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Reviewed: The Royal Oak at Cerne Abbas

Reviewed: The Royal Oak at Cerne Abbas

Deliberating from the orgy of puddings is difficult, but I opt for bread and butter pudding

New exhibitions

Pitching modern industry against ancient religion, new video works and newspaper headlines are set against the Cerne Abbas Giant.

Top folk singer to walk 60 miles for Dorset gigs

Top folk singer to walk 60 miles for Dorset gigs

JOHN Jones of folk rock legends Oysterband is about to set off on a challenging mini-tour through Dorset – walking to each of the venues on the route. The Feet Don’t Fail Me Now tour 2010 will see John walking from Lyme Regis to the Larmer Tree Festival in Tollard Royal on the Dorset / Wiltshire border. On [...]

How Sir Walter Ralegh’s sex life links West Dorset to Apocalypse Now

How Sir Walter Ralegh’s sex life links West Dorset to Apocalypse Now

Strange but true: Queen Elizabeth I’s discovery of Sir Walter Ralegh’s secret marriage links West Dorset to the birth of the British Empire and the Vietnam War