Museums · South East England
The Dinosaur Museum, Dorchester
The Dinosaur Museum, Dorchester — museum in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Dorchester South · 0.7 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
The Dinosaur Museum, Dorchester is a museum in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.7149°, -2.4341°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Dinosaur Museum is a museum presenting dinosaurs in Dorchester, the county town of Dorset, in southern England. The Dinosaur Museum is the only museum in mainland Britain dedicated purely to dinosaurs. The museum is not far from the Jurassic Coast to the south, a World Heritage Site. The museum is based in Icen Way in central Dorchester. It features an outdoor model of a triceratops that was renovated in 2012. At Easter, the museum features a dinosaur Easter egg hunt.
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- Coordinates
- 50.7149, -2.4341
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Dorchester
- Postcode
- DT1 1EW
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Dorset
- Phone
- +44 1305 269880
- Nearest railway station
- Dorchester South — 0.7 km
- Official site
- www.thedinosaurmuseum.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q15623235 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dinosaur Museum (Dorchester) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Dorchester - Dinosaur Museum - geograph.org.uk - 3007432.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Dinosaur Museum, Dorchester?
- The Dinosaur Museum, Dorchester is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DT1 1EW), in the parish of Dorchester.
- Is The Dinosaur Museum, Dorchester a protected site?
- Yes — The Dinosaur Museum, Dorchester is part of the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to The Dinosaur Museum, Dorchester?
- The nearest railway station is Dorchester South, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DT1 1EW.