Dorset Medieval Festival 18 July 2009 - 19 July 2009
Unusual / Specialist Events

The Dorset Medieval Festival Came House, Came,near Dorchester, Dorset 18th & 19th July 2009. A wonderful historic setting for a new and exciting festival.

A new and exciting event for West Dorset will take place near Dorchester on 18th and 19th of July this year, at the old Dorset County Showground on the A352 will become a tented medieval village for the weekend: The old manor of Winterbourne Came, where the 18th century house now stands was granted to William Earl of Pembroke in the reign of Henry VI. The landscaped grounds of Came House will provide a magical setting for the first Dorset Medieval Festival, a wonderful evocation of the colour and spectacle of life in the middle-ages.

Opening Times

Dates:

Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July 2009

Public Opening times:

Saturday 10am to 6pm

Sunday 10am to 5pm

Last entrance one hour before closing time.

Costs

Ticket Prices:

Adults (over 15 and under 80 years of age) £10 each day

Children (over 4 and under 16 years of age) £6 each day

Families: 2 adults and up to 2 children (as defined above) £28.00 each day

Under fives and over eighties FREE!

Directions

Access is along the lane from the A352 Dorchester to Wareham road just over half a mile from the junction with the A35 Dorchester Bypass, and about a mile and a half from Dorchester Town Centre