Events Around Dorset

Started over 25 yrs ago, the hard landscaping provides different levels with breathtaking views over the Marshwood Vale towards Pilson Pen. Mature copper beech and evolving garden gives all yr round interest. Water features with wildlife add to the essence of the garden.

1-acre garden brought back to life over last 6½ yrs. There is now much more light after some trees were taken down and new areas have been cultivated. The planting is intended to be natural and the emphasis is very much on colour.

Are you or a loved one looking into care? Blandford Grange is hosting a month long ’open house’ for those who wish to find out more about care. The care team at the home are offering free advice and refreshments throughout the month of May.

Planning to explore the house on your visit' Please pre-book your free timed entry ticket here. Theres plenty to see in this lavish home built to resemble an Italian Palace, from beautifully detailed carvings to intimate family souvenirs. Timed house entry tickets are free.

Enjoy the opportunity to experience Kingston Lacy park and estate, including some areas not normally accessible, before the grounds open to the public. The walks will be a gentle stroll of approximately 3 miles starting from the main Kingston Lacy car park. Finish in time for a coffee with the group in the caf.

Monday 20th May; the Dart Valley Stompers will be performing at the Bournemouth Bluebird Jazz Club, starting at 7:30 PM. The club meets at the Bluebirds Social Club in Longham, BH22 9DP (opposite Haskins garden centre) and features a large dance floor, plenty of free car parking and affordable drinks.

For more than 60 years master modeller Philip Warren has been painstakingly creating an armada of every Royal Navy warship afloat, in service or setting sail since the Second World War ... out of matchsticks and wooden matchboxes. The models are based on drawings, plans and photographs of the real ships.

A unique and immersive augmented reality exhibition, by artist Jason Wilsher Mills. Based on the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, this exhibition brings the story of the six Dorset farm labourers to life.

Enjoy a walking tour of the garden with one of the Kingston Lacy rangers, discovering more about different types of pollinators and learning how your garden can give them a helping hand.

4 acres formal and informal gardens surround C18 rectory, splendid views. Yew pyramid alles and hedges, circular herbaceous borders with late summer colour. Exuberantly planted terrace, purple and white beds. Box parterres, mature trees, pond, fernery, ha-ha, pleached hornbeam circle. 10 acres woodland walks.

Every Thursday, in partnership with Moors Valley Country Park, come and join our fun, friendly and active free cycle rides from 9.30am (please arrive by 9.15am for a prompt start). These free, volunteer-led rides are a great chance to explore the local area and make new friends.

Come and explore Brownsea’s coastlines on this free guided wildlife walk. Join one of our experienced rangers as they talk you through the curious creatures that make the shoreline their home. Booking Essential. Phone: 01202707744. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Mature cottage garden nestled at base of chalk downland. Herbaceous borders, rockeries, climbers and shrubs, evolved and designed over 50yrs for yr-round colour and interest. Large wildlife friendly kitchen garden for self sufficiency.

Join one of Brownsea’s marine experts on a guided ramble of the shoreline and find out more about the intriguing flora and fauna that makes the coastline its home. Please allow enough time to join the walk that will start from the Outdoor Centre. It takes approx.

Expect an enthralling evening of music first created for plays toured nationally by Kneehigh Theatre in the 1990s, including Ting Tang Mine, The Bogus, The King of Prussia, and The Riot.

An 8-piece band re-imagining the music, songs and whirling words first created by Nick Darke and Jim Carey for Kneehigh Theatre This is an enthralling evening of music first created for plays toured nationally by Kneehigh in the 1990s, including Ting Tang Mine, The Bogus, The King of Prussia, and The Riot.

The World’s Largest Sport and Music Festival is back this late May bank holiday, 24th – 26th May 2019, in the beautiful South of England, Bournemouth. Renowned as the sporting Glastonbury, Bournemouth 7s has established a formidable reputation over 12 years among sports people and festival goers alike.

Tim Laycock brings Thomas Hardy’s home to life with music and stories from Hardy’s own time. Suggested donation of 3 to Tim Laycock himself. There will be three performances, each lasting approximately 25 minutes, between 1pm and 4pm. The performances will take place in the Drawing Room.

While away your half-term days with an adventure on Brownsea Island this May. Have a go at one of our free trails including tree climbing, coastal creatures or nature rubbing. You can see how far round you can get at our natural play area without putting your feet in the crocodile infested waters.

This is an opportunity to learn about life in our country during the War Years - 1939 – 1945. Experience Living History with Home Front ‘Dad’s Army’ re-enactors, The Home Front Living History Museum, Churchill’s Secret Army, displays of 1940’s fashion, Pathe Newsreels from the 1940’s and an exhibition of photos...

Join us for some wild fun over May half-term; explore the woodlands and parkland, have a go at some of the 50 Things to do before you’re 11, and celebrate birds, bugs and bees with some hands-on activities. Booking Not Needed.

Learn new skills, play games and make mischief at the medieval Fools School in the Outer Bailey. Learn new skills, play games and make mischief at the medieval Fools School in the Outer Bailey. Booking Not Needed. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Dogs on leads welcome.

Lots of stalls, including crafts, jigsaws, plants, cakes, bric a brac, books. In aid of Bridport Millennium Green.

Blandford Camera Club Annual exhibition is now in it’s 63rd year and there are over 300 images on display including colour and monochrome prints and digitally projected images.