Museums & Art Galleries in Dorset


Museums and Art Galleries in Dorset, such as Dorset Teddy Bear Museum and Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum are listed below. Dorset is largely Hardy’s Wessex. There is hardly a part of the county that does not appear, although under a pseudonym, in one of Thomas Hardy’s books. In the north of the county a region of sandy heathland stretches from... read more

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Dorset Teddy Bear Museum

Dorset Teddy Bear Museum

Antelope Walk, Dorchester, Dorset  
The Dorset Teddy Bear Museum is devoted to the wonderful world of the teddy bear and traces the history of the teddy bear from its birth... more


Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

East Cliff, Bournemouth, Dorset  
The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum is in a Victorian villa, built and furnished by Sir Merton and Lady Annie Russell-Cotes. It was gifted to Bournemouth... more


Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre

Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre

The Square, Swanage, Dorset  
At the Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre, learn about the history and heritage centre of Little London by the sea. A fascinating insight into how Swanage... more


Tank Museum

Tank Museum

Bovington, near Wool, Wareham, Dorset  
The Tank Museum in Bovington Dorset houses the world´s largest and finest collection of armoured fighting vehicles from unique World War 1 tanks to the latest... more