Tickets : £15 children under 10 / £20 adults / £25 with Prosecco Children too young for their own seat may sit on a parent's lap and share their tea. 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 [...]
May Morning Singing from 9am Free May Morning Breakfast from 8.30am £7 (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 festival charities Restore & Dorchester Abbey [...]
The work will be available to view 11am-5pm Weekends & BH Mon Dorchester Artists including Sophia Stewart-Liberty Tracy Lester Ed Metcalfe Carol Golding Simon Clements Bill Maish will be exhibiting their work in the Dorchester Abbey Guest House. 25% of all sales will go to the Festival Charities - Dorchester Abbey and Be Free Young Carers [...]
This event is FREE! This is a free concert to which all are invited! Local autistic schools will come to enjoy the therapeutic effects of music live in the Abbey with professional musicians associated with the Orchestra of St John's (OSJ) as part of their Music for Autism programme. For over 20 years, under the committed [...]
Come to this special Dorchester Abbey Festival service with Guest Speaker poet Malcolm Guite, and 2023's Junior BBC Chorister of the year Belinda Gifford-Guy This service will be packed with favourite hymns and a lovely anthem from our amazing Dorchester Abbey choir. A bit of peace and quiet in the middle of the Festival madness! [...]
All Age Worship: Pray and praise your way into the day. Breakfast and bible stories. Crafts and catchy songs. A Sunday morning service for everyone. The Abbey band will be playing along to add to the fun! Breakfast style refreshments from 10am If you need disabled parking or access do contact us here with your [...]
This event is FREE but please do book a ticket using the link on the right so that we know how many people are coming! Join Restore’s Oxfordshire Recovery College for a free introduction to the benefits of gentle movement for mental, physical, and emotional well-being. Experienced tutor, Tina, will introduce some body-focused grounding skills [...]
Priest Poets Tickets £8 children (under 16) free Join three young priests as they share their poetry and discuss life, literature and faith. Featuring a former actress, a doctor of Languages and literature and our own local curate! Laura Darrall Laura Darrall is a performance poet and Anglican priest, she is a regular presenter on Radio [...]
Tickets £8 adults / £6 children (under 16) 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 concert for you! Featuring [...]
Dorchester Duck Race Ducks £5 (£12 for 3) The Dorchester Duck Race is now one of THE essential village Festival events for all ages. Buy a duck, customise it and have it launched down the river from the Hurst Water Meadow to a nail biting finish next to the Abbey. Prizes for the first ducks [...]
Tickets £22 including paella supper The ticket price includes a fantastic paella supper by Paella by Antonio. Gluten free. Vegetarian option available There will be a section of seats reserved at the very front of the nave for Festival Friends at this concert. Festival Friend privileges include early booking and the best seats in the [...]
£5 tickets for audience only. Children (under 16) free Performer registration at 7.30pm Dorchester's finest show off their amazing talent once again in our ever popular Open Mic Evening! A great evening out for all ages watching (and sometimes participating in) eclectic performances in a lovely friendly atmosphere. The bar will be open with great [...]
This exhibition is FREE to visit Drawn to Imperfection is a collection of 21 large scale contemporary portraits offering an engaging invitation into the story of the Bible. These portraits offer a unique window into the humanity and vulnerability of those found in the pages of the Bible, giving audiences the opportunity to meet these [...]
Brave volunteers will abseil down the 100 foot Dorchester Abbey tower to raise money for the Festival charities - Dorchester Abbey and Be Free Young Carers Come and cheer them on! There will a bucket collection while they abseil in aid of the Festival charities This event is managed by Jamie Wakeham from Gallery Bouldering [...]
£6 Tickets only needed to enter a dog - spectators FREE! A fun day out for all the family and your dog held in the beautiful grounds of Dorchester Abbey. The show ring will be a calm and safe area for your dog to take part in the classes throughout the day. There will be [...]
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