Spring is here! The Bluebells and daffodils are in full bloom and mercury is beginning to rise. There's no better way to experience this glorious season than with a
family day out in Dorset
Whether you visit a historic venue, head off to the beach or take in the local culture, Dorset really has it all.
Here are the things you can get up to this May!
Dorset Knob Throwing and Food Festival
Location: Cattistock, Dorchester
Date: 1 May - 10.00am til 4.00pm
Website: www.dorsetknobthrowing.com/
Sherborne Abbey Music Festival
Location: Sherborne Abbey
Date: 29 May til 3 May
Website: www.sherborneabbeyfestival.org
Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
Location: Various Venues in Lyme Regis
Date: 29 April to 1 May
Website: www.fossilfestival.co.uk/
Shaftesbury Festival
Location: Various Venues in Shaftesbury
Date: 15 May – 1.00pm til 3.00pm
Website: www.shaftesburyfestival.co.uk/
Flying 15 Southern Sailing Championships
Location: Various Venues in Shaftesbury
Date: 15 May – 1.00pm til 3.00pm
Website: www.shaftesburyfestival.co.uk
Baby Swans Hatching
Location: Abbotsbury
Date: May til June
Website: abbotsbury-tourism.co.uk/swannery/events/
Spring Tide Food Festival
Location: Burton Bradstock
Date: 21st to 22nd May
Website: www.spring-tide.org.uk/
Lyme Regis Jazz & Blues Weekend
Location: Various Venues in Lyme Regis
Date: 27 to 30 May
Website: www.lymeregisjazzfestival.co.uk
Dorset ArtsWeek
Location: Various Venues in Dorset
Date: 27 May to 12 June
Website: www.dorsetartweeks.co.uk/
Quayside Music Festival
Location: Quayside Weymouth
Date: 29 to 30 May
Website: www.weareweymouth.co.uk/event/quayside-music-festival
B Sharp Busking Festival 28th May 2016
Location: Marine Parade, Lyme Regis
Date: 28 May
Website: https://www.bsharp.uk.com/featured-posts/busking-festival-play-me-piano-drums/
Fossil Hunting Walk
Location: Charmouth
Date: Throughout May
Website: www.charmouth.org/chcc/