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This October half-term, from 25 October to 2 November 2025, the Dorset Museum & Art Gallery is inviting families to enjoy a week of spooky fun, creativity, and adventure. With a programme packed full of Halloween-themed trails, crafts, and eerie tales, there’s something for everyone to enjoy—and the best part is that kids go free.
Dorset Museum & Art Gallery has launched a community fundraising appeal to secure the future of one of its most remarkable artefacts – the Hayden Princess, a grand 1901 steam traction engine weighing in at an impressive 11 tonnes. The campaign aims to raise £3,500 to fund urgent engine repairs that will keep this much-loved giant steaming for generations to come.
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The special connection between Queen Elizabeth II and the University of Exeter is being celebrated as part of a new exhibition to celebrate 70 years since she awarded its Royal Charter.
The University of Bristol is opening its doors on 20 and 21 September as part of the nationwide Heritage Open Days, offering the public a rare glimpse behind the scenes of some of its most historic and unique spaces.
Residents at Chestnut Lodge care home in Yeovil enjoyed a nostalgic journey back in time at a lively session featuring characters and memories from the rural life of days gone by.
Commemoration of the life and death of notorious Devon pirate Tom Crocker who is said to haunt the island’s historic pub, The Pilchard Inn
Bristol hoteliers have backed plans to increase the capacity of the YTL Arena which is currently under construction at the former Filton Airfield site.
As Bath prepares to mark the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth with its most impressive Jane Austen festival to date, the Grade I listed Francis Hotel invites guests to step back in time with a celebration of its own Georgian roots.
Dorset Museum & Art Gallery is calling on support to help raise funds for the acquisition and preservation of a remarkable discovery: two rare pieces of molten gold, likely the by-product of Bronze Age gold working activity, uncovered in Melcombe Horsey, Dorset in October 2019.
The oldest building in Weston-super-Mare has become an even more prominent seafront landmark thanks to the installation of a brand-new thatched roof.
