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Hurn Court Opera presents La Traviata

Sat 18 Apr Coade Hall Theatre Bryanston School Blandford DT11 0PX La Traviata tells the story of Violetta, a high-class courtesan in Paris and her passionate love affair with the young nobleman, Alfredo... READ MORE>

FREE taster session with the Dorchester Rock Choir

Tue 28 Apr, Tue 5 May, and more dates until Tue 23 Jun Dorchester RFC, Coburg Road, Dorchester DT1 2HX If you are pondering whether there is a 'pop or gospel choir near me' then you may be interested in the local Rock Choir... READ MORE>
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Cerne Giant Festival - The Making of the Beltane Brew

Sat 18 Apr Lower Barton Farm A352 between Cerne Abbas and Nether Cerne, Grid Ref 663994 DT2 7TQ The Beltane Brew is a vibrantly energising spring tonic herbs gathered from around the long barrow of Smacam Down... READ MORE>

Cerne Giant Festival -Photographing Nature for Families

Sun 19 Apr St Mary's Church Abbey Street, Cerne Abbas DT2 7JQ DT2 7TQ Bring any camera, incuding phones, and learn about how to find and photograph nature in an interesting way... READ MORE>

Cerne Giant Festival - Understanding Ancient Trees

Mon 27 Apr St Mary's Church, Abbey Street, Cerne Abbas DT2 7TQ Bo Walsh is a Senior Tree Officer with Dorset County Council. In this illustrated talk, he will explain the work of a tree officer, and then broaden... READ MORE>

Cerne Giant Festival - Giants and Kings

Sat 2 May St Mary's Church Abbey Street Cerne Abbas DT2 7TQ Join Rebecca Danicic, Forth Bard of Dorchester (Caer Dur 2025-26) and Peter Roe, Grand Bard of Dorset (2024-29) for an afternoon of poetry, stories... READ MORE>

Walhampton - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 3 May Walhampton, Lymington SO41 5ZG Glorious walks through large C18 landscape garden surrounding magnificent mansion (now a school). Visitors will discover three lakes, serpentine... READ MORE>

Spinners Garden - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 19 Apr Spinners Garden, Lymington SO41 5QE Peaceful woodland garden overlooking the Lymington valley with many rare and unusual plants. Drifts of trilliums, erythroniums and anemones light up... READ MORE>

Pylewell Park - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 26 Apr Pylewell Park, Lymington SO41 5SJ A large parkland garden laid out in 1890. Enjoy a walk along the extensive informal grass and moss paths down to the lakes... READ MORE>

Cerne Giant Festival - Farm Walk at Nether Cerne

Sat 25 Apr Follow signs for Nether Cerne. Farmyard grid ref: SY672 93 DT2 Edward Gallia is a farmer, landowner and environmental adviser farming 870 acres of arable chalk downlands... READ MORE>

Cerne Giant Festival - Artists in the Dorset Landscape

Wed 29 Apr Village Hall, Church Lane, Godmanstone DT2 7AQ Three local art enthusiasts will each give a short illustrated talk. Their titles are: 1) Contemporary Sculptors working in Dorset today... READ MORE>

Cerne Giant Festival - Riverflies Safari

Sun 3 May Vicarage Field, 4 Back Lane, Cerne Abbas DT2 7JW The river Cerne contains many interesting invertebrates. Volunteers from the 'Riverfly' project will teach us how to observe and monitor... READ MORE>

Cerne Giant Festival - Shakespeare the Naturalist

Mon 20 Apr St Mary's Church, Abbey Street, Cerne Abbas DT2 7JQ One of the aspects of Shakespeare we are coming to appreciate, more and more, especially in these days of growing environmental destruction, is his... READ MORE>

Cerne Giant Festival - The Spring at the Giant's Feet

Thu 23 Apr St Mary's Church, Abbey Street, Cerne Abbas DT2 7JQ James Rattue has been researching the holy wells of England for four decades and wrote the first attempt to place these folkloric sites in historical... READ MORE>

Cerne Giant Festival - Rambling with Dorset Poetry

Mon 4 May St Mary's Church Abbey Street Cerne Abbas DT2 7JQ Immerse yourself in the literature and music of Dorset. Join members of the William Barnes Society for this gentle ramble around Cerne and its... READ MORE>

Cerne Giant Festival - Anglo-Saxon Riddle 'Quiz' Night

Tue 5 May St Mary's Church, Abbey Street, Cerne Abbas , Dorchester. DT2 7JQ How did those 10C Monks in Cerne Abbey while away long winter evenings? Surprisingly, 'What am I?' type riddles were rather popular!... READ MORE>

Cerne Giant Festival - What the Giant Sees?

Thu 7 May St Mary's Church, Abbey Street, Cerne Abbas DT2 7JQ Gary Prescott has been a keen wildlife and landscape photographer for many years and recently has been enthused by photographing the night sky... READ MORE>

Cerne Giant Festival - Kith and Kin

Sat 9 May St Mary's Church, Abbey Street Cerne Abbas DT2 7JQ Step into the mead hall and join us for Kith and Kin - a warm- hearted delightful solo show that , brings the everyday world of a 9th century... READ MORE>

Wolverton Folk & Blues Fair

Sat 9 May Wolverton Manor, Shorwell PO30 3JS A day long Festival of Folk & Blues set in the stunning grounds of Wolverton Manor, Shorwell, Isle of Wight PO30 3JS on Saturday 9th May 2026... READ MORE>

Countryside Workshop: Dawn Chorus Birdwatching

Mon 4 May Countryside Education Trust, Beaulieu SO42 7YG This birdwatching event will be led by talented ornithologist, Graham Giddens, and located at Needs Ore Nature Reserve... READ MORE>

The House in the Wood - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 10 May The House in the Wood, Beaulieu SO42 7YN Peaceful 12 acre woodland garden with continuing progress and improvement. Very much a spring garden with tall, glorious mature azaleas and... READ MORE>

FREE taster session with the Southampton Rock Choir

Wed 29 Apr, Wed 13 May, and more dates until Wed 1 Jul Colbury Memorial Hall, Main Road, Totton, Colbury, Southampton SO40 7EL If you have ever wondered 'are there any community choirs near me?' then the answer is firmly yes!... READ MORE>
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Four Seasons Artists Annual Exhibition

Sat 25 Apr to Sun 31 May Five Arrows Gallery, Exbury Gardens, Exbury, Southampton SO45 1AZ View the unique art of 9 talented artists based in Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire READ MORE>

The Old Rectory, Litton Cheney - Open Garden for NGS

Sun 26 Apr, Wed 29 Apr The Old Rectory, Litton Cheney, Dorchester DT2 9AH Steep paths lead to beguiling 4 acres of natural woodland with many springs, streams, 2 pools, one a natural swimming pool planted with native... READ MORE>

Horatio's Garden - Open Garden for NGS

Sat 9 May Horatio's Garden, Salisbury SP2 8BJ Award winning hospital garden, opened in Sept 2012 and designed by Cleve West for patients with spinal cord injury at the Duke of Cornwall Spinal... READ MORE>
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