Dartington Morris once again hosted a very successful annual Day of Morris Dancing in Totnes, on Saturday 12 September 2026.
We were joined by guest Morris sides from the Open Morris, Morris Federation, and Morris Ring, from Devon, Cornwall, London and Essex.
You can see a great selection of photos on this Flickr album.
Dancing started at 10:30am and finished at around 4:30pm, with a variety of Morris dance styles on display around the town centre.
The following sides joined us for this brilliant day in Totnes:
- Belles of London City
- Catseye (Border Morris/Cornish dance)
- Gazooks (Border)
- Green Willow Clog
- Harberton Navy
- Isambard's Gasket Rats (Border)
- Lodestone Border Morris(link is external) (Border)
- Miserden Morris (Cotswold)
- Newton Bushel(link is external) (Cotswold)
- Old Town TwelvesOld Town Twelveslink is external)
- Otter Morris(link is external) (Border)
- Plymouth Clog
- Plymouth Morris
- Thaxted Morris(link is external) from Essex (Cotswold)
- The WAD(link is external) from Cornwall
- Trigg Morris(link is external) from Cornwall (Cotswold)
- Tywardreath Morris from Cornwall (Cotswold)
together with the host side, Dartington Morris.
Dance locations
Dancing took place at various locations in the town, including the Plains, Vire Island, St Mary's church(link is external), Rotherfold and Totnes Castle (courtesy of English Heritage).
Dance locations are shown below; click the image to download a PDF version.
Schedule
Click the image below to download a pdf version.
We were hosted by the Bay Horse Inn(link is external), the King William IV(link is external) and the Dartmouth Inn(link is external).
If you need any further information, please email Martin the Bagman.
