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Hillyground Cottage Holidays |
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Self-Catering Holiday Cottages in the Heart of the Blackmore Vale |
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Useful local websites for information on places of interest, activities, events, maps
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Events 2010 |
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A few highlights are listed below. See their websites for exact dates. See also Places of Interest for more detailed information and website addresses. |
Wimborne Folk Festival, mid-June: http://www.wimbornefolkfestival.co.uk
Concerts, ceilidhs, open air stalls, children’s entertainment and Minster Fair.Larmer Tree Festival, mid-July: http://www.larmertreefestival.co.uk
Music, workshops, arts and crafts, holistic therapies, children’s activities, street theatre, sculpture garden.The Great Dorset Steam Fair, early September: http://www.gdsf.co.uk
The world’s leading steam and vintage preservation event. Over 200 working steam engines and 100 fairground organs together with the old time steam funfair, rural crafts and heavy shire horses create a fantastic atmosphere with lots to do and see.Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival, 11th and 12th September 2010: http://www.cheesefestival.co.uk
The quality local foods and craft festival celebrating the cheese-making and dairy heritage of the Blackmore Vale. It’s our local show and it’s great! See our “Hillyground Ark” stall selling knitted toys, and prints and greetings cards from Cath’s photographs in the craft marquee.|
Self-catering holidays in Dorset |
Gillingham and Shaftesbury Agricultural Show, mid-August: http://www.shaftesburydorset.com/
Traditional agricultural show with cattle, sheep, horses, KC dog show; horticulture, homecraft and art classes; three events rings; lots more.Gold Hill Fair, early July: http://www.shaftesburydorset.com/
Crafts, music, dancing and more on Shaftesbury’s famous hill and around the town.Shaftesbury Local Food Festival, early May: http://www.shaftesburydorset.com/
Food trail visiting local producers, tasting days, lots of good local food throughout Shaftesbury.
Royal Bath and West Show, early June: http://www.bathandwest.com/
Covers everything rural and agricultural, with competitions, exhibits, entertainment, farm animals, tractors, local food.|
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