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Places to Stay

Please see below for a list of places we recommend staying when visiting this years Dorchester Literary Festival.

The Duchess of Cornwall Inn

Visit Website - www.duchessofcornwall.co.uk

The Springfield

Visit Website www.thespringfield.co.uk

Plumber Manor

Visit Website - www.plumbermanor.com

The Priory Hotel

Vistit Website - www.theprioryhotel.co.uk

Greenwood Grange

Visit Website - www.greenwoodgrange.co.uk

The Seaside Boarding House

Visit Website - www.theseasideboardinghouse.com

Habitat Escapes

Visit Website - https://www.habitatescapes.com/silverlake-dorset/lakeside-holidays/?utm_source=Dorset%20Literary%20Festival%20website

Wyke Dorset Cottages

https://www.dorsetcottages.com/dorchester

https://www.dorsetcottages.com

Latest News

Sir Tim Waterstone - change of time, date and venue

Sir Tim Waterstone - change of time, date and venue...

This Year's Events

Rhyme Time with Miffy
15th October 2019 at 10:30 am

A N Wilson Prince Albert: The Man Who Saved the Monarchy
15th October 2019 at 4:30 pm

Sabrina Ghayour Bazaar
15th October 2019 at 6:00 pm

Dr Jon Copley Ask An Ocean Explorer
15th October 2019 at 7:30 pm

Simon Heffer Staring at God - Britain in the Great War
16th October 2019 at 11:00 am

Kerry Daynes The Dark Side of the Mind
16th October 2019 at 12:30 pm

Linda Geddes this event now cancelled
16th October 2019 at 2:00 pm

Christmas at Highclere The Countess of Carnarvon
16th October 2019 at 4:00 pm

Prue Leith My All-Time Favourite Recipes
16th October 2019 at 6:00 pm

Leo McKinstry Attlee and Churchill - Allies in War, Adversaries in Peace
17th October 2019 at 10:30 am

Tristan Gooley Wild Signs and Star Paths
17th October 2019 at 12:00 pm

Chrissie Gittins Poetry for Children
17th October 2019 at 1:00 pm

Hardy Today: Tim Pears The Redeemed: The West Country Trilogy
17th October 2019 at 2:00 pm

Henrietta Lovell Infused - Adventures in Tea
17th October 2019 at 4:00 pm

John Wright The Forager's Calendar
17th October 2019 at 6:00 pm

Oliver Morton The Moon - A Past and Future History
18th October 2019 at 10:00 am

TreeHouse Theatre Pirates Ahoy
18th October 2019 at 11:00 am

Victoria Hislop Those Who Are Loved
18th October 2019 at 12:00 pm

Raynor Winn The Salt Path
18th October 2019 at 4:00 pm

Anthony Burt Creative Writing Workshop
18th October 2019 at 5:00 pm

Adam Nicolson The Making of Poetry - Coleridge, the Wordsworths and Their Year of Marvels
18th October 2019 at 6:00 pm

Handa's Surprise by Eileen Browne
19th October 2019 at 10:00 am

Fiona Davison The Hidden Horticulturists
19th October 2019 at 10:30 am

Joa Studholme Recipes for Decorating
19th October 2019 at 12:00 pm

Monisha Rajesh Around the World in 80 Trains
19th October 2019 at 2:00 pm

Kate Williams Rival Queens
19th October 2019 at 4:00 pm

Dom Joly The Hezbollah Hiking Club
19th October 2019 at 6:00 pm

Martin Kemp Living With Leonardo
20th October 2019 at 11:00 am

Sir Tim Waterstone The Face Pressed Against A Window - A Memoir
20th October 2019 at 1:30 pm

Tracy Chevalier A Single Thread
20th October 2019 at 3:00 pm

A Walk Around Thomas Hardy's Dorchester
20th October 2019 at 9:30 am

Curtis Butterworth Loves Molly May Woolly Pig
26th October 2019 at 7:00 pm

Curtis Butterworth Loves Molly May Woolly Pig
27th October 2019 at 2:00 pm

Curtis Butterworth Loves Molly May Woolly Pig Productions
27th October 2019 at 7:00 pm

Carol Ann Duffy Sincerity
16th November 2019 at 7:00 pm

Feedback

Thanks for the invitation to Dorchester- most enjoyable (and an appreciative audience) with the added bonus of meeting Lynne Truss!

James Le Fanu
Feedback From 2018 Festival

It is really great to have a Literary Festival in Dorchester and I really appreciate all the hard work that goes into making it happen.

Janet Evans
Feedback From 2016 Festival

I felt truly privileged to be able to enjoy so many events in your excellent programme...quite sumptuous! Had I been able to, I would have booked every event!

Evelyn Price
Feedback From 2016 Festival

Thank YOU for hosting us so brilliantly on Sunday. Dad and I had a great time and were both really impressed by the very smooth running of your festival. It was a total pleasure being there with you, Helen, and the team. Congrats to all concerned on a job well done. It was fun to be a part of it.

Ben Holden
Feedback From 2016 Festival

Going from strength to strength, well done!

Polly Greenway, Domvs
Feedback From 2016 Festival

Kate Adie's Desert Island Books was thoroughly enjoyable! I had no idea she was (a) so glamorous and (b) so delightfully funny.

Sue Slater
Feedback From 2016 Festival

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