What’s on
Snowdrops in February
The Daily Telegraph top 10 sites for snowdrops includes two wonderful gardens in our area: Stourhead in Wiltshire and Kingston Lacy in Dorset. Prior Park Gardens in Bath also have a lovely display in their woodlands.
March 11th Half Marathon in Bath.
Great Pulteney Street and roads in the vicinity will be closed for the day making coach tours difficult.
In May 2012 Olympic Torch passes through:
- Glastonbury, Wells, Bradford-upon-Avon, Bath and Bristol on 22 May
- Cirencester, Marlborough, Stroud, Painswick and Cheltenham on 23 May
2012 Anniversaries
- The Queen’s Jubilee: Take a Tour
‘The Queens who came to Bath’ - 200th birthday of Charles Dickens
Take a Tour
‘Charles Dickens in Bath’
Bath
Bath is a city of festivals and the arts. From highbrow to eyebrow-raising, from family fun to adult comedy, there’s something for all tastes. The year-long programme of festivals and events in Bath includes everything from Shakespeare to Jane Austen and guitars to boules!
All 2012
Fashion Museum: two new exhibitions, Sport and Fashion and Glamour
March 2nd-11th
Bath Literature Festival Take a tour: ‘They came to Bath’
May 30th-10th June
The International Music Festival
September
The Jane Austen Festival: Take a ‘Jane Austen Tour’
September 28th-7th October
Bath Festival of Children’s Literature
November
The Mozart Festival: Take a ‘Musicians in Bath Tour’
» Find out more about tours in Bath
Bristol
Bristol is host to some huge events each year, some of which draw nearly half a million people. For example:
May
Bristol Folk Festival
July
Bristol Harbour Festival
August
Bristol International Balloon Festival: a world class affair
September
Bristol International Kite Festival
» Find out more about tours in Bristol
Wiltshire
April 22nd
Salisbury Annual St. George’s Day
May Bank Holiday
Downton Cuckoo Fair
June
Stonehenge and Avebury Summer Solstice Celebrations
December
Stonehenge Winter Solstice
