Event Memory Café Every third Monday of the Month A relaxed reminiscence session to provide socialisation for those with memory difficulties and their carers and family. Find out more
Event Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea Friday 28th and Saturday 29th March The perfect treat this Mother's Day, an extra special Afternoon Tea at Shire Hall Museum. Find out more
Exhibition The Magic of Middle-Earth 29th March 2025 to 14th June 2025 Journey to Middle Earth at the Shire Hall Museum. Go beyond the books to explore J. R. R. Tolkien's artistic legacy through this exciting exhibition. Find out more
Talk The Funny Thing about Tolkien Saturday 12th April from 2pm Join us to celebrate our new exhibition, Magic of Middle Earth, with a talk by former professor at Oxford and Harvard Dr Thomas Shippey. Find out more
Family eventWorkshop Family Bunting Workshop (No Sew) Thursday 17th April 25 - 11am to 1pm Come along to our workshop and make some bunting decorations for this year's VE Day 80th anniversary celebration. Find out more
Talk Thomas Hardy: Justice of Peace Saturday 31st May 2025 from 2pm Join Mark Damon Chutter, Chairman and Academic Director of the Thomas Hardy Society to find out more about Hardy's Justice of the Peace role. Find out more
EventWorkshop The Darkening 31st May 2025 from 3pm A paranormal masterpiece! Not to be missed. Find out more
Talk Thomas Hardy: The Novels, The Novelist and Dorchester. Saturday 2nd August 2025 from 2pm Join Alban O'Brien for this evocative talk which will take you on a Journey through Hardy's Dorchester and his novels. Find out more
Talk Drawing You, Heavy With Sleep: Celebrating Sylvia Townsend Warner Saturday, 27th September 2025 from 2pm Find out more about the life and work of the musicologist and LGBTQ + pioneer Sylvia Townsend Warner(1893-1978) through this exciting interactive talk. Find out more
