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Cranborne Chase: more than just rolling hills (but we’ve got plenty of those, too)

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The glimmering goddess, the masked ones, and a special download

The glimmering goddess, the masked ones, and a special download 9 October 2025 Welcome to issue 9 of Tales from the Chase, a weekly newsletter for Cranborne Chase. Local events. Odd tales. Mildly strange goings-on. All delivered by email, free, and occasionally unhinged (in a charming way). Was this email forwarded to you? You can sign up for free by clicking below! sign up here! WELCOME BACK, STRANGE COMPANIONS October deepens, and so we meet again. And there's something special for you this...

She poured herself back in, a walking club with delusions of Tolkien, and pretending this bit doesn't exist 2 October 2025 Welcome to issue 8 of Tales from the Chase, a weekly newsletter for Cranborne Chase. Local events. Odd tales. Mildly strange goings-on. All delivered by email, free, and occasionally unhinged (in a charming way). Was this email forwarded to you? You can sign up for free by clicking below! sign up here! Woodcuts Welcome, curious wanderers October begins. Welcome back....

Black fur, white paw, no mercy; and a boss you look up to 25 September 2025 Welcome to issue 7 of Tales from the Chase, a weekly newsletter for Cranborne Chase. Local events. Odd tales. Mildly strange goings-on. All delivered by email, free, and occasionally unhinged (in a charming way). Was this email forwarded to you? You can sign up for free by clicking below! sign up here! Sunny September in the Chase Hello fellow wanderers of the Chase! Welcome back to another week of Tales from the...

Sometimes the mirror mists up, the mystery of witch marks, and it's Grim up north 18 September 2025 Welcome to issue 6 of Tales from the Chase, a weekly newsletter for Cranborne Chase. Local events. Odd tales. Mildly strange goings-on. All delivered by email, free, and occasionally unhinged (in a charming way). Was this email forwarded to you? You can sign up for free by clicking below! sign up here! We're back, and September’s still got some spark. The days are long(ish), the vibes are...

No fanfare or trumpets, don't blink, and a mysterious street horse 11 September 2025 Welcome to issue 5 of Tales from the Chase, a weekly newsletter for Cranborne Chase. Local events. Odd tales. Mildly strange goings-on. All delivered by email, free, and occasionally unhinged (in a charming way). Was this email forwarded to you? You can sign up for free by clicking below! sign up here! September’s arrived with its usual flair and dare we say a bit of much needed rain. Maybe you're braving the...

A study in flint, willow and charcoal

A study in flint and willow with charcoal, a secret footpath, and woodland hauntings 4 September 2025 Welcome to issue 4 of Tales from the Chase, a weekly newsletter for Cranborne Chase. Local events. Odd tales. Mildly strange goings-on. All delivered by email, free, and occasionally unhinged (in a charming way). Was this email forwarded to you? You can sign up for free by clicking below! sign up here! Hello September! A new month always feels like a fresh notebook. Blank pages, new...

Ashmore

How to apologise to a river without making it weird, and other stories 28 August 2025 Welcome to issue 3 of Tales from the Chase, a weekly newsletter for Cranborne Chase. Local events. Odd tales. Mildly strange goings-on. All delivered by email, free, and occasionally unhinged (in a charming way). Was this email forwarded to you? You can sign up for free by clicking below! sign up here! The Matter of Ebble (ongoing) You might recall that in our very first newsletter, Hubert made some rather...

Ansty

A tetchy local deity, a wayward wordsmith, and a moisture myth 21 August 2025 Welcome to issue 2 of Tales from the Chase, a weekly newsletter for Cranborne Chase. Local events. Odd tales. Mildly strange goings-on. All delivered by email, free, and occasionally unhinged (in a charming way). Was this email forwarded to you? You can sign up for free by clicking below! sign up here! A tetchy local deity, and a wayward wordsmith This week we seem to have been making our own headlines by upsetting...

The Chase speaks

It's here, the first edition of Tales from the Chase! 14 August 2025 Welcome to issue 1 of Tales from the Chase, a weekly newsletter for Cranborne Chase. Local events. Odd tales. Mildly strange goings-on. All delivered by email, free, and occasionally unhinged (in a charming way). Hello and welcome! The big news is: this is the very first edition of Tales from the Chase — the finest and most fiercely beloved newsletter in all of Cranborne Chase. (A totally unbiased claim, obviously.) We’re...