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Events and what's on in Portland
Portland is famous for its unique assets such as its lighthouses and quarries. With a number of attractions, Portland is home to some exciting events that you're unlikely to get elsewhere.
Events will appear below.
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21 Oct 2021 to 23 Oct 2021
Drama: Towards Zero - Wimborne Drama Productions
Wimborne, Dorset
When a house party gathers at Gull’s Point, the clifftop home of Lady Tressilian, Neville Strange finds himself caught between his ex-wife Audrey and his new flame Kay. A nail-biting thriller, the play probes the psychology of jealousy in the shadow of a savage and brutal murder.
The play, directed by Paul Dodman, is adapted from Agatha Christie’s 1944 novel, which she described as one of her favourite stories. This amateur production of “Towards Zero” is presented by arrangement with ...
23 October 2021
Halloween Spooktacular
Weymouth Pavilion,
Weymouth, Dorset
It’s treats all round this Halloween, as Made to Measure Productions brings a brand new production of HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR to Weymouth Pavilion!
Created by the team behind Weymouth’s record-breaking Christmas and summer pantomimes, you’ll need to get ready for rib-tickling laughter and bags of audience participation as you join our intrepid explorers on the Halloween Adventure of a lifetime!
Kirsty, Jake and Melissa are determined to win first prize in their school project ...
21 Oct 2021 to 23 Oct 2021
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Weymouth Pavilion,
Weymouth, Dorset
Following the success of their production of The Thirty Nine Steps in 2018, Weymouth Drama Club present The Hound of the Baskervilles; a spoof adaptation of Conan Doyle’s masterpiece by Steven Canny and John Nicholson.
Venue: Weymouth Pavilion Theatre.
Pre-show meals are available for this show.
Served in the Piano Bar from 5pm. Booking is highly recommended.
Call the Box Office on 01305 783225 to reserve your table.
16 Oct 2021 to 23 Oct 2021
Wimborne Green Festival
Wimborne, Dorset
We hope you will join us for this year’s Wimborne Green Festival, we have a wonderful variety of events lined up throughout the week.
23 Oct 2021 to 24 Oct 2021
Autumn Colours Weekend
Sherborne, Dorset
Autumn Colours Special Weekend - reduced price entry to the gardens.
Brush away the cobwebs and enjoy a bracing walk around acres of magnificent garden surrounding the lake. Relax and marvel at the glorious colours of autumn reflected in the lake. Super location for a safe meet up with family and friends.
The tearoom will be serving a takeaway menu with all your favourite cakes, coffee hand roasted on the estate, Sherborne Castle wine, savoury snacks and ice creams. The pop-up gift ...
23 Oct 2021 to 24 Oct 2021
Leigh Art Show
Sherborne, Dorset
This popular Art Exhibition is an exciting opportunity for professional and amateur artists to display their work, all of which will be for sale.
The Exhibition will open from 10.00am – 4.00pm each day for viewing and sales. Entry by Catalogue £2.00 (one per individual, couple or family). Light refreshments will be available to purchase.
There's also a preview evening on 22nd October from 6pm until 8pm.
Venue: Leigh Village Hall Nr Sherborne, DT9 6HL.
24 October 2021
Model Railway Exhibition
Wimborne, Dorset
This popular Model Railway Exhibition returns for 2021, on Sunday 24th October.
Admission £5 (accompanied children free).
25 October 2021
Collections Discovery Centre Family Tours
Dorset Museum,
Dorchester, Dorset
Enjoy this special tour for families in Dorset Museum’s Collections Discovery Centre.
Find out what a curator does and how we look after our collections. Discover our Natural History collection including dinosaur footprints, prehistoric marine reptiles and birds and butterflies. Then enjoy a handling session in our Conservation Studio.
Tours are limited, and booking online is essential due to the expected demand.
25 October
Free with Museum entry. Booking essential.
Meeting ...
26 October 2021
Creepy Crafts & Spooky Spells
Wimborne, Dorset
Date: Tuesday 26th October
Time: 10.30am – 1.30pm
Price: £3 per child (age up to 12) pay on the day
Categories: Children’s crafts and spooky fun
Join us for a morning of Halloween fun in our museum garden. There will be creepy crafts, spell making in the coven, spooky stories and a ghostly garden trail. Dressing up is encouraged and take your photo in the sinister selfie corner if you dare!
