Programme

The Society always has a lively and varied programme of interesting talks and visits which are selected to appeal to a wide local audience.

Talks are £5 per person per event, but why not consider joining for just £10 per year? Entries to talks are then free of charge!

Talks usually take place in the Cerne Abbas Village Hall which has easy wheelchair access to all areas.

They begin at 7:30pm unless notified.

The 2026 Season of Talks and Visits

 
29th January 2026
2025-6 AGM & Party
 
26th February 
Tudor Dress
with Juliet Braidwood
 
26th March
The Court Leet on Portland
with Gerry Hinde
 
30th April
Members’ Evening
where members present their own investigations and findings
 
28th May
A People Apart – DNA analysis of Iron Age Dorset People
with Martin Smith
 
25th June
Bridges of Dorset
with Bernard Paull
 

Mid July to Mid August

Year 4 of the planned Abbey excavations

in Beauvoir Field, Cerne Abbas

by Dr H Willmott and his team from Sheffield University

 

24th September
The Durotriges in Dorset
with Dr Martin Papworth
 
29rd October
The Danes in Dorset
with Jack Durie
 
26th November
The Iron Age Hillforts of Dorset
with Chris Copson
 
January 2027
CHS AGM