Events

BRIDPORT FOOD FESTIVAL is run by the Bridport Local Food Group, a volunteer run ‘not for profit’ group whose overall aim it to promote and support the areas fantastic food and drink industry and to encourage everybody to eat healthily and eat locally.   The Food Festival is our showcase event  where we are proud to celebrate our local produce, producers, retailers and hospitality outlets.

It was originally conceived by the West Dorset Food and Land Trust, with support from the Countryside Agency, The Marshwood Vale Magazine, Denhay Farms and Bridport Town Council, and was launched with the help of Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall in 2004. Since then the Festival has blossomed into a well-loved and hugely popular event, regularly attended by over 3000 visitors. It is a much loved fixture in Bridport’s food calendar!

https://www.bridportfoodfestival.co.uk/

Guitars On The Beach 2020 will be held on Saturday June 27th, the same day as Paul McCartney headlines Glastonbury. So if you’ve not got a ticket for a tent at Worthy Farm, come down to Lyme Regis beach instead – where you’ll find more space to enjoy the sun as the music wafts over you, where you can play along to whatever they’re playing onstage and where it’s absolutely free.

This year we’ll be incorporating a new [relatively speaking] section encouraging parents to play along with their children, plus a little bit of Country. But the usual GOTB rock will be intact, with great bands playing from 10 am to 10 pm and, of course, the much-anticipated play along set which is the highlight of the event. This year we’re sharing the day with Lyme hosting the UK Morris Dancing Festival, which will add to the fun. Details of which songs will feature in the sand band’s set will follow shortly.

RNLI Lifeboat Week is one of the most important dates in the Lyme Regis calendar. Running from Saturday 25th to Saturday 31st July this year it is packed full of activities with something for everyone, including evening music, fireworks and the Paras Red Devils Parachute display team!

You can find the full calendar of events for the week in the programme available in the onsite shop or online via this website https://www.lymeregislifeboatweek.co.uk/programme 

A week of over fifty events for the whole family during the summer holidays aiming to raise as much money as possible for local good causes. Highlights of the week include the Walk of Light Torchlight Procession, the Carnival Procession, fireworks, the duck race, the beach treasure hunt, open air film screenings, beach sports and regatta. More information here... https://lovelymeregis.co.uk/events/carnival_week

This major annual event showcases our national industrial, agricultural and leisure history. Previous years has hosted stunt displays from The Royal Signals Motorbike Display Team and The International Bug Pete Monster Truck Display Team. There was also Steam Exhibitions, Vintage and Classic vehicles and Rural displays.

The Steam fair takes place in Tarrant Hinton, Blandford, Dorset. More information about what's on and the event prices can be found at www.gdsf.co.uk

Fun competitions, millinery displays and live music. 

Bridport Hat Festival ! The 11th Bridport Hat Festival will take place on Saturday 5th September 2020.Bridport Hat Festival is a celebration of hats, a fundraiser for head-related charities and a giant summer-ending party for the town and its visitors – all run by volunteers. The most creative, quirky, stylish and inventive head wear combines with live music, multiple competitions, demonstrations, talks, displays, shows, a hat auction, games, hatted dogs (yes, hatted dogs) and much, much more, all ‘topped’ off by a HUGE mass hat-wearing photoshoot in Bucky Doo Square on ‘Haturday’. 

And all you need is a hat!To find out more you can visit their website at… www.bridporthatfest.org

We have a full week of family activities including the popular feeling box challenge, Halloween quizzes, crazy crafts and much more...

Please pack your fancy dress for our competitons' taking part 7:30pm Wednesday and Friday in the lounge and bar. We have had some really spooktacular entries over the years, a real highlight for children staying with us to see their family dress up! The whole bar team and Naughty Nagswill be in fancy Dress too during the Thursday and Friday evenings. 

Full Timetable available on check in, evening high season evening entertainment runs from Friday 23rd - Saturday 31st October.

Events run throughout the year. Including a four day cookery course at Park Farm. All four days are completely hands on and you will learn all the essential skills based around Bread & Pastry, Meat, Fish, and Vegetables. You will learn about home smoking, marinating fish and some outdoor cooking. There are also events at the Store and Canteen which has been highly featured in Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall series' including most recently Hugh's Wild West filmed in nearby Axminster. Click here for more information on courses. 

https://www.rivercottage.net/