No need to book – Pay on the day. Entrance via the Museum Tea Room.
Some activities ...
26 October 2021
Twitch the Witch Magic Show
Nothe Fort,
Weymouth, Dorset
Twitch the Witch Magic show is a family-fun, comedy show with multiplying wands, a colour changing cat and magic cooking.
The Spooky magic show features lost vampires and crazy washing machines.
20 min show max 30 people
11.15pm
11.45pm
12.15pm
1.30pm
2pm
2.30pm
3pm
This free event is included as a part of your Nothe Fort entrance ticket/annual pass or membership but you do need to book a place.
Suitable for younger children. All children must be accompanied ...
26 Oct 2021 to 27 Oct 2021
Dragons and Mythical Beasts
Poole, Dorset
Calling all brave heroes! Enter into a magical world of myths and legends in this fantastical new interactive show for all the family.
Unveil a myriad of dark secrets and come face to face with some of the most magnificent monsters and terrifying beasts ever to walk the earth. Discover the colossal Stone Troll, the mysterious Indrik and Japanese Baku; the Tooth Fairy (not as sweet as you'd think), an adorable Unicorn and majestic Griffin. Take your place among legendary heroes, just don't ...
28 October 2021
Collections Discovery Centre Family Tours
Dorset Museum,
Dorchester, Dorset
Enjoy this special tour for families in Dorset Museum’s Collections Discovery Centre.
Find out what a curator does and how we look after our collections. Discover our Natural History collection including dinosaur footprints, prehistoric marine reptiles and birds and butterflies. Then enjoy a handling session in our Conservation Studio.
Tours are limited, and booking online is essential due to the expected demand.
Free with Museum entry. Booking essential.
Meeting point: ...
24 Oct 2021 to 28 Oct 2021
Mapperton Haunted Halloween Garden Trail
Mapperton Gardens,
Beaminster, Dorset
The Haunted Halloween Garden Trail is back again this year at Mapperton. Join us for some spooktacular fun Sunday 24th – Thursday 28th October.
Children young and old will enjoy the spine-chilling trail around Mapperton Gardens. Explore the gardens through our Halloween Garden Trail with a series of clues as you find all the spooky areas hidden within the grounds.
Fancy dress encouraged!
23 Oct 2021 to 28 Oct 2021
Special Halloween Family Bushcraft
Studland, Dorset
Embrace autumn with us on our family bushcraft sessions (min age 4+). We have some special spooky stories and camp crafts during the Halloween period aswell as all the usual bushcraft activities.
Your session will involve several short activities so you will learn skills that you can take away to develop and build on together outdoors. Our family friendly activities include shelter building, tool use and camp crafts, water purification and fire lighting - using different techniques like ...
29 October 2021
Urban Heaths Halloween Takeover
Poole, Dorset
Join the Urban Heaths Partnership & friends in the Activity Area, Upton Country Park for a family fun day to celebrate half term!
No booking required, just drop in, say hello - we'll be at the Activity Area (near the Tea Rooms and opposite the Education Centre). Lots of free things to do.
Free heathland Halloween crafts drop-in sessions 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm.
Urban Heaths pop-up info hub with BARI & Firewise - come and meet the team and find out all about what we do.
Drop-in winter ...
23 Oct 2021 to 30 Oct 2021
Bincombe Bumps Pumpkins
Bincombe Bumps Pumpkins,
Weymouth, Dorset
With the evenings drawing in and misty cooler mornings it can only mean one thing - it’s nearly pumpkin time again!!! Get ready to don your wellies and enjoy an authentic pick your own experience as you stroll through the pumpkin field where they started as seeds back in March. Meander through our scarecrow maize trail for a ‘spot the spooks’ walk, then head back to our straw barns for a tasty mulled cider affogato, marshmallow toasting, or coffee and cake 🧁
Free to enter.
10am-4pm
30 October 2021
Bonfire & Fireworks West Bay
West Bay, Dorset
🎆🎇 Bonfire By The Beach is back on Saturday 30th October from 4:30pm
This year's event is better than ever...
- Fireworks at 8pm
- Bonfire lit at 6pm
- Live music 5pm to 9pm
- Funfair
- Food outlets and outside bar
- Free bus from Bridport to West Bay
- Free parking in West Bay (donations welcome)
This is a charity event hosted by the Bridport Round Table and West Bay Days - donations can be made by emailing bridportroundtable@gmail.com.
