To help you enjoy your stay, our What's On Page provides information about a range of events and festivals in
Bradford-on-Avon, Bath, Wiltshire, Somerset and the wider West Country for the current year.

To find out what to do or where to go, together with dates, venue & contact information, just scroll through our calendar!

Please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any of the information provided in this guide for visitors.
For up-to-date local information click on the link provided and then on related links as necessary,
or telephone the number provided.

Our events calendar for 2010 is being prepared now but we've left this one in place as many events are repeated in the same date slot year by year, and the 2009 calendar gives some idea of the scope of events on in any period.
We're sorry the page is so late this year, but it's been due to circumstances & pressure beyond our control!

Date

Event

Venue

Contact

Jan1-Feb9

Angel Heads - sculpture, Emily Young

Salisbury Cathedral

01722 555120

1-31

Jet-Set-Go

Explore-At-Bristol

Visit Bristol

1-31

Big Bang Exhibition

Explore-At-Bristol

Visit Bristol

1-21Mar

Eye for Colour Exhibition

Explore-At-Bristol

Visit Bristol

Jan-Feb

Royal Photographic Society : Chris Charnock

Fenton House, Bath

to 11

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

City Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

1-30Apr

A Nomad's Tale - photo exhibition
& A Place to Rest the Head

Museum of East Asian Art, Bath

Nomad's Tale

5

Relicta - All That Remains Alison Marchant

Lacock Abbey(NT)

9

Savoy Jazz Band

Stockmans Lounge, Market, Salisbury

10

Miles Remembered

Wiltshire Music Centre

01225 860100
www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk

13

Wildlife of the New Forest, talk, Mike Read

Salisbury Arts Centre

01722 321744

14

Model Show

Fleet Air Arm Museum

01225 863111
Model Show

17-18

Antiques & Collectors Fair

Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet

Antiques & Collectors

to 31 (?)

A Wassail

Barrington Court, Somerset (NT)

Barrington Court Wassail

18

Sunday Jazz with Nick Sorensen & John Law

Fat fowl & the Roost
Bradford-on-Avon, town centre

01225 863111
Fat Fowl

18

Epiphany Procession

Salisbury Cathedral

01722 555125

Jan19-Mar28

Discover Life & Death in Ancient Egypt

Salisbury & S Wiltshire Museum

01722 343270

20

Wine tasting by Patrick Pigny of Great Western Wines

Seven Stars, Winsley

22-25

Slapstick: Bristol's Silent Comedy Festival

Various, Bristol

Slapstick: Bristol's Silent Comedy Festival

23

Finghin Collins

Wiltshire Music Centre

01225 860100
www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk

23

Burns Lunch at Bowood

Bowood, Wiltshire

01249 822228
www.bowood.org

24

Gala Concert - Cathedral Choir & London Chamber Orchestra

Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Festival

24

The Silk String Quartet Family Concert

Wiltshire Music Centre

24-19Apr

China - Journey to the East

City Museum & Art Gallery

China : Journey to the East

25

Traditional Burns Night supper

Fat fowl & the Roost
Bradford-on-Avon, town centre

01225 863111
Fat Fowl

25

Burns Night Supper

Seven Stars, Winsley

25

Stonehenge STOMP Walk - 10 to 40K walks

Amesbury Sports Centre

01980 623341
Amesbury Walkers

25

Henge Tour - Avebury Then & Now

Avebury(NT)

30

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Wiltshire Music Centre

26-31

Riverdance

Bristol Hippodrome

Riverdance

31

Dinner Jazz with Matt & Bella Finch

Fat fowl & the Roost
Bradford-on-Avon, town centre

01225 863111
Fat Fowl

Date

Event

Venue

Contact

1

Henge Tour - The Mythology of Avebury

Avebury(NT)

1-30Apr

A Nomad's Tale - photo exhibition
& A Place to Rest the Head

Museum of East Asian Art, Bath

Nomad's Tale

Jan-Feb

Royal Photographic Society : Chris Charnock

Fenton House, Bath

1-19Apr

China - Journey to the East

City Museum & Art Gallery

China : Journey to the East

1-21Mar

Eye for Colour Exhibition

Explore-At-Bristol

Visit Bristol

1

The Cory Band & Bratton Silver Band

Wiltshire Music Centre

3

Antiques & Collectors Fair

Guildhall, Salisbury

6

Mendelssohn & Brahms

Wiltshire Music Centre

7

Tour Taste & Tipple - Walled Garden, Stourhead

Stourhead (NT)
meet Visitor Reception

7

Batami Marimba - Tribal music & dance

Arts Centre , Salisbury

7-8

The Footman James 30th Bristol Classic Car Show

Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet

Classic Car

8

Pre-London 10k Marathon

Longleat

www.longleat.co.uk

10-11

Spring Flower Walks

Lacock Abbey(NT)

