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Music, Mud and Mayhem, photographs from the Glastonbury Festival. At Somerset Rural Life Museum, until 4 September. We take great care to ensure all this information is correct at the time of going to press. However things can change at short notice so it is important you check details before going anywhere.
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dog sculptures can be found all around the city. As well as raising awareness and understanding of the responsibilities of pet ownership they will raise essential funds for Ferne Animal Sanctuary. Can you find all 20 of them? Scan the QR code on each dog, and check in for a chance to win some pawsome prizes. The full trail map can be downloaded at www.ferneanimalsanctuary.org/tail-map/ for use on the go or print at home.
Until August 31
Until July 25
Pick Your Own Pick your own strawberries, gooseberries and raspberries at Forde Abbey Fruit Gardens, Thorncombe, Chard, TA20 4NA.
Elephant Parade
Until July 31
Exmoor Beast Time Join in the fun at Exmoor Zoo.
Until August
Paws Around Exeter Ferne Animal Sanctuary’s 5ft
the historic books and boxes of specimens in Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Collections now appearing there in a new exhibition. Discover the myths and realities of these intriguing creatures.
Until September 3
Until October 29
Our World, Your Choices Our environment is changing. Crewkerne Museum reflects on how people lived in the past and whether this could inform choices today. The younger generation will be invited to contribute their ideas. Music, Mud, Mayhem A celebration of festivals and fetes. This star-studded exhibition in the Somerset Rural Life Museum brings together photographs from 20 years of the iconic Glastonbury Festival. The images have been captured by Somerset-based photographer Jason Bryant. His personal favourites have been chosen for the exhibition marking the return of this year’s live festival. More than 50 iconic performances, from 1997 to present day.
Noah’s Ark Zoo is hosting a herd of 26 hand painted unique life size baby Elephant Sculptures. It forms a trail over the 100 acres of North Somerset countryside combining art, conservation, education and lots of fun. The Parade aims to raise awareness and funds for elephant conservation and, Mosha’s
Cribbs Summer Beach Visit the golden sandy beach, complete with palm trees and water play fountains at the front of The Mall, Cribbs Causeway near the garden. There will be a dedicated ice cream van with cold treats. Dress Code: Fashion Stories from the Box Exhibition dedicated to fashion, highlights from Plymouth’s The Box’s costume and textile collection will be displayed alongside paintings, drawings, film and archival material to tell important local and international stories about fashion and clothing. It spans the 1700s to today and speaks to contemporary conversations about identity, sustainability, shopping, design, making and craft.
Until October 1
Paws around Exeter until August.
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Myths and Monsters
Until September 4
Until July 26
Trail of Tales Outside School Holidays. Take a trip around Dunster and hear stories from the past 1000 years. The trail will take you around the gardens and up to the castle. Along the way you will hear tales of different characters who have visited, worked or lived in the castle over the last 1000 years and complete activities and answer questions.
care. At just 7 months old, Mosha the Asian elephant stepped on a landmine and lost a leg. She was the first elephant in the world to receive a prosthetic leg and is living permanently in the Asian Elephant Hospital.
11 July - 10 October 2022
Beyond Beastly: Creatures Natural and Imagined Meet some familiar fantastical creatures (and quite a few natural ones) extracted from the pages of
Exhibition of children’s book illustrators in the Museum of Somerset in Taunton bringing together over 70 artworks by 17 of the most celebrated children’s book illustrators. Get ready to meet a motley crew of fantastic beasts, from the Gruffalo to the Iron Man, from fearsome dragons to monsters of the deep, and even monsters in underpants.
Until October 30
‘Wed in the Westcountry’ Wedding Dress exhibition in the house at Forde Abbey from 1940’s through to the present day. The exhibition explores how gown styles and materials have changed over the decades, including those borrowed and adapted in wartime. Each dress has a story to tell about the bride, time and place. From 12 to 3.30pm, closed Mondays and Saturdays.
Until October 30 Glorious Gardens
