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Dulverton Gardening Club September Talk
Thursday 17 September – Claire Forster – ‘Winter Container Gardening’

An experienced, creative and passionate horticulturalist, Claire specialises in creative restoration and will show us how to breathe new life into the container we may neglect after summer’s blooms have finished.

Doors open 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

Non-members welcome at £4 per person.

Refreshments available.

Now in its sixth consecutive year, join us for the popular Dulverton Trail Fun Run & Canicross – cross country running along 5km or 10km routes through the beautiful countryside around Dulverton, Exmoor – with or without your dog of course!  The start and finish are located at the Exmoor Lawns, Dulverton beside the River Barle – with refreshments available.  Are you brave enough to tackle the Dulverton Demon – a steep, wooded hill leading from Marsh Bridge up towards Court Down?! Beautiful but challenging!

New for 2026 – walkers will be invited to join the 5k route!

ONLINE BOOKINGS ARE NOW OPEN – click HERE to reserve your space!

We are extremely grateful to have the support and generous sponsorship in 2026 of The Bridge Inn, Dulverton (our fabulous pub located right beside the Exmoor Lawns and the historic bridge over the River Barle) and local businesses Stag Environmental, suppliers of Polaris ATVs and UTVs on Exmoor, and Dulverton’s excellent music shop, Oggies, a one stop shop for all your musical needs.

On the day itself, registration will open at 9am, there will be a warm up, a briefing by the Race Director from 10am and the start time is 10.30am.  Entries will be possible on the day.  Online entries will close at 4pm on Saturday 19 September.

All information available here at Dulverton Trail Fun Run & Canicross

All welcome to this Slideshow and Art Talk with Frances Harrison on Thursday 30 July in All Saints Church, Dulverton where the topic will be Moor and Mountain. Inspiring art for everyone!

Doors open at 10am, talk from 10.30 to 11.30am.

All welcome.

Coffee and biscuits available. Donations welcome.

Visit Dulverton Farmers Market on the last Saturday of the month – April to September – from 10am to 2.30pm in the Lion Stables Car Park in the heart of our beautiful moorland town.

Showcasing the best produce and crafts from Exmoor, Devon and Somerset – including home-reared meat, local cheese, Exmoor-brewed ales, delicious jams and chutneys, and even Dulverton-distilled spirits!  You’ll find local craftspeople here too, selling belts, bags, baskets, books, photographs and more. Refreshments and live entertainment too. Treat yourself to a great day out and discover this traditional event in Dulverton.

For more information on all of the stallholders attending across the season, visit the Dulverton Farmers Market page

Exmoor Friends September Talk

The Exmoor Friends invite Simon Rous to talk about the Dutch Golden Age 1588 to 1702 on Wednesday 30 September in Dulverton Town Hall. 10 for 10.30am.

Non-members are welcome – Admission free as an introductory offer

Join us for another evening of Exmoor on Film with a presentation entitled: Exmoor: A Thousand Years in a Hundred Minutes.

After sell out Exmoor on Film evenings in 2024 and 2025, TV programme maker, David Parker will return to Dulverton on Wednesday 14 October with a presentation he has created about the last 1000 years of Exmoor.

David has made many films over the years that have told stories of Exmoor in the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age and the time of the Romans, as well as the Vikings, the Normans, the Medieval Period. There are also more recent clips of film from the Victorian Era, during the Second World War and the modern day. The film screening will see David having assembled all these various clips to form a fascinating film detailing a chronological timeline of Exmoor.
Tickets will be available from September, both online here and also in person at the Dulverton Town Hall Thrift Shop.
Dulverton Gardening Club October Talk
Thursday 15 October – Saul Walker – ‘Woodland Gardening – The Art of Growing in Shade’

Saul was head gardener at Stonelands House, National Trust and is Kew trained. He has been on the show management team for RHS Hampton Court and the Chelsea Flower Shows. He is a lifelong horticulturist and plantsman and is host of ‘Talking Heads’- a gardening podcast since 2020. He sits on the trustee board of the Hardy Plant Society.

Dulverton Gardening Club October Garden Visit
Wednesday 28 October – CHEVITHORNE BARTON, TIVERTON

Chevithorne Barton in Devon, represents the largest and most comprehensive Oak collection in the UK and possibly the world with over 440 Quercus and newly planted areas complementing walled gardens, summer borders and a woodland of rare trees and shrubs. In spring, the garden features a large collection of Magnolias, Camellias and Rhododendrons.

For bookings and information on any of the Dulverton Gardening Club Garden Visits, please contact John Preston on 07794 874823

The Dulverton Exmoor Literary Festival is back for its fifth year in 2026 – which is also the National Year of Reading.

The Festival will again feature a great lineup of author talks across four days – Friday 13 to Monday 16 November inclusive. Events will be held in Dulverton Town Hall, All Saints’ Church, Dulverton Heritage Centre, Dulverton Library, Tarr Farm Inn and the Bridge Inn.

Go to the Dulverton Exmoor Literary Festival 2026 page to discover who will be appearing this year, to sign up to receive regular e-newsletters about the event, and to become a valued Friend of the Festival too!

Dulverton Gardening Club November Talk
Thursday 19 November – Emily Charlton of Ravensfield Flowers & Foliage – ‘Growing Flowers & Foliage for Cutting’

Emily runs a micro farm of flowers and foliage from her home to benefit both wildlife and people from field and beyond. She uses no chemicals and no digging to better benefit the environment.