Old Hogwrangler's Mumming Forecast 2024
Mumming in Surrey and Hampshire 2024 / 2025
| Sunday December the 1st | ||
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| Santa Fun Run | 'Fun Run' for Phyllis Tuckwell. Santa suit supplied, bring your own matches.
11am at the Wavell School, Farnborough |
Details. |
| Downland & Weald Museum | Tree Dressing 12 - 4:30pm. Starts with a Hoodening Play by the Rabble Folk Theatre. | Details. |
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| Ewell St. Mary Morris | Limbering up for Derek: at the Derby Arms, Epsom, 1:30-2:30pm. Followed by another do, possibly not public. | Details |
| Dorking Christmas Market | Dorking, with Surrey Hills Artisan Market and Rampant Rooster Morris. | Details. |
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| Haslemere Christmas Market | Haslemere Town Centre, 10am. - 4pm. And visit Santa at the Museum 11am - 3pm while
you're there. |
Details. |
| Tuesday December the 3rd | ||
| Ewell St. Mary Morris | Dancing at Ashtead late night Christmas shopping, 6-7pm. |
Details |
| Wednesday December the 4th | ||
| Sompting Village Morris | Tipteering at Ye Olde House at Home, Worthing, 8pm. |
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| Thursday December the 5th | ||
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| Christmas Market | Hartley Wintney from 4-8pm |
Details. |
| Friday December the 6th | ||
| Prize Old Mummers | 19:00 Emsworth Slipper Sailing Club; 20:00 The Five Bells, Buriton; 21:00 Tales of Winter Magic, Butser Ancient Farm (sold out); 22:00 The Queens Head, Sheet | - |
| Guildford Institute | Jesmonite Christmas Baubles Workshop, 10am - 1pm. | Details. |
| Butser Ancient Farm | Tales of Winter Magic 4:30 - 6pm. | Details. |
| Ewell St. Mary Morris | Ewell Yule, 6-7pm at The Famous Green Man. |
Details |
| December the 7-8th | ||
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| Butser Ancient Farm | Midwinter's Magical Quest - Yules of Yesteryear 10am - 3:30pm. |
Details. |
| Saturday December the 7th | ||
| Farnborough Craft Fayre | Queensmead 9am - 4pm. | Details.
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| Dartmoor Border Morris | Bere Alston Victorian Christmas Fayre, noon. | Details. |
| Head North | Folk Night at the Holybourne Theatre. | Details. |
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| 'maltings monthly market' | Farnham, from 9:00am - 4:00pm. | Details. |
| Prize Old Mummers | 12:00 Gilbert White's House, Selbourne;
14:00 Langhams Brewery Mid-Winter Festival;
15:30 White Hart, South Harting;
16:15 The Victoria, West Marden. |
Details. |
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| Surrey Police Band | Christmas Matinée (3pm) & Evening (7pm) Concerts at Normandy Village Hall. | Details. |
| Comedy Night | From &:30 at the Wantsum Brewery, St Nicholas At Wade. |
Details. |
| Sunday December the 8th | ||
| Haddenham | Santa Dash, 11am - on the December page. | Details. |
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| Butser Ancient Farm | Tales of Winter Magic: Storytelling and Mummers Play 7 - 9:30pm. Sold out. |
Details. |
| December the 9-13th | ||
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| Costa Winter Festival | Hayling Island, featuring The Melrose Quartet on the 12th. |
Details. |
| Monday December the 9th | ||
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| Stapleford Granary | John Kirkpatrick Candlelit Concert: 7:45pm. | Details. |
| Halsway Manor | 1-4pm Wreath Making Workshop with Jane Boddington. |
Details. |
| Tuesday December the 10th | ||
| Festive Wreath Making | 7-9pm at The Exchequer, Crookham. |
Details. |
| Wednesday December the 11th | ||
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| Phyllis Tuckwell | Christmas Concert by Fleet Orchestra:
A Night of Nordic Music. St Philip & St James Church, 8pm |
Details. |
| Thursday December the 12th | ||
| Guildford Institute | Festive Fun! – Friendly Creativity, 10am. |
Details. |
| Running Horse Wassail | At the Running Horse in Leatherhead from 8pm, with Ewell St. Mary's Morris. | Details |
| King John's Morris Men | KJM Carols Night at The Cottage Inn (Netley Abbey) 8pm. |
Details |
| December the 13-15th | ||
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| Christmas Tree Festival | Lyme Morris
are taking part, at the Baptist Church;
part of the Lyme Regis Christmas Weekend. |
Details. |
| Friday December the 13th | ||
