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Dinosaur Museum

Dinosaur Museum is a museum in Dorchester, Dorset. Our list has 38 more places within 15 km; first among them is Maiden Castle, at 3.4 km. Its story is told in 5 languages on Wikipedia.

Photo: Dinosaur Museum, Chris Talbot (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Dorchester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 19%

#1,601 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum in Dorchester

Inside Dorchester

Dinosaur Museum is inside Dorchester’s built-up area, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

From May to September, Dorchester sees highs of 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°124 mm

Feb9° / 2°89 mm

Mar11° / 3°75 mm

Apr14° / 5°72 mm

May17° / 8°61 mm

Jun20° / 10°61 mm

Jul22° / 12°57 mm

Aug21° / 12°81 mm

Sep19° / 10°80 mm

Oct15° / 8°126 mm

Nov11° / 5°134 mm

Dec9° / 3°129 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Dorchester, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Dorchester. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Dorchester’s full climate →

About

Dinosaur Museum

Museum in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK.

In Dorchester, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: in Dorchester
Official site: thedinosaurmuseum.com

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Entry, hours, address

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Getting to Dinosaur Museum

The map puts Dinosaur Museum in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Dinosaur Museum

The 8 towns are led in size by Dorchester, with 21,358 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Dorchester

21,358 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km east of it

Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward

315 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 2 km northwest of it

Charminster

1,732 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 3.8 km north of it

Charlton Down

1,487 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Dinosaur Museum is	People	Places to visit
Dorchester	It’s in town	21,358	11
Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward	1.6 km east of it	315	11
Charminster	2 km northwest of it	1,732	10
Charlton Down	3.8 km north of it	1,487	9
Winterborne St Martin	4.5 km west of it	484	9
West Knighton	4.6 km southeast of it	719	10
Broadmayne	4.9 km southeast of it	607	9
Piddlehinton	6.9 km north of it	448	1

Make a day of it

Beyond Dinosaur Museum

Nearby, 38 places within 15 km include 4 museums, 3 historic houses and a fort.

Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle3.4 km away 2

MuseumDorset Museum200 m away 3

MuseumThe Tank Museum14 km away 4

MuseumThe Teddy Bear Museum100 m away 5

Historic house · National TrustMax Gate1.3 km away 6

MuseumThe Keep Military Museum700 m away 7

Historic houseWolfeton House2.2 km away 8

Historic house · National TrustClouds Hill13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asked about Dinosaur Museum

Where is Dinosaur Museum?

Dinosaur Museum is in Dorchester, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Dinosaur Museum?

Museum in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Dinosaur Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Dorchester, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Dinosaur Museum?

Within 15 km: Maiden Castle (3.4 km), Dorset Museum (200 m), The Tank Museum (14 km) and The Teddy Bear Museum (100 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Dinosaur Museum: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maiden Castle: Major George Allen (1891–1940), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dorset Museum: Cmyk at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Tank Museum: Hohum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Teddy Bear Museum: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Max Gate: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Keep Military Museum: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wolfeton House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clouds Hill: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

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