11

Moishe's Bagel

Wiltshire Music centre

12Jan-1Feb

All thet Remains - Alison Marchant

Lacock Abbey (NT)

12

Juan Martin - Flamenco Ensemble

Civic Hall, Salisbury

13

Sussex Jazz Kings

Stockmans Lounge, Market, Salisbury

Bath Cider Festival (+Mangledwurzels)

The Pavillion, Bath

14

A Red, Red Rose

Wiltshire Music Centre

The Valentine Tree

Stourhead

14

Anti-Lovers Walk

Avebury(NT)

14

Buddy Holly's Winter Dance Tour

Civic Hall, Salisbury

14-15

29th Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show

Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet

Classic Bike

14-22

Pancakes Galore

Avebury(NT)

14-22

Family Fun - Activity Day

Prior Park, Bath(NT)

15

Sunday Jazz with Nick Sorensen & John Law

Fat fowl & the Roost
Bradford-on-Avon, town centre

01225 863111
Fat Fowl

18-19

Spring Flower Walks

Lacock Abbey(NT)

Toys & Games, Past & Present

Stourhead

19

Walk through Stourhead's Woods & Parkland

Stourhead (NT)
meet Visitor Reception

21

Bath Male Choir

Wiltshire Music Centre

22

Roman Family Day

Heritage Museum, Devizes

22

Katie Doherty Trio

Wiltshire Music Centre

24

Pan-cake race

Bradford-on-Avon

pancake race

25

Ash Wednesday Eucharist & Ashing

Salisbury Cathedral

01722 555125

27

Corps of Army Music Sinfonietta

Wiltshire Music Centre

28

Kate Rusby Band

Civic Hall, Salisbury

28

Dinner Jazz with Matt & Bella Finch

Fat fowl & the Roost
Bradford-on-Avon, town centre

01225 863111
Fat Fowl

28-8Mar

Bath Literature Festival

Bath, various

01225 463362
Bath Literature Festival

Date

Event

Venue

Contact

cont to 8

Bath Literature Festival

Bath, various

01225 463362
Bath Literature Festival

most Sats to Oct

Drive A Locomotive
Taster course

Avon Valley Railway, Bitton

0117 932 5538
The Avon Valley Railway

1

Easter Walk with the Head Gardener

Barrington Court

01460 242614
Barrington Court

1-1May

International Garden Photographer of the Year

Lacock Abbey(NT)

1-30Apr

A Nomad's Tale - photo exhibition
& A Place to Rest the Head

Museum of East Asian Art, Bath

Nomad's Tale

Mar

Royal Photographic Society : Nick Scott

Fenton House, Bath

1-19Apr

China - Journey to the East

City Museum & Art Gallery

China : Journey to the East

1-21Mar

Eye for Colour Exhibition

Explore-At-Bristol

Visit Bristol

3

Ross Noble

Civic Hall, Salisbury

5

The Hollies

Civic Hall, Salisbury

7

Trowbridge Symphony Orchestra

Wiltshire Music Centre

7

Reggaetown - Dance

Salisbury Arts Centre

8

Wendy Cope - poet

Guild Hall Bath

8

John Law Plus Four

Wiltshire Music Centre

8

City of Salisbury 10 Mile Road-race

Five Rivers Leisure Centre

12

Millenium Eagle Jazz Band

Stockmans Lounge, Market, Salisbury

13

Imogen Cooper

Wiltshire Music Centre

13-15

Wilton House Antiques Fair

Wilton House

Wilton House

13

American Beauty - Art from Craft
in 19th Century America

American Museum

01225 460503
American Beauty

14

The Eye Deceived - exhibition

Mompesson House, Salisbury

Mompesson House

15

Magical Movies Family Concert

Wiltshire Music Centre

15

Nationwide Bath Half-Marathon

Bath

01225 471282
Nationwide Bath Half Marathon

17/24/31

A Walk on the Wild Side

Dyrham Park (NT)

