Things to do in Dorchester

We've put together a list of all the best attractions in and around Dorchester

Showing 8 of the best things to do

  • The Tutankhamun Exhibition

    Tutankhamun Exhibition - Dorchester

    An internationally acclaimed re-creation of Tutankhamun's tomb and treasures. Full school service and specialist Egyptian shop.

  • The Dorset County Museum

    Dorset County Museum

    The story of Dorset's rich landscape told in a series of facinating displays. Founded in 1846, the diverse collections include Roman mosaics, original Thomas Hardy manuscripts and fossilised dinosaur footprints.

  • The Keep Military Museum

    dorchester keep

    Touch screen computers, videos, medals, uniforms and medals representing Devonshire & Dorset Regiments and Yeomanry.

  • The Dinosaur Museum

    dorchester dinosaur

    Britain's only museum solely devoted to dinosaurs. Fossils, skeletons and life sized reconstructions, combined with audiovisual and hands-on displays.

  • The Dorset Teddy Bear Museum

    Teddy Bear Museum - Dorchester

    An unmissable family museum and Teddy Bear House with people sized bears. Includes the earliest teddies and todays TV favourites.

  • The Terracotta Warriors Museum

    Terracotta Warriors Museum - Dorchester

    Exhibition featuring a group of the life sized clay warriors created in China by the conservation technicians who preserve and restore the warriors after excavation.

  • Maiden Castle

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    Iron Age hillfort located just outside of Dorset. Maiden Castle is one of the largest and most complex such sites in Europe with rows of ramparts and an enclosure the size of 50 football pitches

  • Weymouth Sea Life Park & Marine Sanctuary

    Weymouth Sea Life

    One of a network of marine life aquariums stretching across Europe. Key attractions include otter, seal & penguin sanctuaries, tropical shark nursery, splash lagoon and pirate mini golf.