What's on inDorchester


Welcome to Dorchester

Enjoy a mix of heritage, history, lively arts whilst visiting Dorchester - our guide to events and days out is just the ticket.

Whether you're looking to brush up on local history at a museum, enjoy local arts, watch some sport, or listen to live music, you're sure to find things to do in Dorchester to suit all the family, whatever the weather.

Editor's Picks


Forthcoming events in Dorchester

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APR
Home Instead Dementia Friendly Cinema Screening
Plaza Cinema Dorchester,

.Specially selected film with a musical element.Support from Home Instead staff trained in elderly care and specialist dementia care.low lighting and optimised sound for a relaxed viewing experience.Fully accessible screening room and level access toilet facilities.…

Category: Film / Cinema

TEL: 01305 239289
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MAY
Specialist Plant Fair
Athelhampton House and Gardens,.

.Up to 20 large stalls featuring specialist nurseries and independent plant growers. Locally made crafts and wildlife stalls. This popular and well‐established fair is set in attractive surroundings next to 15th Century Manor House. The fair costs £7.00 to enter and includes…

Category: Miscellaneous

TEL: 01305 814473
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JUN
The Harmony Festival
St Mary's Church,

.The Harmony Festival fuses together three elements of our social lives Nature Art and Music. Open daily and evenings for musical events.Free admission during the day and ticketed events in the evenings.Wednesday 11th 7.30pm ‐ The West Dorset Singers and Broadoak Choir…

Category: Miscellaneous

TEL: 07879 167435
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Tourist Attractions


Hardy's Cottage

Birthplace of novelist and poet Thomas HardyThomas Hardy was born in 1840 in this small cob and thatch cottage and from here he would walk to school every day in Dorchester, three miles away. It was built by his great‐grandfather and is little altered since the family…

Dorset County Museum

Welcome to the Dorset County Museum, where the story of Dorset's rich landscape unfolds in a range of fascinating displays. The Museum was founded in 1846 to help protect and record the county's unique historical and natural environment. Today visitors to the Museum can find out…

Dorset Teddy Bear Museum

The Dorset Teddy Bear Museum, Dorchester's unmissable family museum, plus Teddy Bear House, a unique family house with people sized bears. Be sure to visit the museum's charming period shop stocking top brands: Steiff, Robin Rive, Merrythought, Dean's, Cotswold Co, Gund & many more ‐ probably the…

Terracotta Warriors Museum

This is the only museum devoted to the terracotta warriors ‐ now regarded as the 8th Wonder of the Ancient World ‐ outside of China. The terracotta warriors created worldwide fascination when 6000 of them were discovered in a pit in 1974 guarding the First Emperor of China's…

The Dinosaur Museum

The only museum on mainland Britain solely devoted to dinosaurs, the award‐winning Dinosaur Museum is a treat, especially for children. The museum combines life‐sized reconstructions of dinosaurs with fossils and skeletons to create an exciting hands‐on experience. Multimedia displays tell the story of the giant prehistoric animals and…

Came Down Golf Club

Came Down Golf Club ‐ golf course in Dorchester, Dorset. Contact the golf course on telephone number 01305 813494 for course availability, course rules, member information, golf academy if available and green fees at Came Down Golf Club golf courseclub.…

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Want to see what other attractions to visit when in Dorchester? See our list of attractions in Dorchester, including theme parks, castles, historic houses, zoos and many more family days out.


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