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A Dorset Christmas Festival: Pull a Pine at RSPB Arne
2025-11-29 10:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | RSPB Arne, Arne Rd, Arne,, Wareham, BH20 5BJ
Join us for one of the biggest conservation events in the country.
While we love trees, what nature needs is the right trees in the right place. On our precious and rare lowland heathland pine and silver birch trees being prolific at seeding can quickly take over, blocking out the light and pushing heathland wildlife out as they grow. If allowed the trees will completely take over this very rare environment. By helping us to remove the pine trees, you can help us protect the beautiful heathland for the future and look after an area which some of our rarest wildlife in the UK call their home. Sand Lizards, Smooth Snakes, and our specialist heathland birds – Dartford Warblers and Nightjars rely on the heathland as their home. By cutting your own pine tree for Christmas you are not only taking home a piece of Arne, but you will be making a real difference to help the RSPB protect this rare and wonderful environment.
So, get your wellies on, dig out your hats and scarves and join us for a special festive day in nature. This year’s Pull a Pine will be held over 2 days on the weekend of 29 & 30 November, giving you more choice on which day or days to book.
The event runs from 10:00am – 3:00pm (last entry to site at 2:00pm). There will be live music, Christmas craft stalls, with locally made artisan and festive items for you to browse at your leisure, as well as carol singing and delicious festive foods. Advanced ticket sales only.
Our café team will be hosting a festive tent on the heath with refreshments, hot tasty food and mulled cider. Our shop and café in the wildlife garden will also be open for festive shopping and your Arne café favourites. The festival is a chance to start the festive season with family and friends and most importantly the opportunity to do your bit for nature.
Early Bird Tickets are available until October.
Prices for the Early Birds Tickets are:
RSPB Members : £11.00 each
Non Members : £13.50 each
Child : £2.75 each

A Dorset Christmas Festival: Pull a Pine at RSPB Arne
2025-11-29 10:00 - 15:00 | RSPB Arne Nature Reserve, RSPB Arne Nature Reserve, Wareham, BH20 5BJ
Join us for one of the biggest conservation events in the country.
While we love trees, what nature needs is the right trees in the right place. On our precious and rare lowland heathland pine and silver birch trees being prolific at seeding can quickly take over, blocking out the light and pushing heathland wildlife out as they grow. If allowed the trees will completely take over this very rare environment. By helping us to remove the pine trees, you can help us protect the beautiful heathland for the future and look after an area which some of our rarest wildlife in the UK call their home. Sand Lizards, Smooth Snakes, and our specialist heathland birds – Dartford Warblers and Nightjars rely on the heathland as their home. By cutting your own pine tree for Christmas you are not only taking home a piece of Arne, but you will be making a real difference to help the RSPB protect this rare and wonderful environment.
So, get your wellies on, dig out your hats and scarves and join us for a special festive day in nature. This year’s Pull a Pine will be held over 2 days on the weekend of 29 & 30 November, giving you more choice on which day or days to book.
The event runs from 10:00am – 3:00pm (last entry to site at 2:00pm). There will be live music, Christmas craft stalls, with locally made artisan and festive items for you to browse at your leisure, as well as carol singing and delicious festive foods. Advanced ticket sales only.
Our café team will be hosting a festive tent on the heath with refreshments, hot tasty food and mulled cider. Our shop and café in the wildlife garden will also be open for festive shopping and your Arne café favourites. The festival is a chance to start the festive season with family and friends and most importantly the opportunity to do your bit for nature.
Early Bird Tickets are available until the end of October.
Prices for the Early Birds Tickets are:
RSPB Members : £11.00 each
Non Members : £13.50 each
Child : £2.75 each
image credit Terry Bagley (RSPB-images.com)

Magic of Christmas Food and Craft fair
2025-11-30 10:00 - 15:00 | Riversmeet Active, Harding's Lane, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4HX, United Kingdom
We are really looking forward to this fabulous event.
We have over 70 stalls all selling quality handmade products. We have crochet, jewellery, art, wooden items, textiles, cakes, wine, gin, vodka, liqueurs, children’s clothes, Christmas decorations, soaps, candles, wax melts and so much more.
It really is the place to do your Christmas shopping.
We also have choirs singing for you, we have sand art to do on the day and purchase kits to take home, also decorate your own Christmas decoration, you can purchase or order your Christmas tree.
Father Christmas will be visiting in his grotto too.

