Dinosaur Museum

The Dinosaur Museum is a museum presenting dinosaurs in , the county town of , in southern . The Dinosaur Museum is the only museum in mainland dedicated purely to dinosaurs.
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  • 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.

Museum
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The is a teddy bear museum in , , south west . It opened in 1990 in Bournemouth, before moving to Dorchester in 1995. It is the oldest teddy bear museum in the UK. is situated 360 feet northeast of Dinosaur Museum.

Church
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is a former church in , , England. Designed by Benjamin Ferrey and built in 1843–45, the church is a Grade II* listed building. is situated 380 feet northwest of Dinosaur Museum.

Museum
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& Art Gallery is located in , . It was known as the Dorset County Museum until 2021. Founded in 1846, the museum covers the county of 's history and environment. is situated 790 feet west of Dinosaur Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Poundbury and Charlton Down.

Suburb
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is an experimental urban extension on the western outskirts of in the county of , 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.

Village
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is a new village in , England, situated approximately 4 miles north of the county town . It lies within the civil parish of . is situated 2½ miles north of Dinosaur Museum.

Hamlet
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Bradford Peverell is a and civil parish in the county of , 2 miles north-west of the county town . It is sited by the south bank of the River Frome, among low chalk hills on the dip slope of the Dorset Downs. is situated 4 miles northwest of Dinosaur Museum.

Dinosaur Museum

Latitude
50.71491° or 50° 42′ 54″ north
Longitude
-2.43412° or 2° 26′ 3″ west
Open location code
9C2VPH78+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 504215475
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q15623235
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In Other Languages

From Japanese to Uzbek—“Dinosaur Museum” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “恐竜博物館 (ドーチェスター)”
  • 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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