The Society holds a regular programme of talks at 7.30pm on the last Wednesday of each month, from September to April. We feature speakers on a wide range of historical subjects and meetings are an opportunity to meet other members and join in discussions.

24 September 2025; Prof. Ronald Hutton, ‘The English Civil War’. FULLY BOOKED
A.G.M. at 6.30pm.

29 October 2025; Phil Curme, ‘Somerset Military Coastal Defences’.

26 November 2025; Laura Beckwith, ‘Recent Finds from Somerset 2023’.

7 January 2025; Nick Roberts, ‘A Field Through Time’,

28 January 2026; Dr. Jo Edwards, ‘Hannah More’.

25 February 2026; Prof. Richard Coates, ‘Rails in the Avon Gorge’.

25 March 2026; Christine and Joe King, ‘The Mapping of Somerset’.

29 April 2026; Sue Bucklow, ‘Casting the World: The Story of J.W.Singer and Sons, Frome’.

Summer visits;
27 May 2026; Details to follow.

24 June 2026; Blagdon 2; From Hill to Lake, guided walk with Ken Parsons.

29 July 2026; Details to follow.