21

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Wiltshire Music Centre

21-22

Antiques & Collectors Fair

Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet

Antiques & Collectors

22

Mother's Day Treats

Prior Park, Bath(NT)

22

Tea Hodzic

Wiltshire Music Centre

25

Circle of Fifths

Wiltshire Music Centre

27

Guided Walk, Stourhead

Visitor Reception Stourhead (NT)

27

Roots

Wiltshire Music Centre

29

Wedding Fair

Wilton House

Wilton House

30th 2008

Bowood Fun Run

Bowood, nr Chippenham

Date

Event

Venue

Contact

1Mar-1May

International Garden Photographer of the Year

Lacock Abbey(NT)

1-30

A Nomad's Tale - photo exhibition
& A Place to Rest the Head

Museum of East Asian Art, Bath

Nomad's Tale

April

Royal Photographic Society : Roy Robertson

Fenton House, Bath

most Sats to Oct

Drive A Locomotive
Taster course

Avon Valley Railway, Bitton

0117 932 5538
The Avon Valley Railway

14Mar-Nov1

American Beauty - Art from Craft
in 19th Century America

American Museum

01225 460503
American Beauty

1-12

Bath Comedy Festival

Bath, various

01225 463362
Bath Literature Festival

1-19

China - Journey to the East

City Museum & Art Gallery

China : Journey to the East

1-30Apr

A Nomad's Tale - photo exhibition

Museum of East Asian Art, Bath

Nomad's Tale

4

John Maddock's Jazzmen

Stockmans Lounge, Market, Salisbury

4

Wiltshire Music Centre

4-13

Easter Egg Hunt

The Manor Gardens, Avebury(NT)

4-5

Spring Gala

East Somerset Railway, Cranmore

East Somerset Railway

7/14/21/28

A Walk on the Wild Side

Dyrham Park (NT)

8

Wonderful Weaving

Montacute House (NT)

01935 823289
Montacute

9

Concorde 40

Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton

01935 840565
Concorde 40

10

Easter Egg Trail

Barrington Court

01460 242614
Barrington Court

10

Easter Egg Trail

Mompesson House, Salisbury

Mompesson House

10-13

Easter Egg Trails

Prior Park, Bath(NT)

12

Easter Sunday Egg Hunt

Wilton House

Wilton House

12-13

Easter Egg Trails

Dyrham Park (NT)

tbc 2008

Easter Opening, Wilton house

Wilton House, nr Salisbury

12-13

Easter Trail, Lacock

Lacock Abbey(NT)

13

Mells Daffodil Festival

Mells, Somerset

Mells Daffodil Festival

14

Behind the Scenes: Attics & Cellars

Stourhead (NT)

15

Wonderful Weaving

Montacute House (NT)

01935 823289
Montacute

18

Superstrings & Sarum String Orchestra Family Concert

Wiltshire Music Centre

19

Wiltshire & Swindon Youth Orchestra

Wiltshire Music Centre

22

The Eduardo Niebla Experience

Wiltshire Music Centre

24

Doric String Quartet

Wiltshire Music Centre

24

Guided Walk, Stourhead

Visitor Reception Stourhead (NT)

26

Open garden - Iford Manor

Iford Manor

26

St George's Day Celebrations

Salisbury

01722 334956

27

Easter Masks

Stourhead (NT)

Date

Event

Venue

Contact

1

International Garden Photographer of the Year

Lacock Abbey(NT)

May

Royal Photographic Society : Bert Crawshaw & Jennifer Spencer (TBC)

Fenton House, Bath

1-4

Sing For Life

Bath, various

01225 463362
Sing for Life

1-4

Bath Dance Festival

Bath, various

01225 463362
Bath Dance Festival

2

Downton Cuckoo Fair

Downton, New Forest

Downton Cuckoo Fair

2

Dawn Chorus Walk

Lytes Cary Manor

01458 224471
Lytes Cary

2-1Nov

Plant Hunters Voyage

The Courts Garden, Holt (NT)

3/14/21

Race Meetings

Saliabury Racecourse

most Sats to Oct

Drive A Locomotive
Taster course

Avon Valley Railway, Bitton

0117 932 5538
The Avon Valley Railway

14Mar-Nov1

American Beauty - Art from Craft
in 19th Century America

American Museum

01225 460503
American Beauty

5/12/19/26

A Walk on the Wild Side

Dyrham Park (NT)

