Dorset Museum
Dorset Museum is a museum in Dorchester, Dorset. There are 38 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Maiden Castle (3.3 km). It is written up in 4 Wikipedias.
Museum in Dorchester
Inside Dorchester
Dorset 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.
Weather by the month
Aim for May to September, when Dorchester reaches 17–22°C.
Dorset Museum
Museum in Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom.
In Dorchester, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- in Dorchester
- Official site
- dorsetcountymuseum.org
Getting your bearings
The map centres on Dorset Museum, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Dorchester’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which town is nearest
In size, Dorchester comes first of the 8, with 21,358 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.
- 1Dorchester
- 2Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward
- 3Charminster
- 4Charlton Down
- 5Winterborne St Martin
- 6West Knighton
- 7Broadmayne
- 8Crossways
Dorchester
Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward
Charminster
Charlton Down
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Dorset Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorchester | It’s in town | 21,358 | 11 |
| Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward | 1.8 km east of it | 315 | 11 |
| Charminster | 1.8 km northwest of it | 1,732 | 10 |
| Charlton Down | 3.6 km north of it | 1,487 | 9 |
| Winterborne St Martin | 4.3 km west of it | 484 | 9 |
| West Knighton | 4.8 km southeast of it | 719 | 10 |
| Broadmayne | 5.6 km southeast of it | 607 | 9 |
| Crossways | 7.9 km east of it | 2,494 | 5 |
After Dorset Museum
A visit can add 4 museums, 3 historic houses and a fort, from 38 places within 15 km.
Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle3.3 km away2
MuseumDinosaur Museum200 m away3
MuseumThe Tank Museum14 km away4
MuseumThe Teddy Bear Museum300 m away5
Historic house · National TrustMax Gate1.5 km away6
MuseumThe Keep Military Museum400 m away7
Historic houseWolfeton House2 km away8
Historic house · National TrustClouds Hill13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Dorset Museum: what to know
Where is Dorset Museum?
Dorset Museum is in Dorchester, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Dorset Museum?
Museum in Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Dorset 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 Dorset Museum?
Within 15 km: Maiden Castle (3.3 km), Dinosaur Museum (200 m), The Tank Museum (14 km) and The Teddy Bear Museum (300 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)
- Dorset Museum: Cmyk at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maiden Castle: Major George Allen (1891–1940), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dinosaur Museum: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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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