Salamanca Band and Bugles of The Rifles Christmas Concert
2025-12-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Sherborne Abbey, The Abbey Close, SHERBORNE, DT9 3LQ, United Kingdom
Kick start your Christmas and join us for some free Christmas Cheer at Sherborne Abbey.
This free to enter event will have a retiring collection that is split 50/50 with Sherborne Abbey and The Rifles Charity.
The Rifles have a long steep history with Sherborne with the Dorset Regiment and Devon an Dorset Regiment being antecedent Regiments of The Rifles.

Festive Farmers Market and Santa Visit
2025-12-07 11:00 - 15:00 | Bere Marsh Farm Shillingstone DT11 0QY, Bere Marsh, shillingstone, dorset, DT11 0QY, United Kingdom
Meet Santa and get in the festive spirit at our Farmers’ Market
Enjoy our Farmers Market Christmas Edition on Sunday 7th December, from 11am-3pm and shop from a selection of fantastic local products.
At 11am, Santa will arrive on his sleigh to officially open our market, as he visits us in support of local children’s charity Teddy20.
Bring your children along to meet Santa, receive a gift and take a family photo. A small fee will be applicable per child to raise funds for the Teddy20 charity. Santa visits will take place from 11.15am-2pm.
The Buzz Café will be open selling mulled wine, hot chocolate, mince pies and delicious cakes made by our CRT volunteers.

Bere Marsh Farm Christmas Farmers's Market
2025-12-07 11:00 - 15:00 | Bere Marsh Farm Shillingstone DT11 0QY, Newmans Drove, Shillingstone, DT11 0QY, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
A very special visitor is coming to Bere Marsh Farm!
We’re thrilled to share that the Teddy20 Santa Sleigh will be joining us for our first-ever Christmas Farmers’ Market on Sunday, 7 December.
The event opens at 11am in the Threshing Barn, where Santa will officially start the celebrations.
You’ll be able to browse a wonderful range of local producers and craftspeople, including:

Purbeck Ice Cream
Mikey’s Dog Rescue
The CoCo House
Photography by Marilyn Peddle
Pothecary Gin
The Secret Garden
Dorset Chocolate Company

Plus, visit the CRT stall for:

Our 2026 wildlife calendar
Handmade wildlife boxes
Our delicious rare-breed pork – the perfect alternative to Christmas turkey!

And don’t forget to stop by The Buzz Café, open all day with homemade seasonal treats and hot drinks, lovingly prepared by our amazing volunteers.
We can’t wait to welcome you for a festive day out at Bere Marsh Farm!

Christmas Concerts under Concorde 11th & 12th December
2025-12-11 19:00 - 2025-12-12 22:00 | The Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, Ilchester, BA22 8HT
The much-loved Christmas Concert beneath the wings of Concorde returns to the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton for 2025, taking place on Thursday 11th and Friday 12th December.
Set in the iconic Hall Four beneath Concorde 002, guests will enjoy a festive evening of music performed by the HMS Heron Royal Navy Volunteer Band, featuring a mix of seasonal favourites and classic tunes.
Tickets are £20 and include a mince pie and mulled wine on arrival, with tea and coffee served during the interval.
Doors open at 7:00pm, with the concert starting at 7:30pm.
Places are limited, so early booking is recommended!
Please note: Tickets are valid only for the specific date selected at the time of purchase and cannot be transferred to the other evening. Be sure to double-check your chosen date before confirming your booking.

Stalbridge Christmas Fair
2025-12-13 11:00 - 16:00 | stalbridge Hall, Lower Road, Stalbridge, Dt10 2nf
Christmas Fair lots of stalls including handmade gifts, crafts, wreaths, Father Christmas with a present ( small fee) and optional photo, Wycked Wyvern Bar, Refreshments, pocket money stalls.

Christmas carols at The Rose and Crown TRENT
2025-12-22 16:00 - 18:30 | The Rose and Crown TRENT, Rose & Crown,, Trent, Sherborne, Dt9 4SL
Gather with us for a festive afternoon of music, warmth, and community spirit. We’ll be outside the pub singing classic carols together, accompanied by a live saxophone player — the perfect way to welcome Christmas. Mulled wine will be flowing to keep you cosy!

📅 22nd December | 4:00pm
🍷 £5 entry — all proceeds go to St Andrew’s Church, Trent
