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An unmissable evening of beautiful words from Thomas Hardy (read by National Treasure Anton Lesser) and music from Orchestra ...
Thomas Hardy’s sisters, Mary and Kate, were trained as teachers in Salisbury. (Image: Fordingbridge Museum) Museum manager ...
A talk in Fordingbridge will explore the lives of Thomas Hardy’s sisters. The event will focus on his sisters, Mary and Kate, who trained as teachers in Salisbury Cathedral close and their subsequent ...
A picturesque Dorset hotel is celebrating a prestigious win after being named the 'Best Small Hotel in the UK.' Summer Lodge Hotel was the recipient of the esteemed award at the Visit England Awards ...
A group of local enthusiasts are travelling across Dorset this summer to tell the tales of Thomas Hardy’s lesser-known ...
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes subtly called out Prince William for building homes next to a historic mansion—go ...
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes subtly called out Prince William for building homes next to a historic mansion—go ...
Wey Valley Academy students welcomed the custodian of Athelhampton House for a talk on a new Hardy poetry project. Giles Keating engaged English and performing arts students with details about the ...
The Downton Abbey slammed a project by the Duchy of Cornwall and questioned whether developers had a conscience.
Classic books that reveal society as the unseen villain—stories of judgment, conformity, and quiet destruction hiding behind ...
Lord Julian Fellowes is urging the royal estate to spare the 'sacred land' which is next to the Victorian novelist Thomas Hardy's historic home. He said developing the countryside so close to where ...