THE GARDEN GATE TEA ROOM

Welcome to the Purbecks Live Laugh Love Ladies Club held at The Garden Gate Tea Room, 7 North St, Wareham, BH20 4AB.

I am super excited to welcome you to our club, held in the heart of Wareham.  We will offer you a very clean and cosy space with wonderful events and inspiring speakers.  Where you can socialise with ladies who love to chat, laugh and meet in a very comfortable and safe environment.  This is a social club for ladies, in addition we also offer one off special events throughout the year.  

If you are new to the area, would like to meet new people, make new friends and enjoy a fun social evening, listen to an inspiring speaker in a lovely clean venue serving wonderfully tasty hot food then this is the club for you. 

Everyone receives a free raffle ticket on the evening.

*PRE-BOOKING* is essential.  Please inform us of any *DIETARY REQUIREMENTS* at the payment screen or message Caroline the host.

The Garden Gate Tea Room award winning is a lovely boutique tea room located in the heart of the historic market town of Wareham situated within the beautiful isle of Purbecks. 

The Garden Gate offer hearty food, fabulous home-made cakes, artisan coffees, local brews and wines, breakfasts, brunch, lunches & much more!

The Garden Gate also organise fun evenings of live tribute shows.


There is lots of parking either on the street, or there is a car park opposite the venue. 

All street parking and car parks in Wareham are FREE after 6pm all year round.  Parking is 1-3 minute’s walk to The Garden Gate.

A few parking locations and postcodes:

The nearest - Howards Lane car park BH20 4NN

St John’s Hill & Church Green, BH20 4LZ

Connegar Lane, BH20 4NQ

Stetche Road, BH20 4QJ

Upcoming Events

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 Monthly EVENING CLUB 7pm-9pm includes a hot supper & free raffle. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW EVENTS & BOOK. Please state any dietary requirements.

Tue 28th of April 2026
£24.00/ticket
Premium member price £18.00/ticket

Managing money in later Life

Anthony Muraro from Purbeck IFA specialises in later life planning and will share his professional

Expertise with us. 

Managing money in later life often comes with questions around “what can I afford to do now without creating problems later”; be this drawing down from pensions; funding the “Bank of Mum and Dad”; helping a loved one with care costs; or making significant gifts, possibly as part of an estate planning wealth transfer strategy.

Anthony Muraro is an Independent Financial Adviser and later Life Planning Specialist, at Purbeck IFA.

He will be speaking with us about ways we can plan with what we have set aside for later life using cashflow modelling and ways to get a deeper understanding of what may be possible, without taking more risk than we may be comfortable with, so come and join us to learn more about this interesting topic.

Anthony has a relaxed style as a speaker and will be joining us for the meal so we will have the opportunity to quiz him further.  Who knows there might even be a fun finance quiz too.

This will be a very engaging talk. Who doesn't want to manage their money and savings better.  Please take advantage of this free financial advice. 

Booking 24 hours in advance is required to secure your place. Please purchase your place by messaging Caroline Hearne 07710 592693. Please state any dietary requirements at time of booking.

Capacity : 35
Remaining : 15
Tue 30th of June 2026
£24.00/ticket
Premium member price £18.00/ticket

Confessions of a Headteacher

  • We welcome back Mike Randall who spoke to us last year about Genealogy.
  • 30 years of being a headteacher of different schools - from an inner-city multi-cultural school to 25 years of one within Dorset in the Purbecks that was judged to be ‘outstanding’ as well as leading other Dorset schools failed by Ofsted.
  • Hear stories that would not dare to be written, but can dare to be told of what happened in many of those buildings. Listen to incidents that will shock, amuse and sadden you.
  • Stories of children, staff…of course parents and not forgetting the headteacher himself!
  • Everything is largely untold and some episodes are barely believable but true-you can trust me - I’m a genuine former headteacher- possibly the original Demon Headmaster!
  • Booking 24 hours in advance is required to secure your place. Please purchase your place by messaging Caroline Hearne 07710 592693. Please state any dietary requirements at time of booking.
Capacity : 35
Remaining : 30
Qty
Tue 28th of July 2026
£24.00/ticket
Premium member price £18.00/ticket

  • JFK The Sequel

    For those that came to our original talk on ‘Who shot JFK’ last year from our regular speaker Richard. 

    This talk is the follow on, please don’t worry if you missed the first talk, he will share a very quick re-cap.

    Following the success of the original presentation 'Who Shot JFK? or rather who didn't', this looks at the aftermath, the contradictions in factual evidence, and could events connected, have led to the assassination of RFK in in 1968. 

    And why this is still important today.  Hear the first presentation quick re-cap, and then this will likely prove the conspiracy to kill.