Photo Credit James Loveridge Photography
30 October 2021
Drinks in the Clink: Spells in the Cells
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum,
Dorchester, Dorset
A brilliant and unique night out for any school of wizardry fan….
The evening begins with a serving of Butterbeer, a truly tasty beverage straight from the books. From there, things get even boozier with just a swish and a flick.
Try your hand at mixing potions, whipped up in a cauldron. Using ingredients sourced from ancient magick textbooks, you’ll chop, grind, and mix up concoctions such as the Transfiguration Tonic, which you will then proceed to drink….
Practical magic, ...
25 Oct 2021 to 30 Oct 2021
Halloween Fun & Pumpkin Picking at Farmer Palmer's
Wareham, Dorset
There are cauldrons full of family fun at Farmer Palmer's.
Most of the farm park has a spooky makeover. Our team will be transformed into our entertaining 'Boo Crew'. Dressing up and getting into the 'spirit' of things is highly encouraged.
2021 sees the return of our (very popular) optional Trailer of Laughs "Soak-a-Spook" Tractor Ride *. PLUS our BRAND NEW Pumpkin Pick event will be running each day.
Halloween (25th - 30th Oct 2021)
YOU WILL NEED TO PRE-BOOK YOUR ADMISSION ...
30 October 2021
Museum by Torchlight
Wimborne, Dorset
Saturday 30th October
Time: 6pm – 7.30pm
Event Category: Family Friendly
Dress up and bring your torch for a spooky time in the galleries.
Join us for this special event where the Museum will be open out of hours and in the dark. Find out about the witches marks on the wall and why we have a mummified cat. Handle some real skulls and bones and join our cook in the museum kitchen to decorate a Jack O’Lantern biscuit.
Be sure to dress up with friends and family in a ...
29 Oct 2021 to 30 Oct 2021
Nothe of the Living Dead
Weymouth, Dorset
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the tunnels - the Nothe of the Living Dead is back!!!
Are you brave enough to battle your way through a web of tunnels infested with flesh devouring zombies? Have you got what it takes to grab a vaccine and overcome the physical and mental challenges that lie between you and Survival OR are you destined to become the extra fresh main course in a zingy, zombie nosh-up?!
Come and find out this Halloween. 29 Oct 2021, 18:00 – 30 Oct 2021, ...
25 Oct 2021 to 30 Oct 2021
Shire Hall Half-Term Halloween Fun
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum,
Dorchester, Dorset
Shire Hall will be full of scarily fun activities this half term!
The witch is brewing a magic spell,
It’s Halloween night and monsters dwell,
Her pot is boiling and many spells she will weave,
To cast them on all the children on Halloween eve.
Throughout the half-term holidays, Shire Hall will become home to spooky family-friendly fun. We’ll have slippery slime-making workshops and a count the spiders trail. Come around our spooky underground cells at the most haunting time of the ...
30 October 2021
The Cursed Collection
Bournemouth, Dorset
An entertaining and immersive mystery game – explore, interact and solve the mystery of the Cursed Collection on Saturday 30 October, 7pm – 10pm.
For the first time in 100 years the cursed collection will be on display at the museum for one night only. The last time these sinister objects went on display terrible things befell the museum and its staff.
Is history repeating itself or is something nefarious afoot?
View the objects, talk to the curators and try to detect the clues from ...
30 Oct 2021 to 31 Oct 2021
Creepy Creatures Halloween Hunt
Poole, Dorset
It's free. Simply pick up a trail sheet from the Tea Rooms at Upton Country Park between 10am - 3pm, then head out into the Country Park to find the pumpkins. What creepy creatures are lurking there?
28 Oct 2021 to 31 Oct 2021
Dobbies gets Spooktacular this Halloween!
Dorchester, Dorset
A limited number of spaces at ever-popular event in Galton
Perfect for a ghoulishly good family day out, Dobbies’ Halloween Spooktacular will get the whole family in the spooky spirit this October. Taking place from Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 October, families in Galton are in for a cackle.
Dobbies’ Spooktacular event is a great way to get the kids trick or treat fix, where they can get stuck into terrifying treats before taking part in games and dancing. Children across Galton can ...
23 Oct 2021 to 31 Oct 2021
Half Term Halloween Fun at Adventure Wonderland
Christchurch, Dorset
There’s a chill in the air as we transform the park into a spooky world of magic and mystery - and we are busy conjuring up a spooktastic selection of eerie entertainment for you to enjoy.