2

Britten Sinfonia

Wiltshire Music Centre

2-4

A Day Out With Thomas

East Somerset Railway, Cranmore

A Day Out With Thomas
Tickets from Ticket Web:
08700 600 100
TicketWeb

2-4

Bath Spring Flower Show

Royal Victoria Park

01225 394041
Annual Bath Spring Flower Show

3

Liane Carroll - vocals - & Brian Kellock - piano

Wiltshire Music Centre

3

Historic Frome Walk

The Round Tower, Frome

Historic Frome

3

Bluebell Walk

Stourhead (NT)

4-16

Swindon Festival of Literature

Swindon, various

Swindon Festival
01793 771080

6

Kol Simcha

Wiltshire Music Centre

7-10

Badminton Horse Trials

Gloucestershire

01454 218375
Badminton Horse Trials

8

Muskrat Ramblers

Stockmans Lounge, Market, Salisbury

9

Trevor Pinnock

Wiltshire Music Centre

9

Sensory Dawn Walk

Prior Park, Bath(NT)

9

Festival of Song

Stourhead (NT)

9-10

Antiques & Collectors Fair

Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet

Antiques & Collectors

9-14

The Magic of the Manor

Lacock Abbey(NT)

9-14

Moon Rabbit Trail

Lacock Abbey(NT)

10

Plant Fair

Lytes Cary Manor

01458 224471
Lytes Cary

10

Solas

Wiltshire Music Centre

22

Dawn Walk

Stourhead (NT)

22-Jun6

Bath International Music Festival

Bath, various

01225 463362
Bath Music Festival

22-25

Chippenham Folk Festival

various, Chippenham

22-Jun7

Bath Fringe Festival

Bath, various

01225 463362
Bath Fringe Festival

22-6 Jun

Salisbury International Arts Festival

Salisbury

01722 334956?
visitWiltshire

23

Wildlife Conservation Day

Dyrham Park (NT)

Toys & Games, Past & Present

Stourhead

23-31

A Garden of Simples
& Moon Rabbit Trail

Lacock Abbey(NT)

25

Bath Recreation Ground

0845 337 1875
Somerset County Cricket Festival

25

The Walled Garden
Horningsham, nr Longleat

01985 845004
Chilli Event

27-30

Royal Bath & West Show

Royal Show Ground, Shepton Mallet

01749 822200
The Royal Bath & West Show

28th-1st Jun 2008

Venn Festival

Various, Bristol

Venn Festival

29

Guided Walk, Stourhead

Visitor Reception Stourhead (NT)

31

Twelfth Night by
The Lord Chamberlain's Men

The Wilderness, Prior Park, Bath(NT)

Date

Event

Venue

Contact

2May-1Nov

Plant Hunters Voyage

The Courts Garden, Holt (NT)

14Mar-Nov1

American Beauty - Art from Craft
in 19th Century America

American Museum

01225 460503
American Beauty

June

Royal Photographic Society : Douglas Vernimmen

Fenton House, Bath

most Sats to Oct

Drive A Locomotive
Taster course

Avon Valley Railway, Bitton

0117 932 5538
The Avon Valley Railway

22May-6

Salisbury International Arts Festival

Salisbury

01722 334956?
visitWiltshire

1

Alexander Keiller - Anniversary Lecture

Avebury(NT)

2/9/16/23/30

A Walk on the Wild Side

Dyrham Park (NT)

4-22

Devizes Festival

Various, Devizes

01380 860344?
www.devizesfestival.co.uk

5

Bath Symphony Orchestra

Wiltshire Music Centre

5-7

Real Ale Festival

Avon Valley Railway, Bitton

0117 932 5538
The Avon Valley Railway

6

Beckington Village Day

Beckington

01373 830314
Beckington Village

6-7

East Somerset Railway, Cranmore

East Somerset Railway

7

Open Farm Sunday

Stourhead (NT)

7

Vocal Works Gospel Choir

Wiltshire Music Centre

7

Historic Frome Walk

The Round Tower, Frome

Historic Frome

9/14/24/28

Race Meetings

Saliabury Racecourse

11

Theatre Set Up : Cymbeline

Lacock Abbey(NT)

