Name: Rambling with Dorset Poetry
Start: 2026-05-04T14:30:00+01:00
Location: St Mary's Church, Cerne Abbas

Rambling with Dorset Poetry

The CERNE GIANT FESTIVAL was born out of our vibrant May Day tradition, when the Morris Dancers and villagers gather at dawn on the Trendle, the original  site of the village Maypole at the top of the Cerne Giant. Here we salute the sunrise and celebrate the start of summer with a barrel of Beltane Beer.  Begun in 2017,  the Festival has now extended to about 3 weeks. With a theme of ‘Celebrating Humanity in the Landscape’, there will be a huge variety of events including workshops, talks, and walks so that there is something for everyone to explore their own connection with landscape of Dorset and what it means to them. Any profits from the Festival will go towards maintaining the fabric and work of the churches in the participating villages.

Cerne Giant Festival

A walk around Cerne Abbas, stopping at evocative spots to reflect with a relevant poem by Dorset poet William Barnes

St Mary's Church, Cerne Abbas

2026

Celebrate Spring 2026 by joining us for talks, walks, and workshops learning more about the natural and cultural history, landscape, and history of the Cerne Valley and Dorset.

Immerse yourself in the literature of Dorset. Join members of the William Barnes Society for this gentle ramble around Cerne and its immediate surroundings. We will stop at evocative spots to reflect with a relevant poem which will take you back into olde Dorset. Ends with afternoon tea at St Mary’s Church. Dress appropriately for the weather and terrain – the walk will mostly be around the centre of Cerne, with diversions to the cemetery and along the river. In the event of terrible weather it will take place in the church. Tickets £8 which includes afternoon tea in the church.See the complete list of festival events by clicking Cerne Giant Festival link below.

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