Events Around Minehead

Heritage Open Day: Historic military vehicles, displays in a Radar Station building, rations, walks and activities will help visitors discover the vital role North Hill played in World War II. Suitable for all the family. In World War II, North Hill was closed to civilians and brought under military control.

Go behind the scenes on this special tour. If you’ve ever wondered what’s behind that closed door this tour is for you. Join our guide as they show you the parts of Dunster Castle that are off the normal visitor route. Tours are approximately 50 minutes long and run throughout the day.

Heritage Open Day: From fortress to family home visit the castle to see how over 1000 years it changed from a defensive structure to comfortable family home. Wander the 14 acres of garden and see planting from around the world including subtropical and mediterranean.

Jumble Sale 2pm Saturday 19th October Timberscombe Village Hall Good quality clean clothes, linens, books, CD’s, games and bric-a-brac.

Evening of Mediumship with Nikki Kitt Memo Arts Centre - Barry Psychic Medium Nikki Kitt is a Spiritualist Medium who is currently touring the UK with her successful Psychic / Mediumship Evenings.

The Vale of Glamorgan Farmers market at Cowbridge is normally held on the 1st & 3rd Saturdays of every month (except Deceber & January) at Arthur John’s Car Park, 43 High Street, Cowbridge CF71 7AB.

With LYN the World’s newest steam engine. Other engines in steam, marquee attractions, real ale, and much more

Flower Festival, 20th and 21st September 10am-5pm and 22nd September 2-5pm. Songs of Praise in Nynehead Church 22nd 10.45am, followed by Harvest Lunch in the Orangery. Entrance free but donations for Nynehead Church welcome!

In aid of The Alzheimer’s Society. Order your breakfast in the Orangery then enjoy a walk around the grounds before sitting down to eat!

Join us to support this wonderful cause. From 10.30am, with a floral basket demonstration at 11am (the basket will be auctioned off!) and crafts for sale.

Entry is free for spectators to Pontispool Horse Trials, which take place at Norton Fitzwarren near Taunton at the home of Richard Mitford-Slade and Lucy Fielding-Johnson.

The Pete Allen Jazz Band plays an exciting and entertaining musical selection of happy traditional jazz, it’s a sound that everyone can enjoy and understand, being a combination of well played music with a professional presentation.

This well established run has raised in excess of £18,000 for charity and with your help we want to raise as much money for charity as possible. The charities that we will be supporting this year will be St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice and Freewheelers EVS Blood Bikes.

Explore St Fagans National Museum of History from a completely different angle. Hear true tales of ghostly encounters in the historic buildings of this park. Also, hear of Welsh superstitions about death, mourning, and ghosts, and discover why Wales could be the world’s most haunted country!

Riverside Real Food will be joining us once again for their monthly pop-up food market. A chance to support local food producers, pick up something delicious to take home and enjoy a visit to the Museum. Location: The market is held in the small grass car park area in front of the main entrance building.

Come and spend a morning in the inspirational setting of St Fagans Gardens learning more about what to do in your garden at this time of year. There’ll be practical demonstrations and a chance to get hands on yourself with some seasonal tasks.

This workshop is an introduction to the traditional craft of enamelling – but with a playful, contemporary edge. Local artist Sophie Buckingham will help you explore mark making techniques using stencils, scraffito and embellishments.

Heritage Open Day: Ayshford Chapel is a Grade I listed fifteenth-century former private chapel with excellent carving, monuments and stained glass. This small, free-standing Perpendicular building with diagonal buttresses and bell-cote was built in the 15th century by the Ayshford family of adjacent Ayshford Court.

Hestercombe is pleased to welcome the International Garden Photographer of the Year exhibition 2019. From September 18th – November 20th come and enjoy this outdoor exhibition of botanical imagery from the selected winners.

The Vale of Glamorgan Farmers market at Penarth is normally held on the fourth Saturday of the month at Westbourne School, 4 Hickman Road, Penarth CF64 2EZ.

Yellow Welly Gin Club returns to the unique setting of Penarth Lifeboat Station, Vale of Glamorgan… relax, unwind and enjoy a gorgeous g&t, smooth tunes, scrumptious food, and great company. Bring your friends and buy your tickets online early to avoid disappointment.

Classic Hits from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s and Rock’n’Roll years plus fun Music Quiz around 8.30pm (£1 to enter Quiz) with great prizes, including meal for two, bottle of wine, CD’s and ’booby prize’!

Heritage Open Day: St John’s Church, Park Street, Taunton is organising events on Friday 13, Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 September. Please come along to meet us in our beautiful church, learn more about its history, listen to music and take part in our worship.

Queen’s College are delighted to return to St ?John’s for their annual lunchtime concert.

Artists attending the print club based at Tiverton Museum are pleased to be able to show a range of prints that explore the museum collections. Printmaking is often a process of changing and adapting our visual world, creating abstracts and fragmentations.