| Prize Old Mummers | Portsmouth tour: 19:30 The George Inn, Portsdown; 20:30 Auckland Arms, Southsea; 21:30 Hole in the Wall, Southsea; 22:00 Barley Mow, Southsea. | Details. |
| Broadside Mummers | Hampshire(?) Tour - nothing specific, but will also be out 14, 18, 20, 21 and Twelfth Night. | Details. |
| Mistletoe Garland | 7:30 for 8, Guildford Institute. |
Details. |
| December the 14-15th | ||
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| Butser Ancient Farm | Midwinter's Magical Quest - Yules of Yesteryear 10am - 3:30pm. |
Details. |
| Saturday December the 14th | ||
| Haddenham Winterfest | Eleven am - six pm. No Haddenham Mummers? | Details. |
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| Hartlebury Castle, Kidderminster | A Christmas Wassail? No, TWO at 3pm and 7:30pm. | Details. |
| Godalming Band | Christmas Concert, 7-9:30pm at Godalming United Church. |
Details. |
| Sompting Village Morris | Medieval Banquet. | - |
| Sunday December the 15th | ||
| Prize Old Mummers | Gosport Ale House Tour: 13:00 West Street Ale House, Fareham; 14:00 Four Ale Tap Room, Gosport; 15:00 The Lost Room, Lee-on-Solent; 22:00 The Queens Head, Gosport | - |
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| FASH | Winter Gathering, 'Not a workshop. Mostly dancing'. Plus King John's Mummers at 13:31. |
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| Monday December the 16th | ||
| Datchet Morris | Egham Tour, Red Lion 8pm; The Crown 9pm. | Details. |
| Carols with the Choir | 7:30pm at The Exchequer, Crookham. |
Details. |
| Monday the 16 - Tuesday 24th December | ||
| Festive Film Week | 4pm daily at The Exchequer, Crookham. I haven't looked. |
Details. |
| Tuesday the 17th December | ||
| Bookham Choral Society | Christmas Carols 7:30pm at St. Nicholas Church. |
Details. |
| Wednesday December the 18th | ||
| Broadside Mummers | Portsmouth Tour (A): 8pm The Pembroke, Old Portsmouth; 8:30 King Street Tavern, Southsea; 9pm The Apsley House, Southsea; 9:30pm Golden Eagle, Southsea; 10pm The Northcote Hotel, Southsea. | Details. |
| Hook Eagle Morris | Morris Dancing, Carols and mince pies at The Crooked Billet: 8pm. |
Details. |
| Thursday December the 19th | ||
| Knaresborough Mummers | 'Harrogate Blue Stots Tour', seven venues from 7:15pm. |
Details. |
| Yateley Mummers | Wokingham Pre-Xmas Mummers Tour 7:30 - 10pm |
Details. |
| Thames Valley Morris Men | Wassail at The Willougby Arms, with
Kingston Morris. From 8pm. |
Details. |
| Friday December the 20th | ||
| Prize Old Mummers | Meon Valley Evening tour: 20.00 Fox and Hounds, Denmead; 20.30 Bold Forester, Soberton; 21.00 The White Lion, Soberton, 21.30 Bakers Arms, Droxford, 22.00 Bucks Head, Meonstoke. | Details. |
| King John's Morris | The Bookshop Alehouse 8:30; The Drummond Arms 9:15 and the Guide Dog 10pm. | Details |
| Datchet Morris | 'Mince Pie Night', Datchet Folk Dance Group 8-10pm. |
Details. |
| Saturday December the 21st | ||
| Haslemere Mummers | Haslemere Educational Museum, 11am; and outside The Swan, 12pm? | Details.
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| Dartmoor Border Morris | Day of Dance: The Montol Festival, noon - 5pm. | Details. |
| Knaresborough Mummers | 'Harrogate Blue Stots Tour', eight venues from 7:30pm. 'Provisional'. | Details. |
| King John's Morris | The Cottage Inn 8:00;
The Peartree Inn 9:00 and the
Samuel's Rest 10pm. |
Details |
| Sunday December the 22nd | ||
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| The Road to Christmas | Nativity Parade from URC to St Nicholas |
Details. |
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| Carols by Candlelight | St. Mary's Church, Callington Parish. |
Details.
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| Monday December the 23rd | ||
| The Godalming Guisers | Around Godalming (pubs!) from 7:30 | Details |
| King John's Morris | The Vine Inn 8:15; The Elm Tree
9:00 and the Brushmakers Arms
10pm. |
Details |
| Saint Stephen's Day - Thursday December the 26th | ||
| Chanctonbury Ring Morris | The Castle Inn Hotel, Bramber, 11pm; The Frankland Arms, Washington, 12:30pm. | Details. |
| Crookham Village Mummers | The Exchequer at noon, The Spice Merchant (formerly The Black Horse), The Crescent Green and outside The Queens Head (Dogmersfield). Their Press release. | Details |
| Dartmoor Border Morris | Royal Oak Inn, noon. (Dancing.) | Details. |
| Datchet Morris | ‘Datchet Boxing Day Show’ 10:45am. The Green, Datchet. | Details.
