What's On at Dartington Trust
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Pressure [cert TBC]
Andrew Scott plays meteorologist James Stagg, working in close consultation with President Dwight D. Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser) to predict the weather they will face during their epic invasion.
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Carducci Quartet
Join the Carducci Quartet and friends for the 10th annual Chamber Music Festival, with 4 days of lunchtime and early evening recitals.
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Devon Baroque: Bach - Family and Friends
Devon Baroque Orchestra presents this lovely concert featuring the extraordinary musical talents of JS Bach and his family and friends, including his joyful Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G, and Cantata 82 'Ich habe genug'. With soloists Tim Mirfin (bass) and Sarah Humphrys (oboe). This concert is dedicated to oboist, Heather Williams (1928-2026).
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Vintage, Upcycled and Makers Pop Up Market
This September, come and visit the Vintage, Upcycled & Makers Market at the Cider Press Centre in Dartington. Organised by Miss Ivy Events, this pop-up market brings together an eclectic mix of independent traders selling everything from original art, ceramics, glass and jewellery to vintage and retro clothing and homewares, sustainable gifts, textiles, upcycled pieces and locally produced food and drink.
Two hours free parking at the Cider Press Centre. Dogs welcome.
3 September - 4 October, Thursdays to Sundays, 10am - 4pm.
Dartington Gardens and Tours
Buy day tickets to Dartington's stunning formal Grade II Listed gardens, open every day. Guided Tours also available on Fridays which include fascinating insights into the heritage, beauty and history of this special place. Free with your Gardens tickets.
![De Gaulle: Résistance [15]](https://system.spektrix.com/dartington/files/61b42ded-1bf2-44a4-a002-20785e46ffa1.jpg)
De Gaulle: Résistance [15]
June 1940. France collapses and signs the armistice. Amidst the chaos, one man flees to London to save what remains of freedom, armed with one essential conviction: the battle for France is not yet lost.
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Lady [15]
An off-beat comedy about a lonely, narcissistic aristocrat who dupes a struggling, opportunistic director into filming her every move. Her obsession with the spotlight takes a surreal turn when she starts becoming… invisible. Blending mockumentary and magical realism, Lady satirises our desperate need to feel seen.
![The End of Oak Street [12A]](https://system.spektrix.com/dartington/files/e0d3df76-b086-4430-b4da-69cd818fa0e6.jpg)
The End of Oak Street [12A]
After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighbourhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognisable surroundings.
Bookbinding Workshop: Traditional Japanese Bindings
A half-day workshop with Brian Norman. Create a unique collection of small books using Japanese paper and other decorative papers. Booking the combined ticket includes access to ‘Dorothy’s Japan, 1909’, an exhibition of a collection of unique hand-tinted photographs collected by Dorothy Elmhirst during her travels at the turn of the century.
Elmhirst Heritage Centre Tour
Welcome to the Elmhirst Heritage Centre, our new indoor visitor destination at Dartington Hall. The Heritage Centre was once the private residence of Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst, and you can book a guided heritage tour to get a sense of how the building looked in its 1960s heyday.
Farmers Market - Cider Press Centre
11am - 4pm, first Saturday of every month.
Clash/Crop are hosting a regular local market inspired by visits to the likes of London's Spitalfields market and Bristol's Tobacco Factory, where visitors can buy great produce, clothes, music and hang out with friends enjoying food, drinks and browsing through what’s on offer. 2 hours free parking.
Exhibition: Dorothy’s Japan 1909
The Elmhirst Heritage Centre's summer exhibition - Dorothy's Japan 1909. The exhibition includes unique hand-tinted photography collected by Dorothy Whitney (Elmhirst) during her tour of Japan in 1909.
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Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie [U]
An adventure of prehistoric PAWportions awaits! The sequel to PAW Patrol: A Mighty Movie sees our canine heroes caught in a storm.