12

Apex Jazz Band

Stockmans Lounge, Market, Salisbury

12

Open Air Shakespeare
Twelfth Night

Montacute House (NT)

01935 823289
Montacute

13

Henry VIII Study Day (British Library)

Wilton House

Wilton House

13

Late Night Opening - Picnic

Prior Park, Bath(NT)

13

Shakespeare on the Lawn

Stourhead (NT)

13

Croquet Day

Lytes Cary Manor

01458 224471
Lytes Cary

13-14

Salisbury Motor Fair

Wilton House

14

First Night Party - Jazz Promenade

Iford Manor

14

Hazelbury Manor Garden - open

Hazelbury Manor, Box

14

Keevil Gardens - open day

Keevil

15

Cricklade Town Festival

Cricklade, N Wilts

01793 752685
via visitWiltshire

18

The Grand Tour at Stourhead

Stourhead (NT)

19/21/24/27/28
Jul2/5

Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro

Iford Manor

19-21

Longleat International Horse Trials

Longleat, Warminster

01404 841331
Longleat International Horse Trials

20

June Jazz Night

Iford Manor

21

Summer Solstice at Stonehenge

Stonehenge

21

Stars Appeal Charity 10k Walk

Wilton House

21

Kites with Ken (Father's Day)

Stourhead (NT)

21

Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

Wiltshire Music Centre

21-28

Corsham Festival

Corsham

21-29

Swindon, various

21st 2008

Leigh-on-Mendip Country Fair

MellsLeigh on Mendip, Somerset

01373 467271

26

Guided Walk, Stourhead

Visitor Reception Stourhead (NT)

26-28

Glastonbury Festival

Pilton

0844 412 4635
Glastonbury Festival

27

Mummification in Progress!

Stourhead (NT)

27

Wessex Walking Weekend

Stourhead (NT)

27

Wessex Estate Walk

Lytes Cary Manor

01458 224471
Lytes Cary

27

Wessex Walks

Dyrham Park (NT)

27

Late Night Opening - Picnic

Prior Park, Bath(NT)

28

A Walk Around Dyrham
with Gill Shepherd

Dyrham Park (NT)

(TBC)

Secret Gardens of Bradford-on-Avon

Bradford on Avon 2 - 6.00 pm

Tickets on sale at the Information Centre, Westbury Gardens
http://www.bradfordonavon.co.uk/

Date

Event

Venue

Contact

all month

The Roman Baths By Torchlight

Roman Baths, Bath

01225 477785
The Roman Baths by Torchlight

July

Royal Photographic Society : Vanessa Warren

Fenton House, Bath

14Mar-Nov1

American Beauty - Art from Craft
in 19th Century America

American Museum

01225 460503
American Beauty

2May-1Nov

Plant Hunters Voyage

The Courts Garden, Holt (NT)

most Sats to Oct

Drive A Locomotive
Taster course

Avon Valley Railway, Bitton

0117 932 5538
The Avon Valley Railway

2/5

Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro

Iford Manor

3/11/25

Race Meetings

Saliabury Racecourse

3-12

Frome Festival

Frome, various

4

City of Bath Bach Choir with the Will Todd Trio

Wiltshire Music Centre

4-6

Calne, various

5

Historic Frome Walk

The Round Tower, Frome

Historic Frome

7/14/21/28

A Walk on the Wild Side

Dyrham Park (NT)

10-12

Forever Friends Concert

Bath Recreation Ground (tbc)

01225 825825
Forever Friends

Marlborough International Jazz Festival

Marlborough

01672 515095
Marlborough International Jazz Festival

11

Yeovilton Air Day

Yeovilton

11/12/15/16/19

Cavalli's Giasone

Iford Manor

11

Classical Concert with Fireworks (?)

