Sub Tropical Seaside Festival - CANCELLED 2012

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Show Of Hands Sub Tropical Seaside Festival has been cancelled.

Floods forced Show of Hands to cancel their popular annual signature festival on the Saturday – as relentless rain lashed Dorset's Jurassic coast and roads were closed throughout the area.

It was the first time in the festival's 15 year history that the band has had to pull the plug on the event at Abbotsbury's Sub Tropical Gardens, between Bridport and the Olympic sailing hub of Weymouth.

A special offer has now been extended to disappointed Abbotsbury ticket holders by Hampshire's Wickham Festival, where Show of Hands will perform on Saturday, 4th August.

Organisers are offering free entry to the festival on that day - a real bargain as a ticket would normally cost £50. Also on the line up that day will be Bellowhead, Home Service, Michael McGoldrick, Steve Tilston, Jackie Oates, Jim Causley and Belshazzar's Feast, among others. The offer applies to adult, child and family tickets with the family ticket allowing entry to two adults and up to three children.

Attractions for children include a circus, cartoon cinema, digital funfair, storytelling and puppet theatre.

Those wanting to take up the offer should simply take their Abbotsbury tickets to Wickham Festival and exchange them at the box office for full day tickets.

For those unable to take up the Wickham offer, full refunds are available. To obtain a refund you should send your tickets back to Abbotsbury Tourism West Yard Barn, West Street, Abbotsbury, Dorset, DT3 4JT. They must be received no later than the last post on Friday, 27th July 2012.

For the news story about this offer click here.

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The 15th Show of Hands family festival will once again take place at Abbotsbury's Sub Tropical Gardens near Weymouth on Saturday 7th July, close to the Jurassic coast's Chesil Beach.

Line-up

The Show of Hands' annual signature festival on the Dorset heritage coast will feature some of the hottest young acoustic roots acts in England, Wales and Germany over six hours (starting at 3pm) of non-stop open-air entertainment on Abbotsbury's West Lawn including Show Of Hands and Miranda Sykes, Jim Moray, Lucy Ward, Jamie Smith's Mabon, Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin, and Broom Bezzums.

Tickets

Tickets are available on 01305-871130, priced at £25 for adults and £15 for children, or a special offer family ticket for two adults and up to three children for £55. The Abbotsbury Tourism box office is open 9am-1pm and 2-5pm Mondays to Fridays.

More info

Concertgoers are invited to bring low-backed seating, rugs and picnics into the grounds - entry to the West Lawn area is from 1.30pm. The grounds open at 10am for those interested in looking round the 20-acre gardens (admission included in ticket price) with one trail taking visitors to a viewpoint overlooking the Jurassic coast and Chesil Beach. For the youngsters, children's entertainer Rob Pudner will be on hand with his circus skills and storytelling and face painters will also be at the ready.

Accommodation

This event does not have camping but there are a number of hotels, hostels and guest houses in the area.

More information will be here when available.

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