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Zeals Open Gardens

Zeals Village Hall, New Road, Zeals

Sat 18TH - Sun 19TH JUNE Visit 10 gardens with easy walking in Zeals 5 Country Gardens with parking on site Artists’ gardens with their work on display Classic Cars to admire Refreshments & Cream teas Free Childrens Fun Trail Open 12 noon – 5pm Map directions & Garden descriptions provided Entry £5 at Zeals […]

Marston Magna Midsummer Fair 2022

This annual event continues to add new attractions! As well as BBQ, bar, Pimms and Prosecco, tea and cakes we also have more than 20 stalls selling everything from plants to local honey, bric a brac and gifts. A special attraction – for both children and adults - is Fiasco Circus Skills including juggling , […]

Free

Cranborne Village Church Fete

Cranborne BH21 5PS Salisbury Road, Cranborne

A traditional village fete will be held in the beautiful gardens of Cranborne Manor, by kind permission of Lord and Lady Cranborne. There is something for everyone in this delightful […]

£1.00 – £3.00

Cene Abbas Open Gardens

About 25 Private Gardens open all within easy walking distance of free carpark (DT2 7GD)

£7

A Concert of Traditional Music

St Mary's Church, Sturminster Newton Church Lane, Sturminster Newton

The Sturminster Newton Chamber Choir will be entertaining us with unaccompanied music for voices linked to Barnes, Hardy, and the local area. This includes four new settings of poems by Thomas Hardy composed by local musician David Lyon, especially for this event. The Mill Singers will be singing a collection of choral music. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-concert-of-traditional-music-tickets-317741382027

£7.50

Classic cars rally in aid of Ukraine

https://www.community-aid-ukraine.co.uk/ Classic cars run, from sturminster Newton to Dorchester threw the piddle valley with a finish the great field in poundbury

£5

Child Okeford Open Gardens

Child Okeford Community Centre Station Road, Child Okeford, Dorset

Around 20 village gardens will be open to visitors at a cost of £5 per person. Tickets will be available on the day from the Community Centre (post code DT11 8EW), where there will refreshment s(tea and cakes) and toilet facilities available, and also plants for sale. Tickets and toilet facilities will also be available […]

£5

Child Okeford Open Gardens Day

Child Okeford Community Centre Station Road, Child Okeford, Dorset

Child Okeford Open Gardens Day, Sunday, 19 June, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm:.There will be around 20 gardens open to visit in the village, which nestles under picturesque Hambledon Hill (NT). Tickets will be available, £5 per person, children free, on the day from both the Community Centre in Station Road (post code DT11 […]

£5

Coffee Concert

St Peter's Church Dorchester 26 High East Street, Dorchester

Join us for coffee, cake and a short recital of organ music performed by our assistant organist, William Bishop. William has just completed his A-levels and leaves us in September to take up an organ scholarship at Tewkesbury Abbey. His programme includes music by Stanley, Rheinberger and J.S. Bach. Admission is free and all are […]

Free

Zeals Open Gardens

Zeals Village Hall, New Road, Zeals

Visit 10 gardens with easy walking in Zeals plus 5 Country Gardens in Wolverton & Whitecross with parking on site Artists’ gardens with their work on display Small collection of Classic Cars to admire Refreshments & Cream teas served in the Alms House’s garden (New Road Zeals by the Village Hall) Childrens Fun Trail free […]

£5

Zeals Open Gardens

Zeals Village Hall, New Road, Zeals

Sat 18TH- Sun 19TH JUNE Visit 10 gardens with easy walking in Zeals 5 Country Gardens with parking on site Artists’ gardens with their work on display Classic Cars to admire Refreshments & Cream teas Free Childrens Fun Trail Open 12 noon – 5pm Map directions & Garden descriptions provided Entry £5 at Zeals Village […]

Queen’s Jubilee Concert

An celebratory concert by the Bridport Chamber Orchestra, including the Concerto for French Horn No. 1 by Richard Strauss with soloist Laura Morris, Beethoven's Egmont Overture and The Drumroll Symphony No. 103 by Haydn. The concert will be followed by tea and cake - a perfect way to spend a June afternoon!

£10