The 4th Dulverton FREE Folk Festival will take place in the following family friendly Venues around the town:

The Bridge Inn Click here for their website	Based at the lower end of town, beside the river, The Bridge Inn has a friendly, welcoming atmosphere and serves fantastic food as well as great beer! The Bridge Inn has kindly agreed to host and sponsor concerts by: The Unstrung Heroes with Geoff Lakeman - Seth Lakemans' Dad! Ian Idris, who will be MC for all concerts The Crabshell House Band The Whalers Please see the artists page for band details As well as concerts there will be plenty of sessions happening here, including the opening and survivors sessions. Please see the sponsors page to view the adverts in their proper sizes!
Dulverton Town Hall	We have use of the Town Hall during the weekend: Saturday ceilidh dance with Slainte Va; Refreshments will be available, provided by the Exclusive Cake and Catering Company. Crokodile Tears will also be playing during the food break. From Saturday to Monday there will be a small number of craft stalls, including Lauriebeck Bagpipes, Sugan Chairs, and more... (STOP PRESS... If you would like a craft stall for this years' festival please do email us asap for more information as we have a limited number of spaces still available) "Folkal Point" - The place to come for any information about either the folk festival, or the town of Dulverton and it's beautiful surrounding area Workshops will also be held in the Town Hall, both downstairs and upstairs - check the programme for details. Workshops are: "Meet the Band", the Unstrung Heroes and Geoff Lakeman Bagpipes with Alec Smith of Lauriebeck Singing with Cheryl Shepard If you wish to participate in the workshops, you can just turn up, but it would be very helpful to have some idea of numbers in advance, so do please email us and state which workshop(s) you are hoping to attend. We took the inspiration for our festival logo from the famous Town Hall Steps, which local artist Sally J Maynard immortalised in a penline drawing to enable us to create the logo; right in the centre of the town you wont be able to miss this venue!
The Rock House Inn Click here for their website	The Rock House is at the top of town, they also offer great food and drink in a welcoming atmosphere. The Rock House Inn has kindly agreed to host, and sponsor concerts by: Wilderland Slainte Va, with support from Crokodile Tears Please see the artists page for band details This is also a great session venue over the weekend. Please see the sponsors page to view the adverts in their proper sizes!
Tong Dam Thai Restaurant Click here for their website	Dulverton has gone high class with this lovely little Thai restaurant, which will host some outdoor sessions and storytelling. If the weather is inclement it should be noted that there is very limited space inside the restaurant and as such it can only hold a very small number of musicians for an indoor session. Please see the sponsors page to view the adverts in their proper sizes!
The Tantivy Click here for their website	Based in the centre of town, close to the Town Hall Steps, The Tantivy would love some small sessions to happen in their newly opened cafe. There may also be some performances by Cheryl Shepard, Vikki Nuttall and others. Please see the sponsors page to view the adverts in their proper sizes!
Lewis's Tearooms Click here for their website	In the High Street you will find Lewis's Tearooms, a busy, friendly venue that is also keen to hear some of the music of the festival. This is a small venue so can only host small sessions. Please see the sponsors page to view the adverts in their proper sizes!
Woods Restaurant & Bar	Woods will host some small sessions in their bar, they are based in the centre of town, just below the bank in Bank Square
Burridge Woods & Exmoor Lawns	Local storytellers “Wildwood” will be taking you on a storywalk through Burridge Woods – you will need to take your instruments and be prepared to join in along the way. Assuming some good weather we also aim to have some storytelling and one of the singing workshops on the “Green” (officially known as Exmoor Lawns) beside the river as well. The Exclusive Cake and Catering co will be providing food on the Monday.
Streets of Dulverton	Well, where else would you expect to find the morris dancers?! Listen out for the bells and the music and you are bound to find them! We will also be processing through the town to open and close the festival, as well as being entertained by Betty Peartree and the Dogcatcher. Check the programme for full details of when.

There will be sessions in most venues during the festival, as well as concerts.
You will need to check out our programme to find out full details of what is happening and where.
All pubs and restaurants serve fantastic food, as well as a variety of beverages, so do sample their fare during your time at our festival.
**Both the Bridge Inn and the Rock House will be running real ale festivals during this weekend, with a variety of guest ales to choose from!
This year we have a fantastic printed programme which you can find available for sale on our Events page