Aid, and Save the Children on issues of education, global health, debt and trade, and aid policy. He has degrees in Theology from the [...]
Cookery Workshops for Children There is also a Mrs Bun the Baker cookery workshop for older children 6-11 later in the day Bring your aspiring little chef to the Village Hall kitchen for a 90 min hands-on cooking class with Mrs Bun the Baker, whilst you relax and enjoy a cup of coffee and watch [...]
Thank you to our sponsor Professor Malcolm Airs FSA, FRHistSoc Many of the secrets of the buildings of Dorchester are hidden from view. This historic walking tour led by Malcolm Airs will reveal what windows can tell us about the fascinating history of the village as it developed from Roman times to the [...]
A class for younger chefs (2-5) is being held at 10.30am A special 90min Afternoon Tea baking session by the local legend Mrs Bun the Baker for older children to learn some great baking techniques that they can replicate at home. Children can be left at the session unaccompanied stirring up some magic in the [...]
With Planted Plates Come and watch Planted Plates create wholesome and hearty vegan food which looks as good as it tastes! Fresh spicy vegan sweet daal, creamy butternut squash curry, Italian roasted vegetable pasta & hot falafel served with humous, all cooked before your eyes for you to taste and recreate at home from Planted [...]
Sourdough, Flatbreads and the Orange Bakery story Kitty Tait (17) and her Dad Al (52) live in Watlington, Oxfordshire and between them run the Orange Bakery. From the most original flavoured sourdough (miso and sesame, fig and walnut) to huge piles of cinnamon buns and Marmite and cheese swirls the shop sells out every day [...]
This masterclass is free to watch but is not available to join in - the participants are from local secondary schools Come and watch the Kings Singers inspire musicians of the future as they run a masterclass focusing on singers from local schools. This group will perform at the end of the evening concert. We’re [...]
The King's Singers Tickets: £30 /£25 /£20 Songbirds We’re delighted to welcome world-famous a cappella ensemble The King’s Singers to Dorchester Abbey. Recipients of two Grammy® Awards and an Emmy® Award, The King’s Singers have been the world’s greatest all-male vocal sextet for over 50 years. They consistently delight audiences across the globe with the [...]
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