Dorset water experts Water Artisans are showing their skills at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 with natural ponds, rocky streams, formal ponds and rills in Show Gardens, Small Show Gardens and the All About Plants category. The show is on from 19-23 May. Show Gardens The Children’s Society Garden by Patrick Clarke is a […]
Visible Women UK has announced the unveiling of a permanent statue in Dorchester honouring Sylvia Townsend Warner, one of Dorset’s most original, ground-breaking literary figures. The unveiling will take place at 1pm on Sunday, 14 December 2025, outside Barclays Bank in South Street, as part of the Dorchester Christmas Cracker celebrations. A Dorset resident for much of her […]
Poole Museum is set to welcome visitors once again following an ambitious redevelopment project that unveils a bold new vision, transforming it into a major cultural destination of local, regional and national significance. The museum reopens with a ‘big bang’ on Wednesday 5 November, with the new galleries, exhibitions and facilities officially launched. This celebratory […]
BCP Council’s Cabinet has endorsed a strategy that will lead the way for nature recovery across Dorset. The newly-approved Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) commits to protecting greenspaces for generations to come – ensuring wildlife can thrive throughout Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. From nightjars to natterjack toads, dozens of species that make Dorset’s natural surroundings […]
Two giant wooden animals are on display once more, enthralling visitors to Poole with memories from a bygone era. Lighthouse Poole is hosting the mahogany play sculptures of a whale and a turtle, which have been in storage at Poole Museum, where a third, a hippo, will be on display when the Museum reopens this […]
Inside Out Dorset, the biennial international outdoor arts festival, returns this autumn with a series of free-to-see installations and performances in five extraordinary locations. And for one Dorset-born artist it’s a rare chance to showcase their work in front of local audiences like never before. Douglas Dare, whose four albums of largely piano-led avant-pop have […]
Inside Out Dorset, the biennial international outdoor arts festival, is set to return this autumn with a series of free-to-see installations and performances in five extraordinary locations. Hosted by Dorchester-based outdoor arts producers Activate, over two weeks in September each of these special and distinctive landscapes will be transformed by magical art and dramatic interventions […]
Replica Columbus tall ship Nao Santa María will be docked in Poole Quay from Wednesday 11 June to Sunday 22 June. The Nao Santa María was the largest of the three ships that Christopher Columbus used during his first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492. The ship will serve as a floating museum for the […]
Dorset author Thomas Hardy will be celebrated at Stonehenge on 28 May. A Beautiful Thread – Thomas Hardy in Words and Music, performed by Anton Lesser, Lucia Bonbright and Orchestra of the Swan at Stonehenge is part of Salisbury International Arts Festival (Saturday 24 May and runs until Sunday 8 June.) This collaboration brings the […]
The Addleshaw Goddard: Freedom To Flourish Garden by designers Joe and Laura Carey is a creative interpretation of nature’s call to embrace its unhurried pace. The beautiful garden won Gold at the 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. A key element was a rising and falling water feature by Higher Bockhampton company Water Artisans. Capturing the […]
