Dinosaur Museum
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.Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Email: info@thedinosaurmuseum.com
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “The Dinosaur Museum, Dorchester”
- Address: Icen Way, Dorchester, DT1 1EW
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dorset Teddy Bear Museum and All Saints Church.
Dorset Teddy Bear Museum
Museum
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Dorset Teddy Bear Museum is a teddy bear museum in Dorchester, Dorset, south west England. It opened in 1990 in Bournemouth, before moving to Dorchester in 1995. It is the oldest teddy bear museum in the UK. Dorset Teddy Bear Museum is situated 360 feet northeast of Dinosaur Museum.
All Saints Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints Church is a former Church of England church in Dorchester, Dorset, England. Designed by Benjamin Ferrey and built in 1843–45, the church is a Grade II* listed building. All Saints Church is situated 380 feet northwest of Dinosaur Museum.
Dorset Museum
Museum
Photo: Cmyk, Public domain.
Dorset Museum & Art Gallery is located in Dorchester, Dorset, England. It was known as the Dorset County Museum until 2021. Founded in 1846, the museum covers the county of Dorset's history and environment. Dorset Museum is situated 790 feet west of Dinosaur Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poundbury and Charlton Down.
Poundbury
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Poundbury is an experimental urban extension on the western outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England. The development is led by the Duchy of Cornwall, and had the keen endorsement of King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall.
Charlton Down
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Charlton Down is a new village in Dorset, England, situated approximately 4 miles north of the county town Dorchester. It lies within the civil parish of Charminster. Charlton Down is situated 2½ miles north of Dinosaur Museum.
Muckleford
Hamlet
Bradford Peverell is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset, 2 miles north-west of the county town Dorchester. It is sited by the south bank of the River Frome, among low chalk hills on the dip slope of the Dorset Downs. Muckleford is situated 4 miles northwest of Dinosaur Museum.
Dinosaur Museum
- Categories: independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Dorchester, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.71491° or 50° 42′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.43412° or 2° 26′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C2VPH78+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 504215475OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q15623235
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Uzbek—“Dinosaur Museum” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “The Dinosaur Museum”
- Norwegian: “The Dinosaur Museum”
- Portuguese: “Museu dos Dinossauros (Dorchester)”
- Portuguese: “Museu dos Dinossauros”
- Uzbek: “Dinozavrlar muzeyi (Dorchester)”
- Uzbek: “Dinozavrlar muzeyi”
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