Category: Days Out in Dorset

Days out in Dorset is a section that brings you all the wonderful things to do in the Blackmore Vale and Dorset in General.

Days out in Dorset, includes fabulous events like the Gillingham and Shaftesbury show.
A really great day out for the whole family whether you are interested in farming or not.

This show is sure to please everyone, even if you are not from the farming community.

This section also includes first hand reviews of fab places you too can go and experience. For example, Rock Reef in Pool, a fabulous indoor climbing experience for all ages and abilities. This experience has been personally reviewed by the BV team, and we gibe you an honest appraisal on the experience.

Days Out in Dorset

Dorset’s grand salute to rural life – the 2023 Dorset County Show

It was all change this year for the Dorset County Show – James Cox, the Show Secretary who breathed new life into the Gillingham...

Laura - 5 September 2023

Days Out in Dorset

The 2023 official Clayesmore Classic & Supercar Sunday magazine

The excitement has been building, the engines are purring in anticipation, and we can finally announce that the 2023 official Clayesmore Classic & Supercar...

LauraHitchcock - 10 August 2023

Blackmore Vale What's on

Unchanged charm – the Milton Abbas Street Fair is 50

On the date of its ancient predecessor, the 50th anniversary street fair bears more than a passing resemblance to the first one in 1973 In...

Laura - 30 July 2023

Blackmore Vale What's on

WIN a cheese lovers delight at the Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival!

*** THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED *** Brimming with excitement for a perfect blend of crafts, food, music, and more? Or are you simply mad...

Laura - 6 July 2023

Blackmore Vale What's on

It’s Open Farm Sunday!

There's still time to find the nearest farm to you that has thrown open its gates (and fields and barns and tractor sheds...). Check...

Laura - 11 June 2023

Blackmore Vale What's on

Experience Étoiles of Paris Opera Ballet & Friends at Hatch House Ballet this Summer

The highly anticipated Hatch House Ballet event is back this summer and promises a captivating four-night extravaganza from July 27th to 30th in the...

Laura - 24 April 2023

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Bucked in the Yarn

Editorial team - 11 September 20240

Three small Somerset villages had a huge impact on global exploration and trade – Rachael Rowe talks to Professor Terry Stevens “Nothing much ever happened...

Dorset Farming

Harvest complete, but TB lingers

Editorial team - 16 September 20240

James Cossins reflects on navigating a challenging harvest, balancing the crop quality against the costs of drying grain during the erratic summer weather As I...