Wilton House

11-12

Salisbury Show

Hudson 's Field (TBC), Salisbury

0118 947 8996
Salisbury Show

12

Historic Frome Walk

The Round Tower, Frome

Historic Frome

12

Annual Classic Vehicle Show

Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum, Stockley Lane, Calne

Atwell-Wilson Museum

12-19

Devizes Food & Drink Festival

Town centre, Devizes

01380 734677
via visitWiltshire

(TBC)

Woolley Festival Street Party , Annual family event with live music, stalls, street entertainment, children's activities, food and drink

Woolley Street, Bradford-on-Avon

01225 862294

www.thegeorgeatwoolley.co.uk

16-19

Larmer Tree Festival

Cranbourne Chase

ticket-line 023 8071 1820
Larmer Tree Festival

18

Tour & Workshop
with the Head Gardener

Lytes Cary Manor

01458 224471
Lytes Cary

18

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra concert

Wilton House

19

Lazy Jazz on the Lawn

The West garden
Dyrham Park (NT)

19

Teddy Bears Picnic

Avon Valley Railway, Bitton

0117 932 5538
The Avon Valley Railway

22/24/26/28/30
Aug1-2

Verdi's Giorno di Regno

Iford Manor

24-27

Trowbridge Village Pump Festival

Stowford Manor Farm, Wingfield

01225 769132
Trowbridge Village Pump Festival

24-26

Womad Festival

Charlton Park , Malmesbury

0845 146 1735
WOMAD Festival

24-8Aug

Bath International Guitar Festival

Various, Bath

01225 463362
Bath International Guitar Festival

25

Stourhead Picnic & Fireworks

Stourhead (NT)

25th-26th 2008

Fete Champetre

Stourhead (NT)

26

Swindon Mela

Swindon, various

07788 745983
SwindonMela

28

A Farmer's Life

Stourhead (NT)

29-30

A Servant's Life

Stourhead (NT)

31-2Aug

Harbourside Festival

Bristol Harbourside

0117 9223719
Bristol Harbour Festival

31

Guided Walk, Stourhead

Visitor Reception Stourhead (NT)

(TBC)

Secret Gardens of Bradford-0n-Avon

Bradford on Avon 2 - 6.00 pm

Tickets on sale at the Information Centre, Westbury Gardens
http://www.bradfordonavon.co.uk/

Date

Event

Venue

Contact

August

Royal Photographic Society : Sir George Pollock

Fenton House, Bath

all month

The Roman Baths By Torchlight

Roman Baths, Bath

01225 477785
The Roman Baths by Torchlight

most Sats to Oct

Drive A Locomotive
Taster course

Avon Valley Railway, Bitton

0117 932 5538
The Avon Valley Railway

1

The Mowgli Stories

Lacock Abbey(NT)

1

Nunney Street Fayre

Nunney, Somerset

01985 220479

1-2

Verdi's Giorno di Regno

Iford Manor

2May-1Nov

Plant Hunters Voyage

The Courts Garden, Holt (NT)

1-2

Wilton Horse Trials

Wilton House

24Jul-8

Bath International Guitar Festival

Various, Bath

01225 463362
Bath International Guitar Festival

14Mar-Nov1

American Beauty - Art from Craft
in 19th Century America

American Museum

01225 460503
American Beauty

2

Croquet Day

Lytes Cary Manor

01458 224471
Lytes Cary

2

Lazy Jazz on the Lawn

The West garden
Dyrham Park (NT)

2

A Taste of Georgian life

Montacute House (NT)

01935 823289
Montacute

2

Historic Frome Walk

The Round Tower, Frome

Historic Frome

3

Gentlemen of Johns Concert

Iford Manor

4/11/18/25

A Walk on the Wild Side

Dyrham Park (NT)

6-7

Family Fun - Activity Day

Lacock Abbey(NT)

6-9

Bristol International Balloon Festival

Ashton Gate, Bristol

Balloon Festival

7

Evening Wildlife Walk

Prior Park, Bath(NT)

7-9

Festival of British Eventing
( Gatcombe Park Horse Trials)

Gatcombe Park

01423 339423
Gatcombe Park Horse Trials

4

Willow Works

Stourhead (NT)

4

Behind the Scenes: Attics & Cellars

Stourhead (NT)

8

Theatre Work's
Charlotte's Web

Dyrham Park (NT)

9

Gypsy Swing - Jazz Promenade

Iford Manor

10-14

A Walk on the Wild Side

Lacock Abbey(NT)

12/13/21

Race Meetings

Saliabury Racecourse

12-13/15-16

A Day Out With Thomas

East Somerset Railway, Cranmore

A Day Out With Thomas
Tickets from Ticket Web:
08700 600 100
TicketWeb

12-13

Festival of Kites et al

Bristol

Bristol International Festival of Kites and Air Creations

13-14

Family Fun - Activity Day

Lacock Abbey(NT)