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| Dead Horse Morris | The Mince Pie Tour of Whitstable Harbour, from noon. | Details. |
| Ditchling Mummers | Annual Extravaganza - for St. Peter and St. James' Hospice. Possible carols afterwards. | Details. |
| East Surrey Morris Men | Noon at The Fox, Coulsdon Common; 1:15 The Harrow, Caterham; 2:30 The Hare & Hounds, Godstone. I assume this - no information. |
Details. |
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| Ewell St. Mary's Morris | Their Boxing Day Tour starts at The Famous Green Man at noon. | Details |
| Hook Eagle Morris | Boxing Day Bash at the Coach and Horses, Rotherwick, noon. | Details. |
| Jackstraws Mummers | Dancing & Play at The Alfred, 1pm. | Details |
| King John's Morris | Border Mumming at The Vine, Bursledon, noon. | Details |
| Hastings RX Morris (formerly Mad Jack's) | From 12:00 on Winkle Island (Hastings Old Town). | Details. |
| Marshfield Mummers | The Ancient Marshfield Mumming Play: 11am in the Market Place, SN14 8NP. | Details |
| Odiham Mummers | The Bury at 12:30, The Waterwitch 13:15, and The Poachers (N. Warnborough) 14:15. | Details. |
| Sompting Village Morris | With the Tipteerers: 11:30 at The Black Horse, Findon; 1:30 at The George, Burpham. | - |
| Steyning Tipteerers | Cotswold Morris and the Steyning Tipteerers: 11am at The Castle Inn Hotel and The Frankland Arms from 12:30. | Details. |
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| Thames Valley Morris Men | “Boxing Day tour of Claygate”. From 11:30. | Details. |
| Wantage Mummers | Starting 10am at Faringdon Market Place, followed by 12:00 The Bear Hotel, Wantage & 13:15 Childrey Village Hall. | Details. |
| Yateley Mummers | Starting noon at The Queens Oak,
Finchampstead; 1pm Dog & Partridge,
Yateley. In Surrey AND Berkshire! |
Details.
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| Saturday December the 28th | ||
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| Knaresborough Mummers | Tour: eight venues from 7:00pm. |
Details. |
| Sunday December the 29th | ||
| Knaresborough Mummers | Tour of four six venues from 12:25pm.
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Details. |
2025 Events
| Wednesday January the 1st - New Year's Day | ||
| Cornwood Wassail | With folk music and Dartmoor Border Morris from 3-6pm | - |
| Hook Eagles Morris | Hair of the Dog Tour: 12:00pm start TBC. | Details. |
| Sompting Tipteerers | The Richard Cobden, Worthing, at noon. | Details. |
| Prize Old Mummers | Noon: The Flowerpots, Cheriton. |
Details. |
| Rampant Rooster | Dancing and Mumming at The Stepping Stones, Westhumble. | Details. |
| Yateley Morris Men | 1 - 2pm at The Cricketers, Yateley - with Mummers Play. |
Details. |
| Friday, Saturday January the 3rd, 4th | ||
| Aldershot Beer Festival | At the West End Centre, Aldershot. With Hook Eagle Morris at 1pm on the 4th. |
Details. |
| Sunday January the 5th | ||
| Farnborough Mummers | At the Downland & Weald Museum Twelfth Night, on the wrong day, 'daytime' - between 11 and 4? | Details |
| Dartmoor Morris | Buckland Abbey Mummers Play and Wassail, 1-4pm. | Details.
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| Sompting Morris | Tarring Wassail, at the High Street and The Vine: 8pm, with the Prize Old Mummers | Details.
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| Monday January the 6th - Twelfth Night | ||
| Pilgrim Mummers | Around Guildford at
The Star: 7:00 massing for 7:15; followed by The Keep 8:00; The Angel Hotel 8:30; Three Pigeons at 9:30 and The Royal Oak from 10:15. |
Details. |
| (Monday) January the 8th | ||
| Dead Horse Morris | Plough Monday. Starting 7.00pm. at Bouncing Barrel, Herne Bay. | Details. |
| Friday January the 10th | ||
| Hook Eagle Morris | Hartley Wintney Wassail starting 7.00pm at the Waggon and Horses. | Details. |
| Friday January the 17th | ||
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| Prize Old Mummers | Butser Ancient Farm Orchard Wassail : 6:30pm - ticketed event. With Hook Eagle. | Details. |
| January Friday the 17th - Sunday 26th | ||
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| The Dymchurch Players | 2025 Pantomime: Once Upon a Time in Pantoland at the Village Hall. | Details. |
| Saturday January the 18th | ||
| Datchet Morris | Hedgerley Wassail at The White Horse pub, from 2pm. | Details. |
| Bere Ferrers Wassail | By the Tavy & Tamar Apple Group, with folk music by the Tavy Tars and Dartmoor Border Morris from 6-9pm | Details |
| January the 23 - 25th | ||
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| Merrow Dramatic Society | Pantomime: Alice in Pantoland at Merrow Village Hall. |
Details. |
| Sunday January the 26th | ||
| Hook Eagle Morris | For Earth’s Sake Wassail at Great Green Barn, Shamley Green. | Details. |
| February 20 - 22nd | ||
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| Wonersh Players | Pantomime: Jack and the Beanstalk at Wonersh Memorial Hall. |
Details. |