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Dorset County Museum
Comprehensive museum showcasing Dorset’s history, fossils, and Thomas Hardy collection.
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Museums and galleries
Chesil Beach Centre (Fine Foundation)
Environmental center interpreting Chesil Beach’s extraordinary geology, Fleet lagoon ecology, and conservation.
Chesil Beach Centre (Fine Foundation)
Environmental center interpreting Chesil Beach’s extraordinary geology, Fleet lagoon ecology, and conservation.
The Chained Library (Wimborne Minster)
One of England’s four surviving chained libraries from 1686 with 240 rare books in chains.
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum
18th-century courthouse where Tolpuddle Martyrs were tried, with Victorian cells and immersive justice history.
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The Etches Collection
World-class collection of 2,000+ Jurassic marine reptile fossils in exceptional preservation.
Chesil Beach Centre
Environmental education center explaining Chesil Beach’s extraordinary geology and Fleet lagoon ecology.
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Dorset Museum
County museum with world-class Roman mosaics, Hardy’s study, and comprehensive Dorset heritage.
Langton Matravers Museum
Village museum celebrating Purbeck stone quarrying heritage and local history.
Poole Museum (Waterfront Museum)
Maritime heritage museum on Poole Quay exploring town’s history from Iron Age to present.