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Summer Events in Dorset 2025

25 July 2025

🌊 Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week

Saturday 26 July – Friday 1 August 2025
A treasured community tradition in support of the RNLI, offering a packed week of seaside fun.

Highlights:

  • Bathtub races, crab fishing, tug-of-war, teddy bears’ picnic

  • Live Music, fun runs, treasure hunts, and family games

  • Navy Wings aircraft flypasts on 30–31 July

πŸ“ Just a short drive from Newlands Holidays.


🎑 Lyme Regis Carnival & Regatta Week

Friday 1 – Saturday 9 August 2025
A colourful celebration featuring parades, family fun, competitions, and entertainment.

What to expect:

  • Torchlight Procession & Fireworks: Friday 1 August

  • Grand Carnival Procession: Saturday 9 August at 8pm

  • Duck Race, trails, quizzes, beach games and live entertainment all week

🌟 Not to be missed if you're holidaying with us.


 

πŸ„ The Melplash Agricultural Show

Thursday 21 August 2025 – West Bay Showground, Bridport
One of the South West’s premier agricultural shows — a fun and educational day for all ages.

Family favourites:

  • Livestock judging, heavy horses, show jumping

  • 400+ stalls featuring local produce, crafts, and machinery

  • Children go free, advance adult tickets from £22.50

🎟️ Great for combining a rural experience with a seaside day out.


 

πŸŽ‰ Bridport Carnival & Torchlight Procession

Saturday 16 – Sunday 17 August 2025
A vibrant weekend celebration of community, music, and light.

Don't miss:

  • Torchlight Procession (Saturday evening): Floats and walkers parade through Bridport to West Bay

  • Firework Display at West Bay immediately following the procession – a stunning coastal finale

  • Sunday Fun Day: Live music, kids’ rides, food stalls, and entertainment on Bridport’s Millennium Green

πŸ“ Just 15 minutes from Newlands Holidays. An ideal for an evening out with the family.


 

🎢 Music & Festival Highlights Across Dorset

Poole Harbour Festival25–27 July

Three days of music, food and fun with tribute bands and DJs.

Jurassic Fields Festival (West Bay)8–10 August

Headline acts like Reef, Toploader, and The Hoosiers on the stunning West Bay clifftops.

Purbeck Valley Folk Festivalmid-August

Family-friendly festival with folk music, crafts, storytelling and workshops.

Camp Bestival (Lulworth Castle)late July

A must-do for families – music, circus, crafts, and themed kids’ zones.


 

πŸ‘¨πŸ»‍πŸ‘©πŸ»‍πŸ‘¦πŸ»‍πŸ‘¦πŸ» Top Picks for Families

  • SEA LIFE Weymouth – Pirate Treasure Hunt (through 31 August)

  • Monkey World – Summer Animal Talks & Trails (August)

  • Abbotsbury Swannery – Bramley Hedge Trail (Mar–Nov)

  • The Walled Garden at Moreton – Dinosaurs in Space Trail (from 16 July)


 

πŸ–οΈ Why Stay at Newlands Holidays?

Located in Charmouth, just a short walk from the beach and minutes from Lyme Regis, Newlands Holidays offers:

  • A range of accommodation: glamping pods, lodges, apartments, en suite rooms and touring pitches
  • On-site facilities including swimming pools, play areas, a bar, restaurant and takeaway
  • The perfect base for enjoying every event listed above

Dorset’s 2025 summer season is bursting with music, celebration, and family-friendly adventure. From lighting candles on the beach to dancing at folk festivals or watching fireworks over the bay, every visitor can find a memory to take home.

🎟️ Book your summer escape with Newlands Holidays now — and be at the heart of it all!

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