This half term, our hedge maze is turned into the fa-BOO-lous interactive spooky experience, ‘Enchanted’. Based on the spellbinding stories of the popular Grimm’s fairytales, step inside the shadows of the hallowed hedges and meet characters from Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, The Elves and ...
23 Oct 2021 to 31 Oct 2021
Half Term Pumpkin Challenge
Wimborne Model Town,
Wimborne, Dorset
Take on the Pumpkin Quiz challenge around Wimborne Model Town, which together with our additional facilities will be open up to and including Sunday 31 October.
22 Oct 2021 to 31 Oct 2021
Halloween Children's Trail
Swanage, Dorset
Prepare your night-vision goggles and head out into the woodland to see what spooky animals lurk in the trees. £3.
Location: Durlston Country Park and National Nature Reserve, Lighthouse Rd, Swanage BH19 2JL
23 Oct 2021 to 31 Oct 2021
Halloween Fun at Sandworld
Sandworld,
Weymouth, Dorset
There's lots of half-term fun to be had at Sandworld!
Enter the pumpkin carving competition, take part in the Halloween hunt, and there's free entry for adults and children who arrive in full spooky fancy dress.
23 Oct 2021 to 31 Oct 2021
Halloween Fun at the Fort
Nothe Fort,
Weymouth, Dorset
During Halloween, Nothe Fort becomes the spookiest place in Weymouth!
We are running an exciting programme of family activities throughout the week. You will never want to the leave the Fort!
· Visit our famous ghost tunnels.
· Hunt for bats around the fort.
· Join in our slimy slime making workshop.
· Pop in the School of Spells to practice your spell making.
This free event is included as a part of your entrance ticket/annual pass.
25 Oct 2021 to 31 Oct 2021
Halloween Half Term at Monkey World
Wareham, Dorset
This Half Term, we’ll have lots of spooky goings-on at the park! Book now to make sure you don’t miss out:
Spooky Story Time.
Every day at 2:30pm, join the team at the Children’s Activity Centre for an interactive spooky story! The team will lead children through a monkey based story complete with actions and sounds for your little ones to join in with!
This is a bookable event with limited spaces, so please book in as soon as possible via the website below. Suitable for ages up to 8 ...
26 Oct 2021 to 31 Oct 2021
HallowGREEN
West Bay, Dorset
Join us all week as we celebrate a plastic-free HallowGREEN!
Find the sneaky spiders that have hidden themselves all around the Centre and get some fun ideas for plastic-free Halloween crafts.
Open every day (but Monday), 11am -4pm. Admission free, donations welcomed
On Thursday 28th October meet a Mermaid!
In partnership with Clean Jurassic Coast their resident mermaid will be face-painting and storytelling, followed by a beach clean.
11am-1pm Face Painting (£3), 2-2.30pm ...
23 Oct 2021 to 31 Oct 2021
October Half Term Family Fun!
Haynes Motor Museum,
Sherborne, Dorset
This half term, Haynes International Motor Museum is geared up for a fantastic day out for all ages. Enjoy a fun-filled day out together as you uncover the fascinating stories, sights and sounds behind the history of motoring in seventeen themed exhibitions at one of Somerset’s largest indoor attractions. With activities running on select days, here's what you can get up to!
'Small Talk' with David Hayward
The late John Haynes OBE commissioned a number of fabulously intricate 1:12 scale ...
26 Oct 2021 to 31 Oct 2021
Spooky Woodland Walk
Christchurch, Dorset
Throughout October half term our woodland walk will be decorated especially for Halloween!
Wander through the gardens and spot ghouls and spooks, ghosts and witches and have some outdoor family fun. There is also a trail linked to the spooky woodland walk which will take you through the garden and around the museum.
Pick up and complete a trail leaflet from reception for a bag of sweet treats or sticker before you go.
The trail is free, but donations are welcome.
Suitable for ...
23 Oct 2021 to 31 Oct 2021
The Keep Poppy Project
Keep Military Museum,
Dorchester, Dorset
For Remembrance this year the Keep Military Museum is launching a Poppy Project.
We're asking for visitors over the half term to help create felt poppies, which will be attached to netting and then draped over the front of our building, creating a stunning visual display that can be seen from across the town.
