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Dates for your Diary
From 14/09/2024 until 01/08/2026
Starts 09:00 until 18:00
Starts 09:00 until 18:00
Dates for your diary
Sep2024
Stourhead House and Gardens Trip
On 28/09/2024
Starts 12:00
Starts 12:00
Tucked away in the books in a library at Stourhead are the letters and postcards that map the 25-year friendship between Lady Alda Hoare and the great man of literature Thomas Hardy.
LOCATION: Stourhead, Mere, Wiltshire, BA12 6QD
LOCATION: Stourhead, Mere, Wiltshire, BA12 6QD
Sep2024
10th DORCHESTER LITERARY FESTIVAL
From 12/10/2024 until 19/10/2024
Starts 12:00 until 19:30
Starts 12:00 until 19:30
10th DORCHESTER LITERARY FESTIVAL 2024 - Literary festivals are such a pleasure, for both readers and writers.
LOCATION: Dorset County Museum, High West Street, DT1 1XA
LOCATION: Dorset County Museum, High West Street, DT1 1XA
Oct2024
MARK CHUTTER A LITERARY WALK – WESSEX WRITERS
On 13/10/2024
Starts 12:00 until 14:00
Starts 12:00 until 14:00
A guided walk with Chairman and Academic Director of the Thomas Hardy Society, Mark Damon Chutter, through Dorchester and Fordington to explore the world of architect, writer and poet Thomas Hardy
LOCATION: Thomas Hardy Statue, Dorchester DT1 1UT
LOCATION: Thomas Hardy Statue, Dorchester DT1 1UT
Oct2024
William Barnes and Thomas Hardy: Study Day
On 26/10/2024
Starts 10:30 until 18:00
Starts 10:30 until 18:00
The Barnes Society and the Thomas Hardy Society are pleased to present a joint study day on Saturday 26th October
LOCATION: Dorchester Baptist Church Bridport Road Dorchester Dorset DT1 1RR
LOCATION: Dorchester Baptist Church Bridport Road Dorchester Dorset DT1 1RR
Oct2024
Lulworth Castle weekend
From 16/11/2024 until 17/11/2024
Starts 13:00 until 16:00
Starts 13:00 until 16:00
Visit Lulworth Castle Weekend. Split over two days beginning with John Whittaker Settings of Hardy’s Poetry and on the Sunday a walk at St Andrew’s Church where Hardy was involved in the restoration. Sunday 17 November 2024
LOCATION: East Lulworth, Wareham BH20 5QS
LOCATION: East Lulworth, Wareham BH20 5QS
Nov2024
John Whittaker Settings of Hardy’s Poetry
On 16/11/2024
Starts 13:00 until 15:00
Starts 13:00 until 15:00
A programme of John Whittaker's recent lyrical settings of Thomas Hardy’s poetry - plus settings of the works of later poets influenced by Hardy's writing.
LOCATION: St Mary’s Church, Edward Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2HJ
LOCATION: St Mary’s Church, Edward Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2HJ
Nov2024
Book Launch - ‘Thomas Hardy and the death of Emma - What the writings reveal ‘ by Andrew Norman
On 16/11/2024
Starts 18:00 until 19:00
Starts 18:00 until 19:00
Book Launch‘Thomas Hardy and the death of Emma - What the writings reveal ‘ by Andrew Norman
LOCATION: Waterstones, 45/47 South Street, Dorchester DT1 1DQ
LOCATION: Waterstones, 45/47 South Street, Dorchester DT1 1DQ
Nov2024
Thomas Hardy London Lecture 2024
On 07/12/2024
Starts 15:00
Starts 15:00
Thomas Hardy London Lecture 2024: ‘Friends Beyond : Barnes, Moule, Hardy and Fordington Vicarage’
LOCATION: University College London Gower St London WC1E 6BT United Kingdom
LOCATION: University College London Gower St London WC1E 6BT United Kingdom
Dec2024
Christmas at Athelhampton
On 21/12/2024
Starts 12:00 until 17:00
Starts 12:00 until 17:00
Come and have a guided tour of all of the Hardy connections with this Tudor building. There will be a tour and walk followed by an afternoon tea. Meet at Athelhampton at 12 noon on Saturday 21 December.
