The Visitor. Covering Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire
The Visitor. Magazine covering Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire. Since 1983.
Local flower lovers recently celebrated the start of autumn at a flower arranging workshop held at Combe St Nicholas Village Hall, near Chard in Somerset. Before starting work, the group watched a step-by-step demonstration by their tutor. The village hall was full of fun and laughter as they learnt new ideas and tricks of the trade. Full story: Read more
Forget modish grey minimalism, Prue Piper’s fantastical decorated earthenware zings with colour and life, testament to her love of diverse cultures, North African, South American, Indian. A collection of her pieces will be on view at Bruton’s Museum from Saturday, 5 November, until January 2017, with a small number of mugs and jugs for sale. Full story: Read more
The Boys’ Own adventures of Taunton brothers Andrew and David Neal have inspired the Museum of Somerset’s autumn exhibition, ‘Wild Art: Nature Re-imagined’. Opening on Saturday 8 October the exhibition features photography, sculpture and painting by the brothers. Fascinated by nature since childhood, they explored the Somerset countryside on family walks and on cycling and canoe adventures in the 1940s and ’50s. Full story: Read more