To get involved, come to the museum over half term and visit our Poppy Stall, where you can make a felt poppy for free that will be included in the final tapestry. Each poppy can ...
09 Oct 2021 to 31 Oct 2021
Weymouth Sea Life: Aquarium to Ascarium!
Weymouth, Dorset
Join in the spooky fun as Weymouth SEA LIFE Adventure Park goes from Aquarium to Ascarium this Halloween.
Follow the immersive trail to find the Sea Witch’s missing potion ingredients hidden throughout the depths of the tanks, where you will also discover some of the spookiest creatures of the sea and you might also receive a treat (or trick)!
Not only will there be an excitingly eerie trail for visitors, but guests will also be able to tackle visual games and activities and have a ...
06 November 2021
Dorset Team Winter Fair
Wimborne, Dorset
The Dorset Team returns to the Allendale Centre for their ever-popular Dorset Team Fair.
This is a chance to support local, independent makers and sellers whilst picking up some unique Christmas gifts which you won’t find on the high street. There will be a huge range of handmade and vintage products as well as craft supplies and kits for those who feel creative and want to give making something a go themselves!
All the sellers are members of the Dorset Team who are a group of over ...
06 November 2021
Militaria Fair & Auction
Wareham, Dorset
The Tank Museum at Bovington is partnering with leading Dorset auction house Duke’s to present a new autumn militaria fair and auction.
The Museum will host an array of trade stalls, selling a range of military collectables and memorabilia, vintage uniforms and insignia, plus second-hand books and reproduction militaria for re-enactors. The highlight of the event is set to be the Duke’s Militaria and Medals auction, featuring 300 – 400 lots ranging from medals, militaria, arms, armour and ...
06 November 2021
Paul Zerdin - Hands Free
Christchurch, Dorset
Back by popular demand, Paul Zerdin and everyone’s favourite puppets are heading your way with a brand new UK tour.
Sam, Albert, Baby, Roger the bodyguard and an urban fox have all survived 2020 locked down with Paul….well nearly. They can’t wait to see you, so get ready to be involved. As well as his hilarious characters ‘Hands Free’ features Paul giving us a glimpse into his own world showing us what it’s like to be able to throw your voice in everyday situations where anything and ...
06 November 2021
Sherborne Castle Fireworks
Sherborne, Dorset
Fireworks at the castle is an annual event now managed and delivered by Smart Pyrotechnics Ltd & Smart Events. This evening of entertainment includes hot food and drink concessions, a bar & funfair to keep the family entertained before we amaze you with a stunning laser and light show set to music before the main fireworks event. With a 25 minute full on pyro-musical show choreographed and synchronised to a unique sound track this show will be one of the biggest firework displays in the ...
06 November 2021
Sherborne Monthly Market
Sherborne, Dorset
A monthly market of arts, crafts, food and more
is being held on the first Saturday of every month (excluding Jan & Feb ) at Sherborne Digby Hall (next to the Library).
Time: 9-12.30.
Variety of high quality stalls, local produce and lots more.
Cafe, toilets and Free entry.
16 Oct 2021 to 07 Nov 2021
New Forest Walking & Cycling Festival
New Forest, Dorset
The New Forest Walking Festival is back for autumn 2021!
This successful festival, now in its ninth year, runs from Saturday 16 October to Sunday 7 November and includes some family-friendly events for half term.
The 2021 Festival will also incorporate cycling as well as the ever-popular walking events – led by qualified cycle leaders on designated cycle tracks.
Experts will be leading the way on dozens of guided events from wildlife walks to historic meanders, forest bathing to ...
10 November 2021
Show of Hands
Poole, Dorset
Music legends Phil Beer, Steve Knightley, Miranda Sykes and Cormac Byrne will return to captivate audiences with live renditions of their award-winning hits and festival favourites, two years since their concerts were cancelled due to Covid-19. The band will perform a mouthwatering compilation of iconic signature tracks from the last 25 years, including their two Folk Award-winning songs, ‘Arrogance Ignorance Greed’ (AIG) and ‘Country Life’. Fans will also be entertained by the band’s new ...
07 Nov 2021 to 13 Nov 2021
Bridport Literary Festival
Bridport, Dorset
The seventeenth Bridport Literary Festival is jam-packed with events to appeal to book lovers of all tastes.
Download the brochure via the website which will give you all the details, including a map of the multiple venues across Bridport where the events are hosted.