LOCATION: Athelhampton House & Gardens, Puddletown, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 7LG
LOCATION: Athelhampton House & Gardens, Puddletown, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 7LG
Dec2024
Remembrance Service, Thomas Hardy's Passing at Westminster Abbey
On 11/01/2025
Starts 13:00 until 15:00
Starts 13:00 until 15:00
Remembrance Service, Thomas Hardy's Passing at Westminster Abbey
LOCATION: Westminster Abbey 20 Dean's Yard London SW1P 3PA
LOCATION: Westminster Abbey 20 Dean's Yard London SW1P 3PA
Jan2025
Hardy and Architecture Study Day
On 22/02/2025
Starts 11:00 until 20:00
Starts 11:00 until 20:00
Hardy had come to believe that architecture should be celebrated precisely for the inconsistencies and imperfections
LOCATION: 30 High E St, Dorchester DT1 1HF
LOCATION: 30 High E St, Dorchester DT1 1HF
Feb2025
The Late Great Thomas Hardy
From 03/04/2025 until 06/04/2025
All day event
All day event
Every Spring Christ Church hosts our Special Interest Event, where specialists discuss the chosen topic in a series of lectures during the four-day event.
LOCATION: The Steward’s Office Christ Church, Oxford, OX1 1DP
LOCATION: The Steward’s Office Christ Church, Oxford, OX1 1DP
Apr2025
Jude the Obscure Study Day
On 05/04/2025
Starts 11:00 until 20:30
Starts 11:00 until 20:30
Jude the Obscure is a novel by Thomas Hardy, which began as a magazine serial in December 1894 and was first published in book form in 1895
LOCATION: Kings Arms Hotel, 30 High E St, Dorchester DT1 1HF
LOCATION: Kings Arms Hotel, 30 High E St, Dorchester DT1 1HF
Apr2025
Lecture by Paula Byrne: Hardy Women: Mother, Sisters, Wives, Muses
On 30/05/2025
Starts 19:30 until 20:30
Starts 19:30 until 20:30
Lecture by Paula Byrne: Hardy Women: Mother, Sisters, Wives, Muses
LOCATION: Dorset Museum, High West Street, Dorchester DT1 1XA
LOCATION: Dorset Museum, High West Street, Dorchester DT1 1XA
May2025
Hardy Society Birthday Weekend
From 31/05/2025 until 01/06/2025
Starts 12:00 until 11:00
Starts 12:00 until 11:00
The Saturday will start at 12 Midday, meet at Town Pump in Dorchester, with a walk by Mark Damon Chutter
LOCATION: 1-7, Cornhill, Dorchester DT1 1BA
LOCATION: 1-7, Cornhill, Dorchester DT1 1BA
May2025
Walk Around Upwey and AGM
On 05/07/2025
Starts 11:00 until 16:00
Starts 11:00 until 16:00
A walk around Upwey, then a talk on The Hardy Archives, followed by the AGM
LOCATION: The Will Mackaness Hall, Wey Valley Academy, 436 Dorchester Road, Weymouth DT3 5AN
LOCATION: The Will Mackaness Hall, Wey Valley Academy, 436 Dorchester Road, Weymouth DT3 5AN
Jul2025
2026 International Thomas Hardy Conference and Festival - Save the Date
From 25/07/2026 until 01/08/2026
All day event
All day event
2026 International Thomas Hardy Conference and Festival - Save the Date
Jul2026
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Dates for your Diary
From 14/09/2024 until 01/08/2026
Starts 09:00 until 18:00
Starts 09:00 until 18:00
Stourhead House and Gardens Trip
On 28/09/2024
Starts 12:00
Starts 12:00
10th DORCHESTER LITERARY FESTIVAL
From 12/10/2024 until 19/10/2024
Starts 12:00 until 19:30
Starts 12:00 until 19:30
MARK CHUTTER A LITERARY WALK – WESSEX WRITERS
On 13/10/2024
Starts 12:00 until 14:00
Starts 12:00 until 14:00
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