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Cranborne Chase Woodfair

Biggest woodfair in the south which involves all the woodfolk of Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire.

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Events and demonstrations include:
Adams Axemen Chainsaw and Log Axing
Charles Buckler and Major demonstrate traditional horse logging.
Falconers and Flying Displays
Wessex Heavy Horse Trailer Rides
Archery and Laser Clay Pigeon Shoot
Traditional Dorset Folk Dances
Fire Juggling
Demonstration of pole lathe turning this traditional rural craft
Demonstration of traditional hurdle making.
Demonstration and sale of original handcrafted walking sticks
Display of traditional Shepherd's Hut and demonstration and sale of Besom Brooms
Handcrafted rustic wooden furniture, jams, jelly, chutneys, cordials and juices.
Inlaid wooden board games like shove ha'penny
French enamel woodburning stoves and tools
Roaming storyteller performing for you throughout the day - come and be a part of the story
Bison and Elk meat naturally reared in Wiltshire

Opening Times
10th and 11th October 2009
The Woodfair is open each day from 10 am until 5 pm

The Woodfair is located at:

Larmer Tree
Rushmore Estate
Tollard Royal, Dorset, SP5 5PT
UK


http://www.woodfair.org/index.html

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Never visited Dorset before? Dont have a clue what to do on your holiday? Listed below are some of the many things to see and do!

Main Towns in the South West County of Dorset

Bridport, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Dorchester, Ferndown, Gillingham, Lyme Regis, Poole, Portland, Shaftsbury, Sherborne, Swanage, Verwood, Wareham, Weymouth, Wimborne Minster

Sights and Places suitable for all the family
Corfe Castle - Cerne Giant Cerne Abbas - Blue Pool Furzebrook - Lulworth Cove - Stair Hole West Lulworth - Durdle Door - West Bay Bridport - Lyme Regis Cobb Wall - Gold Hill Shaftsbury - Maiden Castle Dorchester - Portland Bill Lighthouses - Seatown and Golden Cap Cliff - Brownsea Island Poole - Studland Shell Bay - Chesil Beach Portland to Westbay - Hardys Monument Portesham - Tyneham Village - Milton Abbey - Milton Abbas Village - Abbotsbury Village - Sutton Pontyz Village Weymouth - Sturminster Newton Mill - The Great Globe Durlston Park Swanage

Family Days Out with Children
Funfair Bowleaze Cove Weymouth - Farmer Palmers Organford Poole - Swanage Steam Railway - Bournemouth Eye - Abbotsbury Swannery - Nothe Fort Weymouth - Abbotsbury Childrens Farm - Oceanarium Bournemouth - Splashdown Poole - Tower Park Poole - Adventure Wonderland Christchurch - Monkey World Wool - Kingston Maurward Animal Park - Go Ape Ringwood - The Tank Museum Bovington - Lodmoor Country Park Weymouth - Sealife Centre Weymouth