Museums in Dorset
The Tank Museum is a large collection of military tanks and other armoured vehicles on display at the old military base at Bovington Camp, Dorset. It was originally known as the Bovington Tank Museum but the 'Bovington' part of the name has been dropped.
Linsay Road, Bovington, Dorset, England, BH20 6JG
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Heritage Highlight: The only working example of a German Tiger tank in the world
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Dorchester Dinosaur Museum is the only British museum focused entirely on dinosaurs. Children will love the life-sized dinosaur models, and visitors can handle real fossils. There are interactive displays and hands-on opportunities to learn about the life of dinosaurs millions of years ago.
Icen Way, Dorchester, Dorset, England, DT1 1EW
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This modern museum stands at the centre of a row of six cottages built in memory of the Tolpuddle Martyrs. The Memorial Cottages were built in 1934 by the Co-operative Wholesale Society to commemorate the centenary of the Martyrs' trial.
Dorchester Road, Tolpuddle, Dorset, England, DT2 7EH
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Dorset is perhaps not the place you'd expect to find a piece of Egypt! The Tutankhamun Exhibition is an accurate recreation of King Tut's tomb as it appeared when Howard Carter rediscovered it in 1922. You can imagine that you are Carter himself, making one of the great archaeological discoveries of all time. So accurate is the recreation that the Tutankhamun Exhibition has been used as a film and documentary setting on numerous occasions.
High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, England, DT1 1UW
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