Walks & Tours - Hardy Festival 2024

The Thomas Hardy Society once again invites you to visit the home town of our beloved author to celebrate his life and work through lectures, walks, entertainment and spending time with your fellow Hardyans. We are looking forward to welcoming our international friends who have been unable to travel to England during the years of the pandemic.

Upcoming Events

Sat, 27 Jul
Saturday 27th July - Hardy’s Cottage & Thorncombe Wood
Top o' Town Coach & Car Park
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27 Jul 2024, 12:30 – 16:30
Top o' Town Coach & Car Park, Poundbury Rd, Dorchester DT2, UK
Hardy’s Cottage & Thorncombe Wood – Alban O’Brien
Sun, 28 Jul
Sunday 28th July - Wessex Heights
Top o' Town Coach & Car Park
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28 Jul 2024, 08:30 – 16:00
Top o' Town Coach & Car Park, Poundbury Rd, Dorchester DT2, UK
Wessex Heights – Bulbarrow, Inkpen Beacon, Win Green & Pilsdon Pen – Tony Fincham & Alban O’Brien
Sun, 28 Jul
Sunday 28th July Hardy’s Dorchester and Fordington
The Town Pump
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28 Jul 2024, 13:30 – 17:00
The Town Pump, 1-7, Cornhill, Dorchester DT1 1BA
Hardy’s Dorchester and Fordington – a walk in Thomas Hardy’s Footsteps – Mark Chutter.
Mon, 29 Jul
Monday 29th July Outer Casterbridge / Ancient Earthworks
Top O’ Town Car Park
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29 Jul 2024, 13:30 – 17:00
Top O’ Town Car Park, Poundbury Rd, Dorchester DT1 1XT
Outer Casterbridge / Ancient Earthworks – Poundbury Camp, Maiden Castle, Max Gate & Maumbury Rings - Tony Fincham
Tue, 30 Jul
Tuesday 30th July Weymouth & Nothe Fort
Dorchester South train station
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30 Jul 2024, 13:30 – 17:00
Dorchester South train station, Dorchester DT1 1QX
Weymouth & Nothe Fort – Byron Silver & Kate Hebditch.
Wed, 31 Jul
Wednesday 31st July Bincombe & Chalbury Hillfort
Brewery Square
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31 Jul 2024, 13:30 – 17:00
Brewery Square, 3 Copper St, Dorchester DT1, UK
Bincombe & Chalbury Hillfort (‘The Melancholy Hussar’) – Byron Silver.
Thu, 01 Aug
Thursday 1st August East of Egdon
Top O’ Town Car Park
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01 Aug 2024, 13:30 – 17:30
Top O’ Town Car Park, Poundbury Rd, Dorchester DT1 1XT
East of Egdon (The Return of the Native): visiting Alderworth and Throop with a musical accompaniment provided by Ruth & Colin Thompson (plus dancing) – Tony Fincham
Fri, 02 Aug
Friday 2nd August Shaftesbury (Shaston)
Top o' Town Coach & Car Park
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02 Aug 2024, 13:30 – 17:30
Top o' Town Coach & Car Park, Poundbury Rd, Dorchester DT1 1XT
Shaftesbury (Shaston) (Jude the Obscure) – Rod Drew. Coach departs Top O’ Town Car Park at 13.30.
Fri, 02 Aug
Friday 2nd August Wareham (Anglebury)
Dorchester South Station
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02 Aug 2024, 13:30 – 17:30
Dorchester South Station, Dorchester DT1 1QX
Wareham (Anglebury) (Desperate Remedies & The Hand of Ethelberta) – Lucy Boyle Brown. Depart from Dorchester South by 13.33 train.

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