This small museum is housed in a converted Victorian chapel at the heart of the community. The collection contains a variety of objects, photographs...

This museum celebrates the rich and interesting history of this area of the world. Located at the very heart of the town, it features...

Each year visitors to the museum can view a selection taken from over 350 years of historical costume and accessories which are housed in a...

Athelhampton is one of the finest 15th century manor houses and is surrounded by one of the great architectural gardens of England. The house contains...

One dawn, in the bitter February of 1834, six Tolpuddle farm labourers were arrested after forming a trade union. A frightened squire’s trumped up...

Visit the Royal Signals Museum in Dorset, interactive communications, science and technology, plus a unique series of exhibitions featuring Enigma, SOE, Long Range Desert Group...

This beautiful cottage in the stunning Dorset countryside was the home of Thomas Hardy until he was thirty-four years of age. It is the...

This beautiful little cottage was the rural retreat of TE Lawrence, best known as Lawrence of Arabia. The property was acquired by the National...

Kingston Maurward House was built in 1720 with the gardens being laid out in the style of popularised by Capability Brown; they consist of a...

The British Antique Restorers Association has been based in Dorchester for many years and it is quite fitting that this is a town that is...

This unique attraction houses a comprehensive display of tanks and other heavily armoured machines.The museum takes visitors through over one hundred years of military history...

Located in Dorchester, Max Gate is the former home of world-famous author Thomas Hardy who lived at the property from 1885 until his death in...

The only museum on mainland Britain dedicated to dinosaurs, the award-winning Dinosaur Museum is a treat, especially for children. The museum combines life-sized reconstructions of...

Dorset County Museum celebrates the rich and diverse history of the southern English county, and has its home in one of the prettiest and most...

Built in 1776, this corn mill underwent extensive repair in 1994. Although now too fragile to use, the original elm and apple wood machinery is...

Gold Hill is the most famous street in Shaftesbury, a town full of quaint corners and superb views on the edge of a 700-foot plateau....

The Teddy Bear Museum is a popular attraction with all ages, as after all, everyone at some point in their life has owned a Teddy...

Experience 200 years of gruesome crime and punishment in a setting little changed over the years and is most famous for the trial of the...

Experience the magnificence and wonder of the world’s greatest discovery of ancient treasure. Be there at the discovery, explore the ante-chamber and the burial chamber...

This extensive museum is housed over four floors, representing the honour and traditions of several regiments, including the Devonshire and Dorset and the Yeomanry of...