History Events in Dorchester

Check out happening history events all around Dorchester, EN

Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival 2026

 Fri, 17 Jul at 10:00 am Dorchester Road, DT2 7EH Tolpuddle, United Kingdom

Dorchester Prison Ghost Hunt

 Sat, 09 May at 09:00 pm Dorchester Prison Events and Experiences

Thomas Hardy Victorian Street Fair 2026

 Sun, 31 May at 11:00 am South Street, Dorchester, DT1 1, United Kingdom

Dorchester Prison Ghost Hunt

Sat, 05 Sep at 09:00 pm Dorchester Prison Events and Experiences

Personal Tours at Minterne House & Gardens

 Wed, 07 Oct at 10:00 am Minterne Gardens, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7AU Dorchester, United Kingdom

Beating the Bounds

Sun, 10 May at 03:00 pm Roman Town House, Dorchester

Maiden Castle Guided Tour

 Sun, 26 Apr at 10:30 am Dorset Museum & Art Gallery

Roman Dorchester Tour

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:30 am 66 High West Street, DT1 1XA Dorchester, United Kingdom

Dorchester Prison Ghost Hunt

Sat, 11 Jul at 09:00 pm Dorchester Prison Events and Experiences

The Hanging Judge - Baron Jeffreys

 Sat, 02 May at 01:00 pm The Town Pump GBP 10

Cerne Abbas Giant circular - Dorset - 9 miles

 Sun, 10 May at 09:00 am Minterne House car park, Dorchester DT2 7AU, DT2 7AU

Roma History Day

 Sat, 13 Jun at 12:00 pm The Borough Gardens, Dorchester, Dorset

Personal Tours at Minterne House & Gardens

 Tue, 12 May at 10:00 am Minterne Gardens, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7AU Dorchester, United Kingdom

St George's Day Fair

 Sat, 25 Apr at 01:00 pm St George's Church, Fordington High Street, DT1 1LB Dorchester, United Kingdom

Emblem Elegance Tour - Saturday 6th June

 Sat, 06 Jun at 12:00 pm Came House GBP 651

Thomas Hardy's Dorchester

 Thu, 07 May at 02:00 pm Dorset Museum & Art Gallery GBP 5

Copy of Subterranean Dorchester

 Wed, 06 May at 06:00 pm The Town Pump GBP 10

The Moule Family of Fordington

 Sun, 10 May at 11:00 am The Town Pump GBP 10

A Walk through 17th Century Dorchester

 Sun, 03 May at 02:30 pm The Corn Exchange, Dorchester GBP 5

Poundbury Walking Tour

 Sun, 03 May at 11:00 am PiP Café and Meeting Hub GBP 6

Giants and Kings of Cerne Abbas: Poetry, Prose and Storytelling with The Bards of Dorset

 Sat, 02 May at 03:00 pm Cerne Abbas St Mary's Church

Dorchester's Roman Aqueduct

 Sat, 02 May at 02:30 pm PiP Café and Meeting Hub GBP 3

Roman History in 'The Mayor of Casterbridge'

 Mon, 04 May at 12:00 pm The Town Pump GBP 10

Law and Literature in Dorchester

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am The Town Pump GBP 5

Dorchester's Roman Aqueduct

 Sun, 10 May at 10:00 am PiP Café and Meeting Hub GBP 3

Thorncombe Woods - Roman Road Walk

 Fri, 08 May at 01:00 pm Hardy's Birthplace Visitor Centre GBP 6

Dorchester - Law and Order

 Sun, 10 May at 02:30 pm Shire Hall Museum GBP 6

Personal Tours at Minterne House & Gardens

 Wed, 13 May at 10:00 am Minterne Gardens, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7AU Dorchester, United Kingdom

Subterranean Dorchester

 Sat, 02 May The Town Pump GBP 10

Walking in the paw prints of Wessex

 Tue, 05 May at 01:00 pm National Trust - Max Gate GBP 3

In The Footsteps of Thomas Hardy's Childhood

 Wed, 06 May at 10:30 am Hardy's Birthplace Visitor Centre GBP 5

Annual Service of Thanksgiving of William Barnes

 Sun, 26 Apr at 11:00 am St Peter's Church, Winterborne Came

Wreath Laying at the William Barnes statue

 Sun, 31 May at 01:00 pm St Peter's Dorchester

For County For Country - HMS Dorsetshire and the sinking of the Bismark

 Fri, 29 May at 06:30 pm Dorchester Army Reserve Centre, Poundbury Road, Dorchester, DT1 1TA