11 Nov 2021 to 13 Nov 2021
The WOW Show
Weymouth Pavilion,
Weymouth, Dorset
WOW Youth Musical Theatre return to the stage this November to bring you the joy of musical theatre with numbers from a range of hit musicals including Shrek, Les Misérables, Dear Evan Hansen, Waitress, Addams Family, Mean Girls and more.
If you are new to watching WOW, then prepare to be amazed by the talent of these young performers in a highly entertaining mix of musical numbers. WOW is renowned for its high-quality productions and the 2017 and 2015 WOW Shows were judged the best in ...
13 November 2021
Wimborne in Bloom Charities Fair
Wimborne, Dorset
Up to 25 local charities will be taking part in this year's Wimborne in Bloom Charities Fair, either publicising themselves or raising money. It should prove a useful opportunity to do both – especially so as we approach the Christmas period. A wide range of goods and produce will be on sale.
10am to 3pm. Entrance Free
Car parking nearby
14 November 2021
Swing Unlimited Big Band - We'll Meet Again
Christchurch, Dorset
We'll Meet Again" commemorates Remembrance with a very special concert at the Regent Centre by the fabulous 17-piece Swing Unlimited Big Band. With war-time classics by Glenn Miller, Count Basie and Duke Ellington, as well as songs by Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra, the show re-creates the period with images, words and music. An uplifting, fun and moving event.
Swing Unlimited Big Band is widely recognised as one of the most versatile and entertaining swing bands around. Their ...
17 November 2021
Barbican Quartet
Dorset Museum,
Dorchester, Dorset
The Dorset Museum Music Society are fortunate in being able to make use of the Victorian Hall of the Dorset Museum, a unique environment that continues to draw enthusiastic praise from our visiting artists.
Acclaimed for their “gusto, comradeship and sharp attack” (The Times), the Barbican Quartet was formed at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has rapidly achieved recognition as an outstanding young ensemble, winning many awards. They made their Wigmore Hall début in 2017 and ...
20 November 2021
An Injection of Happiness
Wimborne, Dorset
Wimborne Musical Theatre Society return to the Allendale on 20th November. WMTS, like many performing societies, have been desperate to get back on stage after the last 18 months and have put together a wonderful show called “An Injection of Happiness”, a musical celebration of 40 upbeat, happy songs to help wash away any blues you may still have.
There will be songs from musicals, film and TV, and some inspired comedy as well.
Cabaret-style seating with bar available, to give the ...
18 Nov 2021 to 20 Nov 2021
Global Rainbow
Poole, Dorset
For three days in November, the night sky above our coastal region will be transformed by Global Rainbow, a monumental outdoor laser installation by American artist Yvette Mattern. Seven rays of laser light representing the colour spectrum of a natural rainbow will illuminate the night sky.
Beaming direct from Lighthouse with its origin on our roof, the lasers will be visible across the BCP area as it heads out toward Hengistbury Head and beyond. The lasers will extend over 35 miles and ...
20 Nov 2021 to 21 Nov 2021
Christmas Arts & Craft Fair
Poole, Dorset
Browse the arts, crafts and gifts from local Dorset artisans, whilst enjoying musical performances in the grand setting of Upton House.
£2 per adult (pay on arrival), free entry for under 16s.
Don't miss out on this great opportunity to pick up some unique Christmas gifts and treats for friends and family (or for yourself!) 10am to 4pm.
26 Nov 2021 to 27 Nov 2021
Play: The Happiest Days Of Your Life
Dorchester, Dorset
During World War II, the all-girls St. Swithins school is evacuated from London to avoid the Blitz. Due to an administrative error, the female students and staff are relocated to the Nutborne Boys School, whose headmaster, Wetherby Pond, is alarmed. He and St. Swithins headmistress Muriel Whitchurch agree to keep their mixed-sex campus a secret to avoid disturbing the parents, but they find it hard to deceive visiting inspectors.
Performed by Dorchester Drama this play will be at the ...
04 December 2021
Sherborne Monthly Market
Sherborne, Dorset
A monthly market of arts, crafts, food and more
is being held on the first Saturday of every month (excluding Jan & Feb ) at Sherborne Digby Hall (next to the Library).
Time: 9-12.30.
Variety of high quality stalls, local produce and lots more.
Cafe, toilets and Free entry.
