ATHELHAMPTON House will be a riot of colour for the next four days as flower arrangements fill every room of the stately home.

Owermoigne Flower Club and friends have put on their 14th annual flower festival, which is celebrating the Queen's Golden Jubilee with a series of arrangements called 'Celebrations'.

The main hall at the house has been filled with golden blooms, from roses and lilies to yellow rod in honour of the jubilee.

In other rooms members have taken the celebrations theme wider, with weddings, christenings, birthdays and even the Oscars ceremony.

Organiser Beryl Goodridge said: "This year we have decided to raise money for two charities, the Dorset Stroke Club and the Dorset youth Association.

"People pay the standard entry fee to the house, but there are collection tins around and on Thursday we will be selling off the flowers that are still fresh to make a bit more for the charities.

"The festival is even bigger and better this year - every time our arrangers grow a bit in confidence and try to explore new areas of flower design."

The house is open from 10.30am until 5pm.

The festival will end at 2pm on Thursday, when the flowers will be sold off.