    Richard uses bits from the first presentation to provide the intro only.  But then cover some aspects not covered in the first presentation filling in some of the evidential/factual gaps  and how things moved forward, cover ups and the connections, the body count, to then look at  the Malcom X & Dr Martin Luther King Jnr assassinations, before focussing on the circumstances of the RFK assassination 1968 and again the continual Govt Account versus the facts reflecting a disturbing pattern of contradictions, the involvement of the CIA, Mafia and use of a Patsy. 

    Booking 24 hours in advance is required to secure your place.

    Please purchase your place by messaging Caroline Hearne 07710 592693. Please state any dietary requirements at time of booking.

Capacity : 35
Remaining : 30
Qty

 May Special Event 6.30-8.30pm Tour and visit to Shaftsbury Millie College, Holten Heath. Includes supper, cake and a drink, tour guides, shopping experience. Please state any dietary requirements.

Tue 26th of May 2026
£25.00/ticket
Premium member price £19.00/ticket

Shaftesbury Millie College (Formally known as Liveability) near Holten Heath  is offering a unique opportunity to explore the stunning 350 acre nature reserve out of college hours. The Holton Lee site became home to a special education provision in September 2022 and has gone from strength to strength in student numbers and sympathetic site development, creating a substantial plant nursery and kitchen garden area and accessible homes for the rescued animals. During this 2 hour experience, you will have the opportunity to wander through the woodlands, browse along the boardwalk and saunter through the heathlands with a knowledgeable tour guide. Following the tour, the group will return to the Farmhouse for much needed refreshments and a chance to socialise in the beautiful surroundings, the guides will be on hand to answer any questions during this time."

A ploughman’s style platter including mature cheddar, pork pie, salad from the gardens, homemade seasonal chutney, pickle, grapes, pickled onions and fresh bread will be served.  This would include brownies or similar for the sweet option and tea, coffee and fruit juice (apple and orange) available.
A tour will last for at least 60 mins, to start from the main college campus, explore the rescue animal areas, the kitchen garden and nursery space, bird hide 1, the boardwalk, the heathland and return to the college site. The tour guide will advise on all of the developments since the SEND college was set up in September 2022 and plans for future project work.  There will be an opportunity to purchase some of their items from their pop up shop. 
They will accept card and cash for any outside purchases. 

Should the weather be on our side, you will be able to collect your food items and sit outside on the benches provided to soak in the surroundings. The tour will be flat, please wear appropriate comfortable footwear.

Please come along and support the college, it is a charity, any support for the college and students is welcome plus being outdoors with nature and wonderful company-what more can you ask for.  

Please advise on any mobility restrictions and dietary requirements by Fri 22 May prior to the event. Confirmed numbers must be booked by Fri 22 May latest.  Please message Caroline directly on 07710 592693. Please be advised meeting times are earlier. 
Plenty of free parking available.
Address: Shaftesbury Millie College | Holton Lee | East Holton | Poole | Dorset | BH16 6JN
Capacity : 40
Remaining : 30
Qty

 August SPECIAL EVENT Meeting at 6pm. Guided walk from Kingston with Andy from Jurassic Jaunts. Bite to eat and drink at The Scotts Arms, Kingston afterwards at own expense on this summers evening. £10 Premium £12 Non Premium members.

Tue 11th of August 2026
£12.00/ticket
Premium member price £10.00/ticket

Meeting at 6pm sharp please ladies.

These walks are always very enjoyable, we learn so much about the beautiful place we live.

Meeting at Houns Tout car park, Kingston (Free). 1/4 mile from the Scott Arms BH20 5LH.

A 3 1/4-mile, 5 Km, walking from Kingston out to Houns Tout, overlooking the Encombe, Golden Bowl to your right and to Chapman’s Pool on your left. We will drop down from Houns Tout and back up the valley path to Kinston church and the car park. Great all-round views, good terrain so sensible shoes and bring water and clothing to cover weather variations. Bite to eat and drink afterwards at The Scotts Arms, Kingston at your own expense.  Price is for the walk and guide only.

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Google Maps - https://www.google.com/maps/place/Houns-Tout+Car+Park/@50.6150412,-2.0671557,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x4873074a9e52ef2b:0x592d84dc57054044!8m2!3d50.6150412!4d-2.0671557!16s%2Fg%2F11r7jcd66n!18m1!1e1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D 

Booking 24 hours in advance is required to secure your place.

Please purchase your place by messaging Caroline Hearne on 07710 592693. 

Capacity : 25
Remaining : 21
Qty
LOCATION
The Garden Gate Tea Room
7 North Street
Wareham
Dorset
BH20 4AB

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