14

Twelfth Night by
The Chamberlain's Men

Dyrham Park (NT)

16

Regency Day at Stourhead House
& Georgian Smells

Stourhead (NT)

18

Musical Mayhem

Stourhead (NT)

18

Teddy Bears Picnic

Lytes Cary Manor

01458 224471
Lytes Cary

19-20

Antiques & Collectors Fair

Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet

Antiques & Collectors

20

Potting for Beginners

Stourhead (NT)

20-22

Family Fun - Activity Day

Lacock Abbey(NT)

23/31/Sep2/5

Devizes Carnival, various events

Town centre, Devizes

www.devizescarnival.co.uk
prog tf in Aug

24-31

Festival of the Tree

Westonbirt The National Arboretum, Tetbury

01666 880220
Festival of the Tree

27

Family Orienteering Day

Dyrham Park (NT)

27-28

Family Fun - Activity Day

Lacock Abbey(NT)

28

Guided Walk, Stourhead

Visitor Reception Stourhead (NT)

29-31

The Way We Were – Britain in the 40s Weekend

East Somerset Railway, Cranmore

The Way We Were - Britain in the 40's

30

The Poetry Society Celebrations:
A Cascade of Words & Music

Prior Park, Bath(NT)

Date

Event

Venue

Contact

September

Royal Photographic Society : Hong Kong Fellows

Fenton House, Bath

The Plant Hunters

Stourhead (NT)

1/8/15/22/29

A Walk on the Wild Side

Dyrham Park (NT)

2May-1Nov

Plant Hunters Voyage

The Courts Garden, Holt (NT)

2

A Georgian Evening at Stourhead House

Stourhead (NT)

14Mar-Nov1

American Beauty - Art from Craft in 19th Century America

American Museum

01225 460503
American Beauty

tbc

Malmesbury Carnival

Malmesbury

most Sats to Oct

Drive A Locomotive
Taster course

Avon Valley Railway, Bitton

0117 932 5538
The Avon Valley Railway

3/30

Race Meetings

Saliabury Racecourse

4-6

National Amateur Gardening Show

Bath & West Showground , Shepton Mallet

01749 822213
National Amateur Gardening Show

5

Dawn Walk

Stourhead (NT)

5-6

Mendip Steam Dream Gala

East Somerset Railway, Cranmore

Mendip Steam Dream Gala

6

Bristol Half-Marathon

centre, Bristol

Reebok Bristol Half Marathon

12

Frome Cheese Show

Frome, Somerset

01373 467271
Frome Cheese Show

12-13

Saxon Warriors
with Ulfhednar Re-Enactment!

Dyrham Park (NT)

13

Teddy Bears Picnic

Avon Valley Railway, Bitton

0117 932 5538
The Avon Valley Railway

17

Perry Pear Day

Dyrham Park (NT)

18-27

Bath Festival of Children's Literature

Various, Bath

01225 463362
Bath Festival of Children's Literature

18-27

The Jane Austen Festival

Various, Bath

01225 443000
The Jane Austen Festival

19

Meet the Farmer

Stourhead (NT)

20

Woodland den Building

Stourhead (NT)

25

Guided Walk, Stourhead

Visitor Reception Stourhead (NT)

25-26

Frome, Somerset

01761 235835
Wessex Beer Festival

26

Frome, Somerset

01373 467271
FromeCarnival

26

The Knowledge of Fungi

Stourhead (NT)

26-27

Candlelight Opera in the Double Cube Room

Wilton House

27

Salisbury Food & Drink Festival

Market Square, Salisbury & various

01722 332241
Salisbury Food and Drink

27

Candlelight Opera - Tosca

Wilton House, nr Salisbury

01722 334956
Candlelight Opera

??

