HengeFest 2022

A family fun day in Maumbury Rings with activities that celebrate the sacred history of the space and its vibrant history – FREE ENTRY

Hengefest in Maumbury Rings is the final day of our Home of Hillforts & Henges series of events. An epic day of discovery and family fun at Maumbury Rings, a venue used by locals to celebrate special occasions for millennia.

• Pebble Labyrinth

• Viking Axe Throwing

• Roman displays

• Medieval Grass Billiards

• Bushcraft

• Story Telling

• Performance Workshops

• Wild Meadow Flower talks

• Nature Crafts

• Wild Foraging

• Nature Trails

• Animal handling

• Dorset Butterflies

• Dorset Hillforts & Habitats

• Dorchester Yoga & Therapy Centre

• Sound Gong therapy

• Reiki Taster sessions

• Hair Braiding

• Live Music & Performance

• Trade Stands

Home of Hillforts & Henges is an exciting new event from 21st to 31st July that will celebrate Dorchester’s neolithic and iron age landscape, rich in earthworks and the people that have lived here for over 6,000 years.

The event is part of the National CBA Festival of Archaeology 2022 and activities will take place at multiple locations across the town.

With grateful thanks to our headline sponsors, Blanchards Bailey, Kingston Maurward and Dorchester Town Council.