10 Dec 2021 to 12 Dec 2021
Artisan Collective Fair
Beaulieu,
New Forest, Dorset
Tickets are on sale for the new Artisan Collective Fair taking place at Beaulieu between 10 - 12 December 2021 for the first time ever.
Join us this December for a festive gift and artisan food wonderland, full of gifts to fill those Christmas stockings and delicious food and drink producers to discover.
Find everything from delicious artisan food and drink to seasonal gifts, plus gourmet street food and live music, all set in the heart of the Beaulieu visitor attraction.
26 Nov 2021 to 23 Dec 2021
Illuminate at Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens,
Abbotsbury, Dorset
We are delighted to announce the return of ILLUMINATE. ‘OT Event Technicians’ will be Illuminating the Gardens in the lead up to Christmas this year.
The event will run daily 4.30pm to 8.00pm from the 26th of November to the 23rd December, with last entries between 7.00pm and 7.15pm.
Tickets £9.50 per adult and £7.50 per child (children under 5 years go free). Online booking essential.
Please note that we are unable to offer Season Ticket / Historic Houses / Military / RHS holders’ ...
18 Dec 2021 to 24 Dec 2021
Christmas Spectacular 2021
Christchurch, Dorset
The Glad Rag Production Company is delighted to bring the Christmas Spectacular back to the Regent Centre stage!
This year’s story follows Santa and his elves as they realise that Christmas Spirit is too low to fly the sleigh. The team take a trip to Christchurch to spread Christmas cheer but a mix up means that some of the towns biggest Scrooges end up in Christmastown! Will the elves be able to turn their frowns upside down and raise enough festive spirit before the big day?
With a ...
27 Nov 2021 to 31 Dec 2021
Swanage Railway - Enchanted Lights and Steam
Swanage Railway,
Swanage, Dorset
Make wonderful and magical memories in the run-up to Christmas thanks to our festive, evocative, dramatic and colourful Steam and Lights train journey through the Isle of Purbeck countryside.
A new not to be missed pre-booked steam train experience, the steam locomotive and carriages will be covered with brightly coloured lights while the cosy steam-heated carriage interiors will be festively decorated for the one-hour evening round trip passing the historic ruins of Corfe Castle.
A ...
06 Jan 2022 to 07 Jan 2022
Giselle
Poole, Dorset
Having wowed audiences across the UK since 2016, Saint Petersburg Classic Ballet returns to Lighthouse this new year with two spectacular productions: Adolphe Adams’ heart-breaking Giselle, and Tchaikovsky’s perennial favourite, The Nutcracker.
Under the expert direction of Marina Medvetskaya, this acclaimed company combines classical training and technique with outstanding soloists to entertain audiences in breath-taking style. A full orchestra complements the purity of the dancing and ...
08 Jan 2022 to 09 Jan 2022
The Nutcracker
Poole, Dorset
Having wowed audiences across the UK since 2016, Saint Petersburg Classic Ballet returns to Lighthouse this new year with two spectacular productions: Adolphe Adams’ heart-breaking Giselle, and Tchaikovsky’s perennial favourite, The Nutcracker.
Under the expert direction of Marina Medvetskaya, this acclaimed company combines classical training and technique with outstanding soloists to entertain audiences in breath-taking style. A full orchestra complements the purity of the dancing and ...
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21 Oct 2020
So, it’s the October half term and you may be wondering how you’re going to keep the kids entertained in these restricted times!
Well don’t worry, whether you are local resident or are staying in Dorset on a break, there’s lots to do throughout the seasons. Our Resort family has children of different ages and here are some of the things we plan to enjoy; perhaps you will too!
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3 Jul 2020
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Firstly, thank you for staying away during lockdown; but now, here at Resort Dorset, we can’t wait to welcome you back.
If you are looking for inspiration for this year’s staycation then look no further, Dorset has it all – beautiful beaches, rolling hills, rugged coastline, stunning coastal walks, and countryside rambles – breathe in the fresh air and leave your troubles behind. Dorset is a county of beauty and tranquillity, and although you will ... Read more...
3 Mar 2020
Resort Dorset’s second ‘photos of the month’ feature is here! We’ve selected some of our favourite photos from Instagram that either mention @resortdorset or use the tag #resortdorset. Additionally, we select a featured photo of the month (above). Let’s get stuck in!
Shots We Love
River Stour
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