Welcome to the Yarn Barton Centre Website
Friendly volunteers
Internet Access & Help
The information you need
Art Exhibitions
Opening Times
Our opening hours for all our services are 9.30 am to 12.30 pm Monday to Saturday
Our Services
We aim to be at the heart of the community and offer a wide range of services
- Tourist Information
- Drop-in computers, Superfast Broadband, Wi-Fi
- Free weekly internet a computer help sessions — Thursday 9.30 am - 12.00 pm
- Printing, photocopying and laminating, A3 and A4, Colour & B/W
- Purchase tickets for local events
- 0S Maps, Beaminster Town Map
- Food Bank Collection Point
- Local Transport lnformation, bus and train timetables
- Local B&B and self-catering information
- Beaminster Clubs and Societies lntormation
- Information on Car Parking Permits
- Collect food and glass recycling boxes
- Greetings Card sales
- Poster Display — Events, Charities, Community information
Free Internet Help Sessions
Free Internet help sessions are back. Robin, our resident Digital Champion is available in the Yarn Barton Centre every Thursday morning from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm. He can help you get the most out of your internet connection using your android or iphone, windows or Mac laptop or Chromebook. To book your session simply phone him on 01308 805060 or book online by clicking on this link:
Useful Information
Maps & Location
Town map
Map (grid) reference
ST 4802 0132
OS map no.
Explorer Map: 116: Lyme Regis & Bridport
Elevation
58.2m
Tel. code
01308
Post code
DT8
Local authority
Dorset Council
Early closing day
Wednesday
Public toilets location, inc. disabled
Yarn Barton, Beaminster DT8 3DR
at the entrance to the Yarn Barton Car Park behind the Public Hall
Cars & Transport
Nearest Petrol Stations
Misterton Garage, Misterton, TA18 8LY
5.5 miles
Texaco, South St, Crewkerne TA18 8AE
6.3 miles
Esso Bridport, 20 East Rd, Bridport DT6 4AA
6.4 miles
Morrisons , W Bay Rd, Bridport DT6 3QH
7.0 miles
Parking
The Square, DT8 3AU
- Short stay 26 spaces
Yarn Barton, DT8 3EQ
- Short Stay 10 spaces
- Long Stay 62 spaces
Health
A&E
Dorset County Hospital
Williams Ave, Dorchester DT1 2JY
Phone: 01305 255541
18.5 miles
Minor injuries
Bridport Community Hospital
Hospital Ln, Bridport DT6 5DR
Hours: 9am-6pm inc weekends & bank holidays
Phone: 01308 422371
7.0 miles
Nearest police station
Bridport Police Station
Tannery Road, Bridport, DT6 3TP
7.0 miles
Defibrillator locations
Beaminster Memorial Playing Fields Pavilion
off, Hogshill St, Beaminster DT8 3DA
Beaminster Public Hall, Corner of Fleet Street & Yarn Barton DT8 3EF
Beaminster Masonic Hall, Bridport Road, DT8 3LU
Pharmacy
Beaminster Pharmacy
http://www.facebook.com/beaminsterp
Phone 01308 86228
20 Hogshill Street, Beaminster, Dorset DT8 3AA
Other Services
Library
6 Fleet Street, DT8 3EF
01308 862362
beaminsterlibrary@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
(check for opening times)
Post Office
18 Hogshill St, Beaminster DT8 3AA
01308 862227
ATMs
Beaminster Co-op, 23 The Square, DT8 3AU
Vets
Girling & Bowditch, Honeysuckle Veterinary Surgery, Tunnel Road DT8 3HB
Phone 01308 862312
Beaminster Festival 2027
Now is the time to get your diaries out and make a note of all the exciting events coming up! All the evening events of the Festival are fixed
Main week of Festival - 26 June to 4 July 2027
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12pm Co-op Community Cafe
12:30pm Soup & Roll Lunch
29
11am Only for Blokes club - a men's group in Beaminster
30
7:30pm White Lion – Record Club
1
7pm BEAMINSTER Red Lion: Pub Quiz
7:30pm Beaminster Badminton Club
2
3
9am Apple Pressing
9:15am Band Concert
10am Fairtrade Coffee Morning
10am Pop Up Café
10:30am Beaminster Art Group
8:30pm Live Music – Vinyl Monkeys
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11am Harvest Festival
5
2pm Bereavement Support Café
6
10am Flower Arrangers Coffee & Chat
11am Only for Blokes club - a men's group in Beaminster
3pm Ladies Group Talk on Abbotsbury Swannery
6:30pm Harvest Supper
7pm Friendship Disco
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7:30pm Quiz Night
8:15pm Line Dancing – Funky Boots
8
7:30pm Beaminster Badminton Club
9
7pm YarnBarton Center Annual Quiz
10
10am Messy Church – Trees & The Harvest
10:30am Beaminster Art Group
11am Margery Hookings Book Launch
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10:30am Probus meeting
7pm Moviola -The Christophers
13
10:30am Coffee Morning
11am Only for Blokes club - a men's group in Beaminster
7:30pm Horticultural Soc. AGM
7:30pm Eco Group Talk
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15
12pm Book Club Lunch
7pm Mainly Folk Music Night
7:30pm Beaminster Badminton Club
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16
6:30pm Nature Group Talk on Bumblebees
6:45pm Raucous Chorus Concert with Bar
7:30pm Film Club - Project Hail Mary Film
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17
10:30am Beaminster Art Group
7pm Quiz Night + Jacket Potato Supper
7:30pm Harvest Supper
8:30pm Harvest Supper
8:30pm Live Music
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18
9:30am CHMC - Volunteer Tidy up Day
4pm Harvest Festival then Light Tea
6pm Harvest Festival
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20
11am Only for Blokes club - a men's group in Beaminster
7pm Hortic. Soc. Talk on Snowdrops
7:30pm Gardening Club – Gardening with Wildlife
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7pm Garden Club Talk on Bulbs
8:15pm Funky Boots Line Dancing
22
2pm Over 60’s Meeting
2:30pm Over 60’s Club
7pm Peoples Emergency Briefing Film
7:30pm Beaminster Badminton Club
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7pm Cheese & Wine Evening
7pm Race Night
24
10:30am Beaminster Art Group
6:30pm Annual Quiz
7pm Moviola – The Christophers
7:30pm Artsreach Music Gig
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10am Repair Cafe Netherbury
26
12pm Co-op Community Cafe
7:30pm BEAMINSTER YB: Opening Doors Monthly Discussion
27
11am Only for Blokes club - a men's group in Beaminster
28
29
10:30am WI Autumn Coffee Morning
7:30pm Beaminster Badminton Club
30
8:30pm Live Music – Chill
31
10:30am Beaminster Art Group
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Publicity for your Events
If you organise events for Beaminster area residents or visitors click on this link to submit details. We will publicise your event free of charge in the Yarn Barton Centre, in the Calendar below and by posting on the Discover Beaminster website, Beaminster Banter & Ranter, and on our own Facebook page
