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The Terracotta Warriors Museum is dedicated to the eighth wonder of the ancient world, superb museum replicas from China of the 2000 year old terracotta warriors, armour, and costumes.
The secrets and magic of 3000 year old Ancient Egyptian mummies are revealed in the Mummies Exhibition. See superb recreations of unwrapped mummies featuring Ramses the Great, Seti and Princess Nesitanebasher.
Make the most of your time in Dorchester and save money with the Gold Saver Pass when you visit two or more of these attractions.
All the attractions are open 7 days a week from 10am to 5pm in the summer and 4pm in the winter, closing for a couple of weeks before Christmas. Full details on their websites or on
goldsaverpass.com
Dinosaur Museum
Continue up to the ‘Top ‘o the Town’ and you will find The Military Museum of Devon and Dorset, housed in an impressive Grade 2 Listed castle-like building known as ‘The Keep’, it is built of Ridgeway Stone and was completed in 1879 as the gatehouse and armoury of the depot barracks of the Dorsetshire Regiment.
The layout of the Keep today is far removed from that of Victorian times, although the cell area on the ground floor gives a stark reminder of the conditions that prevailed in the mid to late 1800s. The Museum’s collection tells the stories of soldiers from the regiments of Devon and Dorset both Infantry and Yeomanry who have served their country since 1685. The collection is displayed over 4 floors and exhibits include Hitler’s desk, weapons, uniforms, silver, personal items and a stunning collection of medals.
In High West Street, close to the main shopping area, housed in it’s own purpose-built, gothic inspired building is Dorset County Museum, which is, in effect, the Museum of Dorset.
Discover 200 million years of Dorset’s past in this award-winning museum. Housing six galleries, a wide variety of fascinating treasures, exhibitions and plenty of children’s activities, there is something here for all the family. See fine art, archaeology, geology, dinosaur fossils, Thomas Hardy’s recreated study and much more.
Visit the Ancient Dorset Gallery. Who were the ancient peoples of Dorset? How did they live? How like us were they? This gallery will take you on a journey through the lives of the Britons, Romans, Saxons and Vikings who lived on the South Dorset Ridgeway in ancient times.
Witness for yourself a deeply thought-provoking display of the remains of beheaded Viking men whose harrowing story still resonates today.
From 10 February to 8 May 2018, the Natural History Museum’s famous Diplodocus skeleton, known as Dippy is touring the UK. The museum is thrilled to have been selected from hot competition as his first stop! Advanced booking to see Dippy is strongly advised as they expect this free exhibition to be very popular. Bookings open in August 2017.
The museum, tearoom and gift shop are open all year round Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, plus Sundays 23 July to 10 September 2017. Closing time is 4pm November to March. Value for money family tickets are available. For details of the wide range of events on offer including free kids’ craft activities in school holidays, check the website www.
dorsetcountymuseum.org.
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Computer and digital presentation, realistic battle environments, together with exhibitions, tell the tales of courage, humour and sacrifice of the soldiers and their families who have served in the regiments of Devon and Dorset. The displays are ever evolving, keeping the museum at the forefront of presentation standards covering the Military Heritage of two Counties. The Museum has an extensive archive that is not open to the public, but research can be undertaken in return for a donation to Museum funds.
Close by, on the western side of Dorchester lies the town of Poundbury, based on the vision and views of HRH Prince Charles, it continues to raise a degree of architectural debate. It was designed to mix social and private housing as well as commercial and residential buildings in a series of high quality, high density, interlinked urban zones.
The intention is to create an attractive, modern and pleasant place in
Dippy the Diplodocus The Tourist Handbook Wessex 2017-18
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