Makers Market in the Great Hall
10.30am - 3pm | 6 September | 11 October | 8 November. Come along to this free, family-friendly event and have a leisurely browse around over 25 stalls - from artists to ceramicists, print-makers to glassblowers, artisan food, drink producers, to authors and more. This event runs on the first Sunday of each month.
![Sunny Dancer [15]](https://system.spektrix.com/dartington/files/5e2cbeb6-201c-41f3-bc2c-797ba7f3e96f.jpg)
Sunny Dancer [15]
Hanging out with mates, partying hard, losing your virginity… That’s how most teenage girls spend their last summer before turning 18. But not Ivy. Her lovingly overbearing parents have other plans: four weeks at Children Run Free Camp, a camp for young adults affected by cancer.
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Dartington 100: All Things To All People Part 1 [U]
With unique, never before seen film archive from the 1930s & 40s Dartington Film Unit which has been restored and digitised, this tells the story of Dartington not through a guide or narration but through the words, voices and ideas of those who made Dartington what it was, what it is and what we hope it can be.
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Super Nature [PG]
A love letter to nature filmed exclusively on Super 8, Super Nature proposes a new way of seeing. A celebration of all we have and reflecting on all we have to lose, this global co-creation project journeys across 25 different countries, creating a visceral, poetic and personal meditation on the natural world.
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Bitter Christmas [15]
Iconic director Pedro Almodóvar returns with a rich, reflexive melodrama investigating the mysteries of creativity and the fluid boundaries between reality and fiction.
![The Incomer [12A]](https://system.spektrix.com/dartington/files/0b029259-6999-490c-9d2a-209af0a82a82.jpg)
The Incomer [12A]
Set on a remote Scottish island, two siblings survive by hunting seabirds, retelling the stories of their ancestors, and defending the isle from dreaded ‘Incomers’. Their world is upended with the arrival of an awkward council worker who has come to uproot them from their homeland.
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Coyote vs Acme [PG]
Tired after decades of being blown up by explosive ACME products whilst chasing the uncatchable Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote teams up with lawyer Kevin Avery to fight back.
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The Dog Stars [15]
The world that was doesn’t exist. Based on Peter Heller’s captivating bestseller, The Dog Stars is set after a devastating flu pandemic that has almost eradicated humanity.
![The Cycle of Love [12A]](https://system.spektrix.com/dartington/files/6024ed12-1d21-4e32-9051-b05920121ba0.jpg)
The Cycle of Love [12A]
The extraordinary true story of PK, a 23-year-old street artist from Delhi who sets off with a handful of paint brushes and a second-hand bicycle on a 6,000 mile journey across Europe and Asia to find Lotta, the woman who captured his heart during her visit to India.
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EOS: James McNeill Whistler [PG]
In an era of great change and great beauty emerged the character of James McNeill Whistler. Considered by some to be one of the great innovators of 19th century art, he was a contemporary of the Impressionists, much admired by Van Gogh and Manet. Tate Britain is now holding the first major retrospective of Whistler in three decades. This blockbuster exhibition promises to reawaken the world to just how important Whistler is to art history, uniting world-famous masterpieces with rarely seen works. Exhibition on Screen will bring these stunning works and the incredible story behind them to cinemas around the world while the exhibition is still running, bringing this truly global artist to a global audience.
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Just An Illusion [12A]
It's 1985. Vincent, almost 13, lives in the suburbs of Paris, caught between an older brother who brushes him off and parents who never stop arguing. No longer a kid but not quite an adult, Vincent fumbles through life's big questions: identity, friendship, family, first crushes...and why adults don’t seem to have things figured out either.
Bookbinding Workshop: Make a Travel Diary
A half-day workshop with Brian Norman. Create your own travel diary inspired by Japanese Ukiyo-e printing. Booking the combined ticket includes access to ‘Dorothy’s Japan, 1909’, an exhibition of a collection of unique hand-tinted photographs collected by Dorothy Elmhirst during her travels at the turn of the century.