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The Keep Military Museum

The Keep Military Museum is a military museum in Dorchester, West Dorset. It is a Grade II listed building. Nearby, Maiden Castle (2.9 km) heads a list of 38 within 15 km.

Photo: The Keep Military Museum, Jim Linwood (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Dorchester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum in Dorchester

Inside Dorchester

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

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Dorchester has 278 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

Choosing a month

The warmest afternoons in Dorchester run May to September, at 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

The Keep Military Museum

Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages.

Dorchester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Dorchester
Official site: keepmilitarymuseum.org

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

The map

Where to find The Keep Military Museum

Orange shows The Keep Military Museum; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns that list The Keep Military Museum

Of these 5 towns, the largest is Dorchester (21,358 people). Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Dorchester

21,358 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km northwest of it

Charminster

1,732 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 2.2 km east of it

Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward

315 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km north of it

Charlton Down

1,487 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where The Keep Military Museum is	People	Places to visit
Dorchester	It’s in town	21,358	11
Charminster	1.8 km northwest of it	1,732	10
Stinsford, Lower Bockhampton and Kingston Maurward	2.2 km east of it	315	11
Charlton Down	3.6 km north of it	1,487	9
Winterborne St Martin	3.9 km west of it	484	9

Make a day of it

What else is near The Keep Military Museum

Our list has 38 more within 15 km, among them 4 museums, 3 historic houses and a fort.

Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle2.9 km away 2

MuseumDinosaur Museum700 m away 3

MuseumThe Tank Museum14 km away 4

MuseumDorset Museum400 m away 5

MuseumThe Teddy Bear Museum800 m away 6

Historic house · National TrustMax Gate1.8 km away 7

Historic houseWolfeton House1.8 km away 8

Historic house · National TrustClouds Hill14 km away

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

Asked about The Keep Military Museum

Where is The Keep Military Museum?

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

What is The Keep Military Museum?

Military museum in Dorchester, West Dorset, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit The Keep Military Museum?

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

Is The Keep Military Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near The Keep Military Museum?

Within 15 km: Maiden Castle (2.9 km), Dinosaur Museum (700 m), The Tank Museum (14 km) and Dorset Museum (400 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)

The Keep Military Museum: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0, 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
Dorset Museum: Cmyk at English Wikipedia, Public domain, 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
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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