Bath Food & Drink Fortnight

Various

Bath Food & Drink Fortnight

Date

Event

Venue

Contact

October

Royal Photographic Society : Chiunese Photographers Association (TBC)

Fenton House, Bath

14Mar-Nov1

American Beauty - Art from Craft in 19th Century America

American Museum

01225 460503
American Beauty

(TBC)

Bath Bach Festival

Bath, various

01225 463362

most Sats to Oct

Drive A Locomotive
Taster course

Avon Valley Railway, Bitton

0117 932 5538
The Avon Valley Railway

3-12

Calne Music & Arts Festival

Calne, various

01249 814000 
Calne Music & Arts Festival

6/13/20/27

A Walk on the Wild Side

Dyrham Park (NT)

2May-1Nov

Plant Hunters Voyage

The Courts Garden, Holt (NT)

11

Cancer Reasearch 10k Run

Longleat

www.longleat.co.uk

12

Race Meetings

Saliabury Racecourse

12-18

Mere Literary festival

Mere

17

The Knowledge of Fungi

Stourhead (NT)

17-18

Woolbridge Motorsport Speed Hill Climb, Longleat

Longleat

www.longleat.co.uk

18

Apple Day

Lacock Abbey(NT)

19-21

Charter Fair

Salisbury Market Place

22-1Nov

Halloween Fun

Prior Park, Bath(NT)

23-1Nov

Mendip Food & Drink Festival

various

25

A life in Service: The Stourhead Story

Stourhead (NT)

25

An Autumn Walk

Stourhead (NT)

25-26

Spooky Steam Specials

East Somerset Railway, Cranmore

East Somerset Railway

27

Fungi Foray

Stourhead (NT)

27

Behind the Scenes: Attics & Cellars

Stourhead (NT)

29-8Nov

Bath Film Festival

Various

01225 463362
Bath Film Festival

30

Guided Walk, Stourhead

Visitor Reception Stourhead (NT)

Date

Event

Venue

Contact

1

Plant Hunters Voyage

The Courts Garden, Holt (NT)

1

Halloween Fun

Prior Park, Bath(NT)

23 Oct-1

Mendip Food & Drink Festival

various

11

Shepton Mallet Carnival

Shepton Carnival

November

Royal Photographic Society : Jim Tonks

Fenton House, Bath

14Mar-1

American Beauty - Art from Craft in 19th Century America

American Museum

01225 460503
American Beauty

13-21

Bath Mozart Festival

Various

Bath Mozart Festival
01225 463362

29Oct-8

Bath Film Festival

Various

01225 463362
Bath Film Festival

End (TBC)

Jane Austen's Regency Christmas

The Jane Austen centre

01225 443000
Jane Austen's Regency Christmas

13

Wells Carnival

Wells

14-15

Antiques & Collectors Fair

Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet

Antiques & Collectors

20-Dec

Christmas Lights/Fairs/Markets, Wilts

various Wiltshire towns

Christmas in Wiltshire

21-13Dec

Christmas at Claverton

American Museum

01225 460503
Christmas at Claverton

26

Christmas Lights Switch-on

Salisbury

26-6Dec

Bath Christmas Market

Bath Abbey Churchyard & surrounding area

0906 711 2000 (50p/min)
Bath Christmas Market

27

Frome Christmas Spectacular

Frome

Frome Christmas Spectacular

28-29

From Darkness to Light: Advent Processions

Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral

28-20 Dec

Enchanted Christmas

Westonbirt Arboretum

Enchanted Christmas

29-24Dec

Santa Specials

Avon Valley Railway, Bitton

0117 932 5538
The Avon Valley Railway

Date

Event

Venue

Contact

Christmas period 2008

Bath Events

Various - for online link with details go to>
also here you can order a brochure . . . .

Bath Winter Highlights

28Nov-20

Enchanted Christmas

Westonbirt Arboretum

Enchanted Christmas

1-31
except 24

Christmas Lunches at Stourhead

Stourhead (NT)

December

Royal Photographic Society : Leigh Preston

Fenton House, Bath

26Nov-6

Bath Christmas Market

Bath Abbey Churchyard & surrounding area

0906 711 2000 (50p/min)
Bath Christmas Market

21Nov-13

Christmas at Claverton

American Museum

01225 460503
Christmas at Claverton

5

Christmas Wreath Making

Dyrham Park (NT)

5-6

Christmas in the Cloisters

Lacock Abbey(NT)

12-13

Santa, Christmas Trails & Workshops

Dyrham Park (NT)

check website

Santa Special

East Somerset Railway, Cranmore

Santa special

(TBA)

Carol Services

Salisbury Cathedral

16-18

Carols by Candlelight
City of Bath Bach Choir

The Pump Room

01225 463362
Carols by Candlelight, City of Bath Bach Choir

20

Carol Concert in the Gallery

Stourhead (NT)