Welcome to the Plymouth Morris Website!
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Plymouth Morris are grateful for the continued support of Summerskills Brewery |
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During the summer we dance out on most Wednesday evenings at local pubs or venues, between May and October.
During the winter season we meet on Wednesday evenings at St Budeaux Church Hall, PL5 2HN, from 7.30pm - 9.30pm from October to April for our practices. Come along and have a go. Musicians and dancers welcome. Open to all. Free taster sessions every Wednesday from 8th October 2025! Come along for a great evening of keep fit, laughs and hopefully the start of a new hobby. We'll even buy you a drink after your first session at the pub afterwards!
No previous experience necessary. It's a great way to keep fit and it is a great social activity. Contact [email protected] for more info.
During the winter season we meet on Wednesday evenings at St Budeaux Church Hall, PL5 2HN, from 7.30pm - 9.30pm from October to April for our practices. Come along and have a go. Musicians and dancers welcome. Open to all. Free taster sessions every Wednesday from 8th October 2025! Come along for a great evening of keep fit, laughs and hopefully the start of a new hobby. We'll even buy you a drink after your first session at the pub afterwards!
No previous experience necessary. It's a great way to keep fit and it is a great social activity. Contact [email protected] for more info.
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What's Happening Next?
2025 Programme Our summer programme for 2025 is now over, but can still be found here. A programme of events is also on our '2025 Programme' page. Please note all details are provisional unless otherwise stated, and are subject to change. However, we still have a couple more events before the end of the year, and our practice season has now started on Wednesday evenings, so why not come along and have a go? Having danced for the Christmas Lights Switch-On on The Barbican on Saturday 15th November, and attended Dartington Morris' Ale at Rattery that evening, our next public performance is on Wednesday 17th December at the Horse and Groom, Bittaford, from 7.30pm onwards. There will also be a performance of the Plymouth Mummers latest creation following the dancing, which will be followed by Christmas Carols and other music and song. The Plymouth Mummers will also be performing during the Annual folk Carols evening at The Artillery Arms, Stonehouse, on Friday 12th December. The singing starts around 7.30pm. All details are still on our 2025 Programme so come and watch us, and then come along to one of our practices which are held every Wednesday from 8th October until the end of April, at 7.30pm at St. Budeaux Church Hall, The Green, Higher St. Budeaux, PL5 2HN. All potential dancers or musicians are welcome. no experience necessary. Below is a photo of us dancing at Sidmouth Folk Week on Sunday 3rd August 2025. Photo courtesy of Debbie King 
A lovely photo of us with Belinda and Elaine from The Artillery Arms who came to support us at the raising of the flag on St. George's Day.
Our Book About ... The Plymouth Morris Tradition The Plymouth Morris Tradition is a set of (mostly) four man dances first performed in public during 1989. A new 24 page book compiles a short history of early Morris dancing (including Tudor records for Plymouth), and the music and dance notation for the tradition. The book is available as a free download using this link. The book is also available in a paperback edition for £3 in person, or £4 including postage and packing (cheques payable to Plymouth Morris should be sent to Plymouth Morris, 92 Ponsonby Road, Plymouth PL3 4HW). The proceeds from the sale of the book were dedicated to renewal of the Plymouth Morris costume for the Mayflower 400 celebrations. If you've seen us recently, have found this site helpful or have any comments to make about the site, please e-mail us via the 'Contact Us' page. It would be great to hear from you.
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Plymouth Morris dancing Skirmish with Naval pattern cutlasses in Leamington Spa for the Ring Meeting hosted by Jockey Morris Men and Shakespeare Morris in July 2019.
Charity
Each year we make a donation to a charity and have raised over £5,000 over the last 10 years. Our nominated charity for 2026 is Marie Curie Cancer Care, which is the UK’s leading end of life charity.
Our nominated charity for 2025 was Crohn's and Colitis UK. We will be arranging a cheque presentation to them soon. 
Thirsty work for furry animals
Ratass goes to London
Our display boards showing off what we do
Foreign Trips
Plymouth Morris have had several foreign trips in recent years, including Helmond in The Netherlands in 2005 and 2023, a trip to Hungary and Serbia in July 2006 and Jersey in May 2007. In August 2009 we went to south-western France for the 50th Annual International Folklore Festival at Montrejeau. We have had several trips to Brest in conjunction with the Plymouth-Brest Twinning Association, including the Maritime Festival held every 4 years. |
Site last updated 16th November 2025 11.34
