Since 1953, summers at Dartington have meant one thing; the estate is filled with music during our Summer School and Festival. And this year, we're delighted to also offer a programme of family-friendly and free events.
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Author: Dartington Trust
Dartington Estate is a unique place - a stunning centre of heritage, culture, entertainment, hospitality and innovative sustainability set in rolling south Devon parkland near Totnes. Open all year round. Find out more about us, check out our latest events, or browse our rich collection of news, blogs and features.
Performance at Dartington with Emma Bush
A blog about the new performance movement that is gathering momentum at Dartington Arts School with a Master's programme starting early next year.
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Know the World: Reflections on Holistic Science by Dr Troy Vine
Troy Vine, our Holistic Science programme lead, asks how we might start searching for an objective knowledge of nature in the world today...
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Volunteer blog: Seeking a swift encounter
As a new project beings to attract swifts back to a disused church tower, volunteer Alistair Whybrow writes on his own fascination with these beguiling birds.
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What’s it really like to study at Dartington?
Students share their thoughts on the experience of studying on our postgraduate programmes over the past nine months.
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Conservation blog: Swifts in the Tower
As a new project to entice swifts back to St Mary's church tower begins, estate warden Mike Newby explains why he'd be the "happiest man at Dartington" if the attempt succeeds.
Read More > Project underway to encourage Swifts to return to our church tower
A project to encourage swifts to return to the disused church tower on the Dartington estate has been set up the Trust’s conservation team.
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Hauser & Wirth launches The Gustav Metzger Foundation Scholarship
We are thrilled to announce the Gustav Metzger Foundation Scholarship in partnership with Hauser & Wirth. The scholarship will support a student with refugee status or an application for asylum in the UK on our Arts and Place MA course.
Read More >Find out more about Dartington and other experimental communities in Anna Neima's new book
Why most wine does not age well, and other wine talk with Justin Howard-Sneyd
We caught up with Justin, a well known wine communicator and ex-head of wine at Waitrose, as he prepares to head up our first-ever wine course.
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